Tavistock Investments completes purchase of 21% stake in adviser firm LEBC Group

'Accelerating LEBC's development'

Julia Bahr
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Following the announcement on 10 January 2022 that it had bought a minority shareholding in LEBC Group, Tavistock Investments revealed that it has now completed the deal.

Tavistock Investments bought £10m worth of shares from Marie McVitie, the widow of LEBC founder and former CEO Jack McVitie. The firm said earlier this year £6m would be paid upon completion of the deal and the remaining £4m in 12 months' time after the deal was completed.  Tavistock added that the deal would give the firm right of first refusal if any of the company's other shareholders want to sell any shares. BP Marsh & Partners, an AIM-listed company, is LEBC Group's largest shareholder and owns 60% of voting rights. Tavistock Investments is also an AIM-listed firm that has 175 ad...

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