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Coffee Nation

Consumer·UK·Exited 2008·Held 8yr
Entry
2000
Hold
8yr
Exit
2008

Who owns Coffee Nation?

Coffee Nation was owned by Primary Capital Partners through Primary I (1995 vintage) from 2000 to 2008, exited via Secondary. Across its history, Coffee Nation has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

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Primary Capital Partners
Most recent investor
Primary Capital Partners
Primary I · 1995 · Small-Mid Buyout
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUK
SectorConsumer
Key takeaways
  • ·Fully exited in 2011.
  • ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 6 years.

Ownership history

2 ownership periods

Exited
Last exited in 2011 to .
Primary Capital Partners
Primary Capital PartnersExited 2008
2000 · 2008(8yr) · Primary I · 1995 · Small-Mid Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Mircap Partners
Mircap PartnersExited 2011
2008 · 2011(3yr) · Mircap Pre-Founding Co-Investments · 2005 · Growth
Trade Sale · to
MOIC
–

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