Terra Firma drives value creation. Founded by Private Equity pioneer Guy Hands in 1994, Terra Firma has a 30+ year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since establishment, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 43 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €52 billion.
Terra Firma means ‘solid ground’. It reflects our consistent and distinctive approach to investment. We buy asset-rich businesses in essential industries that can be transformed through fundamental change in the long term. As such, we invest time, money and expertise into transforming the strategy, operations and finances of the businesses we acquire, recognising that long term success is not achieved purely by focusing on short-term objectives but through dedicated partnership, integrity and tenacity.
We respect the cultural landscapes of this nation and the world in all the forms they take.Over the past twenty-two years we have applied planning and implementation expertise to the preservation and ongoing stewardship of a remarkable legacy of places of local, regional, national and global importance. A range of our projects, work underway and our professional contributions to this increasingly important field are presented here.