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BXR shareholders participated in a consortium led by real estate investment and management company ELV Associates, Inc. to acquire 2101 L Street, Washington DC, a premium office building in the CBD of 10 storeys and 381,838 square feet. ELV’s business plan involves investing in leasing the vacant space in the building and capitalizing on the return-to-office theme and real estate market recovery for premium product.

JRJ Group, BXR Group and funds managed by Trilantic Capital Partners agree to sell 8,472,333 ordinary shares of Marex Group plc at USD 24 per share through an SEC-registered, marketed public offering raising USD 203 million.

Birch Hill Equity Partners signed a definitive agreement to sell CCM Hockey to Altor Equity Partners. CCM is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance hockey equipment, accessories, figure skates and apparel. CCM has a presence in more than 40 countries and is represented by many NHL and PWHL superstars.

Marex Group plc (“Marex”), the diversified global financial services platform, today announces the pricing of its initial public offering (the “IPO”), at $19.00 per share. A total of 15,384,615 ordinary shares are being offered, of which 3,846,153 shares are being offered by Marex and 11,538,462 shares are being offered by certain selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”). Marex will not receive any proceeds from any sale of shares by the Selling Shareholders. The ordinary shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 25, 2024, under the ticker symbol “MRX.”

Marex Group plc announces that it has launched the initial public offering of its ordinary shares. 15,384,615 ordinary shares are being offered, 25% of which are being offered by Marex and 75% of which are being offered by certain selling shareholders (including Amphitryon Limited, in which JRJ Group and BXR Group have an indirect ownership interest). The expected IPO price is currently estimated to be between $18 to $21 per share. The selling shareholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,307,692 ordinary shares to cover over-allotments. Marex’s ordinary shares are expected to trade on Nasdaq under ticker symbol “MRX”.

Marex Group plc announces that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the SEC relating to its proposed IPO. The size and price range for the offering have not yet been determined. The IPO is expected to commence after the completion of the SEC review process, subject to market and other conditions. Not an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. Issued pursuant to Rule 135 under the US Securities Act of 1933. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of that Act.

A BXR shareholder led the $3.2 million Series A equity financing for Treos Bio Limited, whose disruptive computational technology is changing the paradigm of cancer immunotherapy development. Treos uses proprietary therapeutic peptides, produced through commercially scalable processes without need for tumour biopsy, to stimulate clinically effective cancer-specific immune responses in patients predicted to respond by diagnostic tests.

RV Real Estate Investment Fund, owned by BXR shareholders and managed by Hungarian fund manager Hermes, acquired the RoseVille office building in the North Buda district of Budapest from Belgian property developer Atenor. RoseVille is a 15,538 square metre low-rise office building, construction of which was recently completed and which is being let to a combination of international corporates and local businesses.

Uni-select Inc. (TSX:UNS) announces the completion of its sale to LKQ Corporation by way of a plan of arrangement, under which the LKQ’s subsidiary has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Uni-Select for CAD 48.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately CAD 2.8 billion. Uni-select is a leader in the distribution of automotive refinish and industrial coatings and related products in North America, as well as a leader in the automotive aftermarket parts business in Canada and in the U.K. LKQ is a competitor with operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan.

BXR shareholders co-acquired Phoenix Tower, a 34-storey Grade A office tower in Parkway Plaza, Houston as part of a consortium led by US & Canadian fund manager Group RMC.