Mobeus Backs £25.5m MBO of Inbox Insight
January 7, 2022
Mobeus has backed a £25.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Inbox Insight with a £17.7 million equity investment, alongside vendor and management rollover. Inbox Insight, a UK-headquartered B2B demand generation and content syndication agency with offices in the UK, US and South Africa, will continue under incumbent MD Jamie Hendrie and use the investment to accelerate technology, data science and US growth.
- Buyers
- Mobeus
- Targets
- Inbox Insight
- Sellers
- Vendor (unnamed), Incumbent management (rollover)
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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