Contract Win

RNS Number : 8357Z

Impax Group PLC

29 September 2009

 



For immediate release

29 September 2009

Impax Group plc

('Impax' or the 'Company')

Notification of contract win 

Impax Group plc, the AIM listed investment manager focused on the environmental sector, announces that it has been awarded a mandate by a European institutional investor to invest in listed equities in the environmental sector. The mandate (won in partnership with BNP Paribas Investment Partners) specifies that Impax will ultimately manage €150m, with an initial tranche of €50m, and that the balance will be allocated at the discretion of the client. 

Ian Simm, Chief Executive of Impax, commented: 'We are very pleased to have secured this important mandate, which was tendered in a competitive process. Impax continues to build its reputation as the leading investment manager dedicated to the rapidly expanding environmental sector.  We have made a significant investment in our segregated accounts business and expect further growth in this area.'

Enquiries:

Impax Group plc

Ian Simm, CEO                 020 7434 1122

Noble & Company Limited

John Riddell, Director        020 7763 2200

Penrose Financial 

Gay Collins                       020 7786 4882/ 07798626282    [e-mail]

Shona Prendergast            020 7786 4884/ 07798626284    [e-mail]

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