In spring 2019, Mercurius Private Equity GmbH as majority shareholder together with the other shareholders of GVG Glasfaser GmbH initiated a combined M&A and financing process to evaluate its strategic options for GVG Glasfaser. The process resulted in the sale of the shares in GVG Glasfaser to the German infrastructure investor Palladio Partners. The transaction was signed in September 2019 and closed on 10 December 2019.