UK - Shackleton takes minority stake in CIO Connect

Shackleton Ventures Ltd has acquired a 49.9% stake in IT networking organisation CIO Connect.

CIO Connect is a networking and information service for CIO's. It also provides leadership training.

The investment was made from Shackleton Secondaries Ltd Partnership, a £20m fund backed by an undisclosed Europe-based fund-of-funds.

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