Hyperion

by B.P. Marsh | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorised

B.P. Marsh exits from Hyperion after over twenty years of investment

20th February 2017
“We have been pleased to work alongside Hyperion over the last two decades, helping them build the company to the successful position it stands in today. The B.P. Marsh investment model continues to create demonstrable long term value to shareholders, and we are confident the strategy will continue to find, develop and realize more opportunities going forward.”

Brian Marsh OBE
Chairman of B.P Marsh & Partners Plc

• Instrumental in co-founding and funding Hyperion in 1994, with an initial equity investment of £25,000 and a further equity investment of £4.3m over the period of investment;
• Sold 80% of holding in Hyperion to General Atlantic for a cash consideration of £29.2m in July 2013, with remaining holding subject to a Call Option;
• In July 2016, General Atlantic exercised the Option with B.P. Marsh selling its final holding in Hyperion for a cash consideration of £7.3m;
• Internal Rate of Return of 25.56% since 1994;
• B.P. Marsh oversaw Hyperion’s growth through a longstanding partnership and provision of working capital finance;
• Spearheaded the process which lead to the private equity firm 3i joining as a fellow investor in 2008;
• Since inception Hyperion had grown from 5 staff to over 3,000, producing revenue of £299m in its year ending 30 September 2015;

The investment and disposal of Hyperion is an example of B.P. Marsh’s successful strategy and business model, and demonstrates how the Company proactively helps investments mature for the benefit of both the underlying Company and the B.P.Marsh shareholders.