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Bahrain’s Investcorp Sells Majority Stake in Digital Platform Shine

Investcorp to sell majority stake in EU SME platform Shine to Cegid, as the Bahrain-based firm exits the Danish unicorn pending regulatory approval.

Bahrain’s Investcorp Sells Majority Stake in Digital Platform Shine
Bahrain’s Investcorp Sells Majority Stake in Digital Platform Shine

Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp will sell its majority stake in Shine: an European unicorn platform for SMEs.

The sell-off to Cegid, a cloud management and AI solutions business majority owned by Silver Lake, will go through its subsidiary: Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP).

The Danish based Shine is a provider of integrated digital solutions for SMEs across accounting. Customers are based in Europe yet it’s former backer, Investcorp, is based in Manama.