Shearman & Sterling advised Ardian Private Debt as sole lender on the financing of the acquisition of SER Group by Carlyle Europe Technology Partners. The selling shareholders will retain a significant minority stake.

The SER Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, began as a provider of electronic archiving and has grown into a supplier of state-of-the-art Enterprise Content Management Solutions (ECM) to companies throughout Europe. The company, founded in 1984, is committed to innovation, highly customizable and scalable solutions, and excellent client service.

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