The business has an excellent track record of organic growth and value-enhancing M&A, and benefits from the structural tail winds experienced in alternative asset markets.
This is the first investment in ICG’s Europe Mid-Market Fund, which closed in late 2019 at €1bn. The Fund was raised to continue ICG’s 30-year track record of investing in the European midmarket via a dedicated fund. The Fund’s flexible investment strategy and partnership-oriented approach were key factors in securing this investment opportunity.
Gareth Knight, Head of ICG Europe Mid-Market, commented:
Pageant Media is an excellent business, operating in a market we know and understand well. The company has an attractive subscription model, providing proprietary data and insight – typically embedded into the workflows of clients. Charlie and the management team have done an exceptional job in building such a dynamic business and we are thrilled to be partnering with them for the next phase of growth.
Charlie Kerr, CEO and Founder of Pageant Media, said:
We are delighted to be working together with ICG. As a successful global asset manager, they were extremely well placed to understand our business, and we see real potential to leverage their platform and market insight for the benefit of Pageant. This coupled with ICG’s creative approach to investment structuring saw them stand out as the perfect partner with whom to share our future success.
Graham Elton, Chairman of Pageant Media, added:
We are all excited about the next chapter in Pageant Media’s exciting growth story.
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