Carlyle Buys 80% GDC Tech Shares

U.S. private equity firm the Carlyle Group has bought 80 percent stake in Asia’s biggest maker of servers for digital cinema.

U.S. private equity firm the Carlyle Group has bought 80 percent stake in Asia’s biggest maker of servers for digital cinema, Financial Times reports. The company, which bought Hong Kong-based GDC Technology, did not reveal the financials of the transaction.

However, according to sources, the deal is expected to be valued at $75 million. The company bought the stake together with a Chinese private- equity fund backed by Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma, adds Bloomberg. GDC Technology has more than 4,500 installed servers in China.

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