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Engine Group to confirm £100m acquisition by Lake Capital

on Jul 30, 2014 | 0 comments

By Jennifer Faull

Engine Group is to announce the sale of 100 per cent of its shares to Lake Capital for the sum of £100m later this evening, a move that will see present private equity owner HIG bought out.

The investment by HIG first came in 2010 when the two companies agreed a £62.5m deal over two years to aid Engine’s expansion into new markets, namely the US and China.

The deal gave HIG a 40 per cent stake with Engine CEO Peter Scott saying at the time that the group would grow revenues to $1bn within five years.

Its 2013 financial results indicated that Read full story ›

Source: The Drum