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Spanish company Fever valued at over 4.5 billion

Vitruvian compra el 5% de Atresmedia en la tecnológica española por 227 millones. Fever ultima una ronda en la que participará EQT. Leer

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Spanish company Fever valued at over 4.5 billion

Vitruvian Partners has acquired a 5% stake in Spanish technology company Fever for €227 million, valuing the company at over €4.5 billion. The deal comes ahead of a new funding round for Fever, which is expected to involve Swedish private equity firm EQT and may raise around €200 million. Atresmedia, which sold its 5% stake, has made a profit of €205 million from the sale, bringing its total gains from Fever investments to €264 million.

The sale may lead to a special dividend payout to Atresmedia's shareholders, including Planeta de Agostini and RTL.

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