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EFH acquires London-based Meridian Equity Partners

Equities First Holdings (EFH) has acquired Meridian Equity Partners Limited in the UK.

Its operations will continue under the name Equities First (London) Limited.
 
Equities First Holdings specialises in shareholder finance with offices in London, Indianapolis, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney and Perth.
 
“Today’s acquisition is transformational for our company and brings our services and brand to a new, global level. With seven offices to serve clients in Europe, Asia, Australia and the US, we are able to offer liquidity at attractive levels against publicly traded shares to individual investors, businesses, and executives of public companies around the world,” says Al Christy, Jr, president and founder of EFH.
 
EFH, established in 2002, has experienced yearly growth of over 30 per cent in its closed loan transactions over the past three years. The firm’s total global workforce has increased by more than 50 per cent since 2012.
 
The Equities First transaction is non-recourse and the borrower retains all of the upside market appreciation of the shares.
 
“This has been a year of consolidation and expansion for EFH,” says Christy. “We have expanded our team to provide excellent liquidity opportunities, coupled with best in class client service. We continue to invest in our own operations as the firm experiences ongoing rapid expansion. We feel that the teams in London, Asia and Australia include some of the best people in the business, and adhere to our company principles of providing the best possible service to our clients.”
 
The firm has a roster of longtime strategic partners that include the world’s largest custodian banks, leading investment banks, and top law firms in the international and local jurisdictions.

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