Great Hill Partners, the US-based investment company who has backed successful businesses including Wayfair, has taken an interest in the small creative business platform NotOnTheHighStreet. The company was founded in 2006 by Sophie Cornish and Holly Tucker and offers a selection of unique and chic products "for those people who seem to have everything" including original products from small UK based creative businesses.
Great Hill Partners is having "advanced talks" with NotOnTheHighStreet, with hopes to acquire the platform for £150M. According to a recent source, at this time it is unknown whether Great Hills Partners will operate full ownership of the platform, but it is assumed that the investment firm will buy a majority stake.
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Great Hill Partners Aim to Acquire NotOnTheHighStreet Platform
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