The strategic funding round was backed by eight major financial institutions including BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Computershare, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, and State Street.
"We’re extremely proud of what Proxymity has achieved so far within Citi since we developed the platform in 2017. To date, Proxymity has supported over 3,000 shareholder meetings and, after successful pilots, we’ve fully launched the platform in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Australia, as well as a pilot in Spain,"
AlbionVC led the Series A round with participation from ING Ventures and HSBC.
"Banks and asset managers are demanding technology solutions which deliver automation and increased efficiency, but they also want a modern and flexible modular design"
The revolving credit facility will support major investments in beauty, technology and infrastructure.
"We are delighted to join The Hut Group’s core banking facility at this exciting time in the company’s development. This transaction is in line with the banks strategy of facilitating UK corporates with their trade flows to China and underlines our confidence in the THG management team."