Munich \u2014 Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund IV and other co-share\u00adhol\u00adders have sold their shares in Cont\u00adabo to KKR. Cont\u00adabo is a fast-growing cloud infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and hosting provi\u00adder based in Munich, Germany, offe\u00adring simple, easy-to-use cloud services to small busi\u00adnesses, deve\u00adlo\u00adpers, prosumers and gamers. With a global network of 24 data centers on four conti\u00adnents, Cont\u00adabo serves a diverse mix of more than 250,000 custo\u00admers across a wide range of indus\u00adtries. Kirk\u00adland & Ellis advi\u00adsed Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund IV and other co-share\u00adhol\u00adders on the sale of Cont\u00adabo to KKR.<\/p>\n
The exit will gene\u00adrate a gross return in excess of 10x MM and over 100% IRR to Fund IV. As part of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund V (\u201cFund V\u201d) will acquire a mino\u00adrity stake in Cont\u00adabo along\u00adside majo\u00adrity inves\u00adtor KKR, to bene\u00adfit from the anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted future growth of the busi\u00adness. t<\/p>\n
Advi\u00adsors to Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund IV and other co-share\u00adhol\u00adders: Kirk\u00adland & Ellis, Munich Advi\u00adsors to Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund V: Kirk\u00adland & Ellis, London<\/p>\n Jacob Traff, David Higgins (both lead); Asso\u00adciate: Kars\u00adten Silber\u00adna\u00adgel (all Private Equity\/M&A)<\/p>\n About Kirk\u00adland & Ellis<\/strong> Munich \u2014 Oakley Capi\u00adtal Fund IV and other co-share\u00adhol\u00ad\u00adders have sold their shares in Cont\u00adabo to KKR. Cont\u00adabo is a fast-growing cloud infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and hosting provi\u00adder based in Munich, Germany, offe\u00adring simple, easy-to-use cloud services to small busi\u00adnesses, deve\u00adlo\u00adpers, prosumers and gamers. With a global network of 24 data centers on four conti\u00adnents, Cont\u00adabo serves [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1365,1366,1367,1369],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-en","category-featured-en","category-private-equity-en","category-news-en","category-lawyers-tax-advisors-auditors-en","category-investors","news-category-deals-news-en","news-category-private-equity-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nDr. Benja\u00admin Leyen\u00adde\u00adcker (photo<\/strong>), Dr. David Huth\u00adma\u00adcher, Dr. Chris\u00adtoph Jerger (all lead, all Private Equity\/M&A), Dr. Anna Schwan\u00adder (Corpo\u00adrate), Dr. Thomas S. Wilson (Anti\u00adtrust & Compe\u00adti\u00adtion, Brussels); Asso\u00adcia\u00adtes: Dr. Thomas Diek\u00admann, Dr. Marcus Comman\u00addeur, Lukas Fell\u00adh\u00f6l\u00adter, Juliane Hubert, Dr. Tamara Zehen\u00adt\u00adbauer (all Private Equity\/M&A)<\/p>\n
\nWith more than 3,000 lawy\u00aders in 19 offices world\u00adwide, Kirk\u00adland & Ellis is one of the leading inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal commer\u00adcial law firms. The Munich team provi\u00addes focu\u00adsed advice in the areas of private equity, M&A, corpo\u00adrate, capi\u00adtal markets, restruc\u00adtu\u00adring, finan\u00adcing and tax law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"