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RNS Number : 7316F
B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC
30 October 2018
Date: 30 October 2018
On behalf of: B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc ("B.P. Marsh" or the "Company")
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, is
pleased to announce that it has acquired a further 1.9% in Nexus
Underwriting Management Limited ("Nexus") for a cash consideration
of GBP2.5m. The value of this transaction is in line with B.P.
Marsh's valuation of Nexus as at 31 July 2018.
The shares have been purchased from Hugh Morland, a
Non-Executive Director of Nexus, and following the purchase the
Company has an aggregate shareholding of 18.5%.
Nexus continues its growth path and has recently announced the
acquisitions of Huntington Underwriting Limited, an Asian specialty
reinsurance underwriting agency on 6 September 2018 and Altitude
Risk Partners LLP, an aviation underwriting agency headquartered in
London on 7 September 2018.
Following these transactions, Nexus estimates that for the year
ending 31 December 2018, the business will underwrite premium
income of $350m across 15 specialised classes of business and
deliver income of approximately GBP41m and EBITDA of approximately
GBP15m.
B.P. Marsh noted in its Trading Update in February 2018 that
Nexus was considering options available for a potential liquidity
event; this has been duly explored, with the Board of Nexus
reaffirming its existing growth strategy in line with its
continuing shareholder base.
The outcome of this strategic review has the full support of
B.P. Marsh, which is emphasised by this additional share
purchase.
Daniel Topping, B.P. Marsh's Chief Investment Officer and the
Company's nominee director on the Board of Nexus commented; "We are
pleased to increase our shareholding in Nexus, as it continues on
its exciting growth trajectory. I see this as a vote of confidence
in Nexus' existing strategy."
For further information:
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc www.bpmarsh.co.uk
Brian Marsh OBE / Camilla Kenyon +44 (0)20 7233 3112
Nominated Adviser & Broker
Panmure Gordon
Atholl Tweedie / Charles Leigh-Pemberton / Sandra Bjorck +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Notes to Editors:
About B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains eighteen companies. More
detailed descriptions of the portfolio can be found at
www.bpmarsh.co.uk.
Since formation over 25 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 five 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.
Alice Foulk joined B.P. Marsh in September 2011 having started
her career at a leading Life Assurance company. In 2014 she took
over as Executive Assistant to the Chairman, running the Chairman's
Office and established herself as a central part of the management
team.
In February 2015 she was appointed as a Director of B.P. Marsh
and a member of the Investment Committee. In January 2016 Alice was
appointed Managing Director of B.P. Marsh.
In her position as Managing Director, Alice is responsible for
the overall performance of the Company and monitoring the Company's
overall progress towards achieving the objectives and goals of the
Company, as set by the Board.
Dan Topping is the Chief Investment Officer of B.P. Marsh,
having been appointed as a Director in 2011. He joined the Company
in February 2007, following two years at an independent London
accountancy practice. Dan is the Senior Executive with overall
responsibility for the portfolio and investment strategy of B.P.
Marsh.
Dan graduated from the University of Durham in 2005 and is a
member of the Securities and Investment Institute and the Institute
of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Dan is a standing member of the B.P. Marsh Investment and
Valuation Committees and currently serves as a Board Director
across the portfolio.
Camilla Kenyon (Millie) was appointed to the main Board in 2011,
following her appointment as Head of Investor Relations in 2009.
She has dual responsibilities within the Group, running both
Investor Relations and the New Business Department and is Chair of
the New Business Committee evaluating new investment
opportunities.
Millie is nominee director in one investee company and is a
member of the Investment Committee. She has over 20 years of
experience in the financial services industry, including numerous
Board appointments and is a Member of the Investor Relations
Society.
Jonathan Newman is a Chartered Management Accountant and is the
Group Director of Finance and has over 20 years' experience in the
financial services industry. Jon graduated from the University of
Sheffield with an honours degree in Business Studies and joined the
Group in November 1999, following two years at Euler Trade
Indemnity and two years at a Chartered Accountants. Jon is a Member
of the Chartered Global Management Accountants, the Chartered
Management Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Securities
and Investment.
Jon was appointed a Director of B.P. Marsh & Company Limited
in September 2001, and Group Finance Director in December 2003 and
was instrumental in the admission of the Group to AIM in February
2006. Jon is a member of the B.P. Marsh Investment and Valuation
Committees and currently serves as a Board Director for Walsingham
Motor Insurance Limited, and provides senior financial support and
advice to all companies within the Group's portfolio as well as
evaluating new investment opportunities.
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