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Keensight Capital completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Datawords Group from Cathay Capital.

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Keensight Capital, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Datawords Group, a provider of technology services, from Cathay Capital, a global investment platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. "We are very pleased to continue and to deepen our collaboration with the co-founders of Datawords and the talented multicultural team they have built up and with whom we are very familiar. The unrivalled quality of service offering of Datawords, which is a world leader in its sector, coupled with the ability of its managers to generate double-digit growth every year for the past 20 years have convinced us to invest a majority stake in this great entrepreneurial adventure. We intend to leverage our extensive expertise in the IT sector to support the group in successfully stepping up to the AI challenge internationally," Philippe Crochet, Keensight Managing Partner.

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