Slaughter and May is advising Inflexion on its acquisition of GRC software and services assets from Marlowe plc for £430 million

Slaughter and May is advising funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity Partners (“Inflexion”) on the proposed acquisition of Marlowe plc’s Governance, Risk & Compliance software and services assets (“GRC”) for a total enterprise value of £430m on a cash free and debt free basis. Completion of the transaction is conditional upon receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

As part of the transaction, Alex Dacre, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Marlowe, will step down from Marlowe to become Chief Executive Officer of GRC.

Founded in 2019, Marlowe’s GRC division provides software and tech-enabled services to manage business risks and ensure customers remain compliant with legal & regulatory standards.

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