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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| FORMER lse:EQN | |
| ISIN | GB00BYWWHR75 |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Crawley, England, UK [1] |
Key people | Paul Lynam (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Revenue | £555.7 million (2019) [2] |
| £55.9 million (2019) [2] | |
| £32.4 million (2019) [2] | |
| Website | www |
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On 30 July 2020, the company announced its intention to rebrand as "EQ". [6] In April 2021 Siris Capital made an offer worth £661 million for the company. [7] The transaction was completed on 10 December 2021. [8]
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