22 Feb 2019 13:22
Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited
22 February 2019
Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (the "Company")
Announcement regarding portfolio company
Starling Bank awarded CIF Pool A grant
The Company is pleased to note that Starling Bank, a recent addition to the Company's portfolio, as announced on 13 February 2019, has today been awarded a £100 million grant from the Capability and Innovation Fund ("CIF"). It is one of three recipients of the first round of grants designed to promote competition in the market for banking services to SMEs in the United Kingdom. Further information on the award can be found in the full announcement on the BCR website.
Nick Williamson, co-fund manager comments:
"The £100 million grant is expected to further enable Starling Bank to execute its ambitions to reshape the SME banking market through investment in its proprietary technology and expansion of its UK-based customer service and support team."
More information on Starling Bank's intentions for the grant can be found on the BCR website.
For further information, please contact: Merian Global Investors: Amelie Shepherd
| +44 (0) 20 7332 7500 |
Liberum: Gillian Martin / Christopher Britton
| +44 (0) 20 3829 5000 |
Maitland Administration (Guernsey) Limited: Aimee Gontier / Elaine Smeja | +44 (0) 1481 749364 |
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