Bowmark Capital Backs Buy-out of Pirum Systems from Five Arrows Principal Investments
March 14, 2019
Bowmark Capital is backing a management-led buyout of Pirum Systems from Five Arrows Principal Investments, subject to regulatory approval, with completion expected in April 2019. Pirum is a London-based provider of post-trade market infrastructure delivered via a multi-tenant SaaS platform used by global securities finance participants; Bowmark aims to support further product innovation and growth amid regulatory change.
- Buyers
- Bowmark Capital
- Targets
- Pirum Systems
- Sellers
- Five Arrows Principal Investments
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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