Toscafund Asset Management


Toscafund Asset Management is a London based investment firm which is a major investor in Circle Health Ltd
It has assets of £4 billion. The Chief Executive is ex Tiger Management employee, Martin Hughes, nicknamed, according to The Times, the Rottweiler. Dr Savvas P Savouri is the chief economist and a partner in the firm.
It was involved in a long argument with Speedy Hire, where it is a major investor, attempting to replace the chairman, Jan Astrand, who it accuses of “egregious corporate governance failings”.In September 2017, Toscafund Asset Management launched 300 million euro private equity fund that focus on small and mid-sized companies.
In December 2019, Toscafund purchased 12% of Ted Baker following the decline in the companies share price.
In January 2020, Toscafund announced that it owned 11.70% of the Stobart Group, this was subsequently increased to 18.8%..