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RNS Number : 4059L
B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC
18 July 2017
Date: 18(th) July 2017
On behalf of: B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
Immediate release
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
("B.P. Marsh", "the Company" or "the Group")
Investee Company Update - Nexus Underwriting Management
Limited
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc (AIM: BPM), the niche venture
capital provider to early stage financial services businesses, is
pleased to note that its investee company Nexus Underwriting
Management Limited ("Nexus"), in which it holds an 18.6%
shareholding, has announced that it has acquired Equinox Global
Limited ("Equinox"), a Trade Credit Managing General Agent with
Lloyd's Coverholder approval. In 2017 Equinox is forecast to
produce gross written premium of GBP20m, revenue of GBP5.1m and an
EBITDA of GBP0.7m. This acquisition was funded via a proportion of
the previously announced GBP30m loan facility provided by the
Company and HPS Capital Partners.
Established in 2009, Equinox is majority owned by management and
staff, alongside the global insurer, the Beazley Group, which owned
37%. Following the acquisition of Equinox by Nexus, Equinox will
continue to have underwriting capacity from Beazley, via a 10 year
underwriting support agreement.
Equinox has offices located in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg
and Amsterdam. The business will continue to be run by Equinox's
founding shareholders and management team.
The combination of Nexus and Equinox will result in Nexus having
a profitable trade credit insurance offering of GBP60m in terms of
gross written premium.
Nexus underwrites a number of specialty products on behalf of
underwriting partners that support its product offerings within the
following lines of business: financial lines, trade credit,
accident & health, surety, travel, property, latent defect,
marine and cyber.
Nexus' Chairman Colin Thompson stated: "Equinox and Nexus's
books of trade credit insurance business are complementary, with
very little overlap, both in terms of line sizes and geographical
focus, resulting in significant opportunities to expand globally by
harnessing the joint distribution channels following the
transaction."
Daniel Topping, B.P. Marsh's Chief Investment Officer and the
Company's nominee director on the Board of Nexus commented: "We are
delighted with the acquisition by Nexus. Not only have they
acquired a first rate team of seasoned professionals, but have also
created an operating division which is the largest trade credit
underwriting agency internationally."
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 / Adam James / Charles Leigh-Pemberton +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Notes to Editors:
About B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains fourteen 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 was appointed as Head of Investor Relations at
B.P. Marsh in February 2009, having four years' prior experience
with the Company. She was appointed to the main board in 2011.
Camilla is Chair of the New Business Committee evaluating new
investment opportunities. She has a number of nominee directorships
over two investee companies and is a standing member of the
Investment Committee. She 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 17 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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