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Mandate Vinge represents Apax Partners LLP in connection with the acquisition of stakes in Unilabs

December 16, 2016

Vinge, together with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, represents Apax Partners LLP in connection with the divestment by private equity funds Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France VII of their respective stakes in Unilabs to Apax IX, advised by Apax Partners LLP.

Unilabs is with over 5,300 employees and 112 laboratories one of Europe’s leading medical diagnostics businesses. Unilabs generated annual revenues of €673 million in 2015.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and the financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

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