Date of investment
2022
Deal type
M&A Capital and Delisting
Country
Italy
Sector
Services
Status
Current
Highlights
A global leader in public relations and communications

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Milan, SEC Newgate provides on a global scale data-driven, integrated services across communications, advocacy and research to corporates and institutions. It works at the nexus of business, politics, communities, markets and media to deliver positive outcomes for clients and communities in a connected world.

  • The company is a market leader, ranked top 20 in the industry globally, and with international scale across 15 countries, in a broadly fragmented market
  • The business is supported by robust relationships with leading blue-chip clients, leading to recurring revenues and defensible profitability
  • Finance provided to delist the business from London AIM, with the aim of simplifying the shareholder structure and focus on core business
  • THCP growth capital was partially used to complete transformational acquisition in the US, Global Strategy Group, with remaining growth capital used to pursue further M&A opportunities