Searchlight takes stake in CloserStill Media1st May 2026 | published by Paul Colston SHARE
US-based Searchlight Capital Partners which, in partnership with Providence Equity Partners, acquired global events business Hyve Group plc in June 2023 for around £524m, has made a major investment in exhibition organiser CloserStill Media, taking joint control of the business alongside existing investor Providence Equity Partners.
Providence Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in the event organiser in 2018 for £340m and is to remain a co-controlling sharehol...
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