Great Hill Partners Acquires Majority Stake in notonthehighstreet
February 9, 2021
Boston-based growth equity firm Great Hill Partners has acquired a majority stake in UK curated online marketplace notonthehighstreet, with existing investors Burda Principal Investments and Industry Ventures remaining as shareholders. The investment will support the company’s rapid growth by expanding its marketplace reach, accelerating its tech and product roadmap, and developing new product categories and discovery capabilities for customers and small-business partners.
- Buyers
- Great Hill Partners, Burda Principal Investments, Industry Ventures
- Targets
- notonthehighstreet
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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