
UK - LDC backs £115m IBO of 1st – The Exchange
LDC has invested £42m towards the £115m buyout of financial services support specialist 1st - The Exchange.
Lloyds, HSBC and RBS provided debt to support the deal.
Cheltenham-, Warwick- and Woking-based 1st - The Exchange provides technology, software and consulting services to the UK financial services industry. In early 2007, US private equity investors Oakhill Capital Partners, Knox Lawrence International and GenNx360 purchased Vertex for £217.5m.
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