Mar 1, 2018

GP Bullhound, the technology investment bank, today announces the completion of a funding round for London-based Interactive Investor Plc, the online retail stock broker and personal finance media company. The company offers individuals information and technology to manage their own investments through two channels; online, through Interactive Investor ( www.iii.co.uk ) and Shareprice.co.uk and offline, through the financial magazines Moneywise and Money Observer. With 1.5m unique visitors a month and one of the most active investor communities globally, the company is the leading independent personal finance business in the UK. This is the second deal GP Bullhound has completed for Interactive Investor and involved investment from MMC Ventures and GP Bullhound Sidecar. Interactive Investor’s Founder and CEO, Tomas Carruthers, commented: “We have worked closely with GP Bullhound over the last few years as our business has grown and our need for capital has evolved. They have a true understanding of the internet and personal finance sector, helped in no small part by their team and office in San Francisco. In our experience, they have a network of financial and strategic contacts which is first class.” Interactive Investor represents the completion of GP Bullhound’s eleventh transaction in the Internet sector in the past twelve months, including King.com (UK), Starlounge (Sweden), Avito.ru (Russia), Euroffice (UK), Private Outlet (France) and Figleaves (UK) and further underlines the Firm’s leadership position in the Digital Media sector. About GP Bullhound With offices in London and San Francisco, GP Bullhound is a leading investment banking firm providing advice on mergers & acquisitions and institutional capital-raising to emerging growth companies in the Technology sector. The firm was established in 1999 and has a proven track record with over 100 completed M&A and Private Placement transactions on behalf of Europe's leading entrepreneurs and business builders. The international team, comprised of some of the most experienced technology advisory professionals, together with our dedicated approach has helped us establish a leading global position. We have strong domain expertise in the areas of Internet and Digital Media, Software and Services, CleanTech and Hardware, where we focus on providing preeminent advisory services to some of the best entrepreneurs, management teams and investors around the globe. For enquires contact: Lina Einarsson +44 207 101 7560; lina.einarsson@gpbullhound.com GP Bullhound Inc. is regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) This message may contain privileged or confidential information and is intended only for a named individual. If you are not the named addressee (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person) you may not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. Please advise us immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version from the sender. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the firm shall be understood as neither given by nor endorsed by the firm. Contact us +44 (0)1522 883640 Follow us