EQT X managed by EQT AB (publ) (OM:EQT) agreed to acquire unknown majority stake in Acronis International GmbH on August 7, 2024. The founders, management, and existing investors ? including funds and accounts managed by CVC, Springcoast and BlackRock Private Equity Partners ?

will remain as significant minority shareholders. The completion of this transaction is pending customary regulatory approvals and is anticipated to take place in Q1-Q2 2025. Milbank LLP and Christoph Neeracher, Dieter Dubs, Philippe Seiler, Susanne Schreiber, Faton Aliu, Thomas Stoltz, Daniel Flühmann, Ruth Bloch-Riemer, Laura Widmer and Jonas Bornhauser of Bär & Karrer Ltd. acted as legal advisor to EQT.

BofA Securities, Inc. acted as financial advisor to EQT AB (publ). Howard Block, Gavin Gordon and Jeffrey Korn of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisor to Acronis International GmbH.