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SVG Capital succumbs to HarbourVest

Thirty-six days after an unsolicited bid from the Boston firm sent UK-listed private equity investor scurrying to rival suitors, the pair have signed on the dotted line

SVG Capital succumbs to HarbourVest
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Thirty-six days after HarbourVest's unsolicited bid set UK-listed private equity investor SVG Capital scurrying to find a more palatable offer, the situation has come full circle.

SVG revealed on October 18 that it has signed an agreement to sell its entire investment portfolio to the Boston-based fund-of-funds group.

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