Peninsula Yachting, a newly created investment vehicle by Peninsula Capital, is dedicated to the maritime sector and shares IYC's vision for the sector and its ambition to grow. Peninsula brings significant capital and resources alongside global business networks. The partnership will enable IYC to pursue more ambitious organic and external growth opportunities, extend its fleet and brokerage capabilities, and bring its services and new offering to new geographies and client segments.

IYC's current shareholders remain fully committed to the Company's leadership team and strategic direction. The management structure and IYC’s culture remain unchanged.

Stefanos Makrymichalos, Chairman of IYC, commented: "This is a defining moment for IYC, not just a financial milestone, but a strategic one. Our new partners share our conviction that the best of IYC lies ahead of us. Together with our existing shareholders and with the talent across this organisation, we are stepping into the next and greatest chapter with renewed energy and enthusiasm."

Michel Chryssicopoulos, Global Managing Partner of IYC, added: "We have built something that takes decades to earn: trust from owners, clients, and partners across oceans. This investment is a vote of confidence in what IYC stands for and in the teams that deliver it every day. Our commitment to the people and standards that define IYC is absolute, and we intend to take both further."

About IYC: The International Yacht Company (IYC) is a leading global yacht brokerage and management company, providing a comprehensive range of services across yacht sales, charter, charter management, yacht management, and new construction.

With more than 200 professionals across 15 strategically located offices worldwide, IYC combines global reach with deep local expertise to deliver highly personalized service to yacht owners, buyers, and charter clients.

About Peninsula: Peninsula is a private equity fund manager founded in 2015 and has invested over €1.5 billion through five investment vehicles, with total capital raised of €3 billion.

Peninsula's investment philosophy is rooted in a constructive and collaborative approach aimed at creating value alongside management teams. In addition to initial investments, Peninsula has substantial additional capital available, which can be deployed, when strategically appropriate and always based on management's guidance, to support further investments for new projects, geographic or product expansion, add-on acquisitions, or transformational M&A opportunities.

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