New Boathouse Capital has advised The Royal Opera House on its acquisition of Opus Arte UK Ltd, the classical music and dance DVD production and distribution company, for £7.7m.  The acquisition is part of The Royal Opera House’s strategy to increase its product offering in the global DVD and digital market place.

The Royal Opera House is one of the world’s great performing arts venues.  A theatre has operated at its Covent Garden location since 1732, with the third and most recent redevelopment being unveiled in 1999. For more information, please go to www.roh.org.uk

Opus Arte UK Ltd is a leading producer of video recordings of live opera productions which it licenses to broadcasters and distributes on DVD. Opus Arte management will remain with the business.

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Notes to Editors

New Boathouse Capital has built its business on providing strategic advice to a core clientele of private owner-managed companies across a broad range of sectors, with a focus on long-term relationships. It was co-founded in 2000 by Peter Norris.

New Boathouse Capital advises on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate restructurings and business strategy.  Its clients are generally privately-owned companies, often led by founder-entrepreneurs, ranging in size from start-ups to large trans-national corporations.  New Boathouse Capital has recently acted on transactions for the Virgin Group and Trainline.  It is based in London.

New Boathouse Capital is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

For further information please go to www.newboathouse.co.uk