KKR and CVC Acquire Significant Minority Stake in Etraveli Group

KKR acquires minority stake in BookMyShow

August 19, 2026

Media & Entertainment

KKR has agreed to acquire a minority stake in BookMyShow, an India-based ticketing and live entertainment platform. The investment is intended to accelerate BookMyShow’s live entertainment expansion and deepen its full-stack offering across India, with terms not disclosed and the deal subject to regulatory approvals.

KKR and CVC Acquire Superstruct Entertainment from Providence Equity Partners

June 21, 2024

Media & Entertainment

KKR has acquired Superstruct Entertainment from Providence Equity Partners, with CVC investing alongside KKR following the closing. Superstruct is a leading European live entertainment group that owns and operates over 80 music festivals across Europe and Australia; the deal positions the business for further growth, professionalisation and geographic expansion (Providence retains an option to invest €250 million).

Blue Star Innovation Partners Acquires Majority Stake in TravelNet Solutions

July 26, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Blue Star Innovation Partners has acquired a majority stake in TravelNet Solutions (TNS), a Minneapolis‑based provider of Track Hospitality Software and related vacation‑rental platforms. The investment will be used to accelerate product development, expand support and hiring, and pursue M&A to add complementary solutions; TNS's existing leadership remains in place and VTrips exited its stake.

Cinven to acquire majority stake in Euro Techno Com Group from Carlyle

June 3, 2022

Telecommunications

Cinven has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Euro Techno Com Group (ETC Group), a France‑headquartered distributor of telecom and technology infrastructure products, from Carlyle. Founder and CEO Cédric Varasteh would retain a significant stake and Carlyle will reinvest as a minority shareholder; the Group has around 1,100 employees and generates more than €1 billion in annual revenues.

Hudson Hill Capital Makes Minority Investment in VTrips

August 16, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

VTrips, a Ponte Vedra, Florida-based technology-enabled vacation rental manager, received a significant minority equity investment from Hudson Hill Capital to accelerate its acquisition strategy and strengthen its technology offering. The capital will be deployed to support M&A activity (VTrips expects to deploy over $250 million) and enhance the company's digital marketing and local market operations across North America.

ECI Partners Makes Minority Investment in KB Associates

October 7, 2019

Professional Services

ECI Partners has made a minority growth investment in KB Associates to support the firm's next stage of growth, expand its international presence and enhance its service offering. KB Associates, a Dublin-headquartered professional services firm specialising in management company, governance and compliance services for investment funds and asset managers, will remain majority owned by its management team.