sold once again in 2004 to the Royal Bank of Scotland's venture capital arm for £240 million. Acquisition by the Macquarie Group In 2008, the Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II acquired the Condor Group. Closure of Condor Logistics It was announced on 4 October 2012 that Condor Logistics would close its operations with the loss of about 180 jobs (110 in the UK, 50 in Jersey and 20 in Guernsey). The move was blamed on changes to low-value consignment relief affecting the Channel Islands. Brittany Ferries partnership In 2001, Condor started operating a Poole – Cherbourg fastcraft service on behalf of Brittany Ferries using the Condor Vitesse which sported a joint livery. The service ran between mid-May and late October, leaving Poole at 07:30 and arriving back from Cherbourg at 12:45. Condor Vitesse then operated the Condor service to St Malo arriving back in Poole by midnight. In August 2005, Condor Express briefly ran on the Poole – Cherbourg service. The Condor Express had been experiencing technical problems and so the Condor Vitesse was transferred to the more taxing Channel Islands service. Condor Express also operated the Poole-Cherbourg route in 2008. It was announced on Thursday 14 November 2019 that Brittany Ferries and Columbia Threadneedle had bought Condor as it was up for sale. Operations Condor Ferries operate the following routes: Poole – Guernsey – Jersey (Condor Liberation) Poole – Guernsey – Cherbourg (Condor Liberation) Portsmouth – Guernsey – Jersey (Commodore Clipper, Commodore Goodwill) Jersey and Guernsey – St Malo (Condor Voyager) Portsmouth – Guernsey – Jersey – St Malo (Commodore Clipper) Current fleet The fleet is as follows. Commodore Clipper In 1999, Commodore Clipper (IMO9201750) was delivered to Commodore Ferries and replaced a freight ferry Island Commodore. The new Commodore Clipper was able to replace Havelet as all-weather back-up for the fast craft as she had space for 500 passengers. HSC Condor Liberation HSC Condor Liberation entered service between Poole and the Channel Islands on Friday 27 March 2015. On 30 April 2015 the Jersey-born film star Henry Cavill was allowed to briefly steer Condor Liberation. Teething problems Condor Liberation had a number of cancelled sailings in her first weeks of service due to technical problems and adverse weather conditions: On 28 March 2015, the ferry's second day in service, while attempting to turn in St Peter Port harbour, the ship struck the quay, sustaining minor damage. The ship