B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC
Date: 30th January 2013
On behalf of: B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc ("B.P. Marsh" or the "Company")
For immediate release
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
Investee Company update
B.P. Marsh and Partners Plc (AIM:BPM), the specialist private equity investor in early stage financial services businesses, notes the recent movement in its share price and press speculation and announces that it is in discussions with a potential acquirer of all the shares of Hyperion Insurance Group Limited ("Hyperion") in which the Company has an interest.
Discussions are progressing at a normal pace but there can be no certainty that these will lead to the Company disposing of its interest in Hyperion's shares.
Further announcement(s) will be made as and when appropriate.
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For further information:
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc www.bpmarsh.co.uk
Brian Marsh OBE +44 (0)20 7233 3112
Nominated Adviser & Broker
Panmure Gordon
Fred Walsh / Atholl Tweedie +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Notes to Editors:
About B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains nine companies. More detailed descriptions of the portfolio can be found at www.bpmarsh.co.uk.
Since formation over 20 years ago, the Company has assembled a management team with considerable experience both in the financial services sector and in managing private equity investments. Many of the directors have worked with each other in previous roles, and all have worked with each other for at least four years.
Prior to Brian Marsh's involvement in the Company, he spent many years in insurance broking and underwriting in Lloyd's as well as the London and overseas market. He has over 30 years' experience in building, buying and selling financial services businesses, particularly in the insurance sector.
Jonathan Newman is a Chartered Management Accountant and is the Group Director of Finance and has over 14 years' experience in the financial services industry. Jonathan advises investee companies through three non-executive board appointments and evaluates new investment opportunities.
Daniel Topping is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (MCSI) and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS), having graduated from the University of Durham in 2005. Dan joined B.P. Marsh in February 2007 having started his career at an accountancy firm. In 2011 he was appointed as a director of B.P. Marsh and currently has four nominee appointments and evaluates new investment opportunities.
Camilla Kenyon was appointed as Head of Investor Relations at B.P. Marsh in February 2009, having four years prior experience with the Company. She holds two non-executive appointments and is Chair of the New Business Committee. She is a Member of the Investor Relations Society.
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