GFC secures significant investment from Horizon Capital
GFC Media Group has secured significant investment from Horizon Capital, the private equity investor specialising in technology and business services.
GFC Media Group is a leading finance and investment events and conferences business, focused on serving a blue-chip client base of corporates, investors and finance professionals within high growth markets.
GFC provides strong value to >8,000 attendees across its five leading events, helping clients achieve ROI through maintaining market positioning and presence, networking and meeting customers, and remaining informed on market developments. The market that GFC operates in is highly fragmented and driven by strong tailwinds with key market participants having a strong, ongoing need to attend.
GFC has delivered impressive organic growth, underpinned by its reputation for high quality conferences, access to senior decision makers in global financial institutions, curated 1-2-1 meetings with sector leading NPS and high retention. The partnership with Horizon will enable GFC to continue to build on its strong momentum and supplement further organic growth with acquisitions.
Alex Johnson, CEO of GFC, commented: “This is an exciting time for GFC, our clients and colleagues. GFC has grown in recent years thanks to the hard work of work of our colleagues and the support of our clients, and we look forward to continuing to build on that success. We are delighted to be partnering with Horizon Capital who have a strong track record in supporting companies such as ours to accelerate both organic and acquisitive growth..”
Adam Lewis, Partner at Horizon Capital, added: “We are excited to invest in GFC and support the next phase of their journey. As a leading player within its existing events with an impressive track record, we look forward to working with Alex and his team to continue on their growth trajectory and further expand with an exciting acquisition strategy.”
Alongside Horizon Capital’s investment, Simon Kimble, joins the Board as Chair and Rupert Levy joins as CFO.
About GFC
GFC is a leading capital markets events business servicing high growth and emerging markets, providing a sophisticated and curated 1-2-1 events portfolio for its customers of financial institutions, investors and borrowers.
Founded in 2009 as a specialised financial conferences business, GFC has established itself as a leading player, experiencing strong growth within its core events across Dubai, Cape Town, Miami, Istanbul and Riyadh.
For more information, please visit: https://gfcmediagroup.com/
About Horizon Capital
Horizon Capital is a private equity investor specialising in technology and business services. The firm was established by senior investment professionals who identified a significant market opportunity to invest in businesses in these sectors valued up to £100m.
The partnership prides itself on its approach to helping business owners and managers realise their ambitions. Buy and build is at the heart of every Horizon Capital investment and the firm is a market leader in supporting companies pursuing this strategy.
Horizon Capital has a proven track record in generating premium returns on investments. The unprecedented growth it delivers in its portfolio companies has been underpinned by deep and long-term investor relationships that span across two decades.
For more information, please visit https://www.horizoncapital.co.uk/