Its official: Clairvest-led consortium acquires majority stake in Ace2Three for around $74 million

Canadian Private equity firm Clairvest Group and a consortium of investors have officially announced that they have acquired a majority stake in Head Infotech, the company that operates leading rummy website Ace2three for around $73.7 million (approximately Rs. 474 crores). The news about the deal was first reported on , weeks before any other media outlet reported th꧂e story.

“We just closed the round with Clairvest Group leading it along with a consortium of investors. We were valued at close to $100 million. I will continue as the CE𝕴O and Ace2three will continue to be focused on the Indian market,” commented founder Deepak G🍸ullapalli to the .

Clairvest Group is likely to invest around $40 million of the $74 million, while the re🐓st of the funds will be infused by the other foreign investors.

“This is an exciting new platform that builds on Clairvest’s 15 years’ experience in the gaming industry and expands our track record into skill gaming. We look forward to supporting the Company achieve its growth plan and are especially excited to partner ꦏwith Deepak Gullapalli, a visionary entrepreneur and innovator with a top-notch organization”, said Michael Wagman, Managing Director of Clairve💫st in .

As per the terms of the deal, Wagman will join the board of Head Infotech. Gullapalli added that with this deal, Head Infotech would now focus on expanding its social gaming operations in other International m📖arkets.

It is understood that Matrix Partners, Rajesh Agarwal and family and other inves🍷tors of Head Infote🅷ch are likely to exit the company, while Gullapalli is likely to retain a bulk of his stake.

It is also understood that law firm Khaitan & Co. acted for Clairvest and the foreign buyers while Luthra & Luthra Law offices acted for Hea𝓡d Infotech.