5.2.2015

Verdane Capital and other sellers – Sale of CRF Health to Vitruvian Partners

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We acted as the Finnish counsel to the target company and the sellers in the sale of CRF Box Oy (CRF Health) to funds managed and advised by Vitruvian Partners. Travers Smith acted as the lead counsel to the company and previous shareholders including funds advised by Verdane Capital Advisors.

CRF Health is the leading provider of electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) solutions for global clinical trials.

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