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Meredith Jones
January 24, 2026
KKR Exits Visma

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- KKR is selling its entire remaining stake in Visma, a Norway-based software services provider, to a consortium of investors including Hg Capital, ICG, Montagu, and GIC
- Cinven, another shareholder, is selling 40% of its stake alongside KKR
- The transaction values Visma at $5.3 billion and is described as the largest software buyout in Europe
- The deal is subject to customary closing conditions.
The Firm is representing KKR in connection with the sale of its entire remaining stake in Visma, a software services provider headquartered in Norway, to a consortium of investors comprising Hg Capital, ICG, Montagu and GIC. Cinven, an existing shareholder in Visma, sold 40% of its stake alongside KKR.~~The transaction, which values Visma at $5.3 billion and is considered the largest ever software buyout in Europe, is subject to customary closing conditions.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Greg Conway, Sven-Frode Frølund and Patrick Scott (M&A); Lucy Jenkins (Credit); Meredith Jones and George Davis (Tax); and David Vann (Antitrust).
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