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Hyper Hippo Blasts Through Time With New Idle Game: AdVenture Ages

KELOWNA, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The makers of AdVenture Capitalist and AdVenture Communist, Hyper Hippo Entertainment today announced the global launch of the latest idle game in its portfolio, AdVenture Ages. The simulation game is now available worldwide on the App Store and Google Play.

Watch the AdVenture Ages trailer here: https://youtu.be/RCyGk8YCg0k

Players will be transported back to past civilizations to collect historical figures and restore history in this quirky new idle adventure.

Set in numerous, exciting chapters of history, AdVenture Ages sees players taking on the role of a decorated time–traveling agent, who after an unfortunate accident must journey back to past civilizations to restore history (and their pristine career) before the future as they know it ceases to exist.

"AdVenture Ages takes the best parts of our Idle games""our engaging systems and quirky art style""and wraps them in an exciting adventure through the Ages that everyone can enjoy," says Rimmy Spanjer, Managing Director of Games at Hyper Hippo. "We can't wait for new players and long–time fans to start assembling a team of famous figures throughout history, helping them become the ultimate time–traveling agent."

Key Features:

  • Repair a shattered timeline by guiding the most powerful civilizations throughout history
  • Journey through civilizations and collect resources to upgrade your time machine
  • Restore the population throughout the Ages""Bronze, Medieval, Renaissance, and more!
  • Grow your population, even when you're offline
  • Collect historical heroes to manage your resources
  • Boost your time machine's power
  • Climb the ranks from cadet to the greatest agent of all time.

Post launch, the game will be supported with regular updates and live events.

Download the game on your iPhone or iPad at: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/time–tycoon/id1510649539

Download the game on your Android device at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.hyperhippo.adventureages

Players can join the AdVenture Ages community now by following @PlayAdVentureAges on Twitter and @AdVentureAges on Facebook. They can also join the official AdVenture Ages Discord channel and keep a lookout on the game's Reddit community for regular updates from the player support team.

About Hyper Hippo Entertainment:

Hyper Hippo is an entertainment studio, driven to entertain, connect, and inspire billions of fans around the world. Founded in 2012, by the creator of Club Penguin, Lance Priebe, Hyper Hippo are the makers of the idle hits AdVenture Capitalist and AdVenture Communist. For more info, please visit http://www.hyperhippogames.com.

Press Kit

Find supporting assets here.

Media Contact

Emma Bullen
emma@hyperhippo.ca

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/667eae64–993c–4f55–b303–88d97cf52605


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Hyper Hippo Blasts Through Time With New Idle Game: AdVenture Ages

KELOWNA, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The makers of AdVenture Capitalist and AdVenture Communist, Hyper Hippo Entertainment today announced the global launch of the latest idle game in its portfolio, AdVenture Ages. The simulation game is now available worldwide on the App Store and Google Play.

Watch the AdVenture Ages trailer here: https://youtu.be/RCyGk8YCg0k

Players will be transported back to past civilizations to collect historical figures and restore history in this quirky new idle adventure.

Set in numerous, exciting chapters of history, AdVenture Ages sees players taking on the role of a decorated time–traveling agent, who after an unfortunate accident must journey back to past civilizations to restore history (and their pristine career) before the future as they know it ceases to exist.

"AdVenture Ages takes the best parts of our Idle games""our engaging systems and quirky art style""and wraps them in an exciting adventure through the Ages that everyone can enjoy," says Rimmy Spanjer, Managing Director of Games at Hyper Hippo. "We can't wait for new players and long–time fans to start assembling a team of famous figures throughout history, helping them become the ultimate time–traveling agent."

Key Features:

  • Repair a shattered timeline by guiding the most powerful civilizations throughout history
  • Journey through civilizations and collect resources to upgrade your time machine
  • Restore the population throughout the Ages""Bronze, Medieval, Renaissance, and more!
  • Grow your population, even when you're offline
  • Collect historical heroes to manage your resources
  • Boost your time machine's power
  • Climb the ranks from cadet to the greatest agent of all time.

Post launch, the game will be supported with regular updates and live events.

Download the game on your iPhone or iPad at: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/time–tycoon/id1510649539

Download the game on your Android device at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.hyperhippo.adventureages

Players can join the AdVenture Ages community now by following @PlayAdVentureAges on Twitter and @AdVentureAges on Facebook. They can also join the official AdVenture Ages Discord channel and keep a lookout on the game's Reddit community for regular updates from the player support team.

About Hyper Hippo Entertainment:

Hyper Hippo is an entertainment studio, driven to entertain, connect, and inspire billions of fans around the world. Founded in 2012, by the creator of Club Penguin, Lance Priebe, Hyper Hippo are the makers of the idle hits AdVenture Capitalist and AdVenture Communist. For more info, please visit http://www.hyperhippogames.com.

Press Kit

Find supporting assets here.

Media Contact

Emma Bullen
emma@hyperhippo.ca

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/667eae64–993c–4f55–b303–88d97cf52605


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Vitruvian to acquire majority of Expereo

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vitruvian Partners, the international growth capital and buyout firm, has reached an agreement with Apax Partners sas, the European private equity firm based in Paris, to acquire a majority shareholding in Expereo, the world's leading provider of Managed Internet, Cloud access and SD–WAN solutions. Apax Partners will remain as a minority shareholder alongside Vitruvian Partners and the company's management team, who will continue to lead the business. The completion of the transaction is subject to obtaining customary merger control clearances.

Expereo has a strong track record of growth, financial performance and value–enhancing acquisitions, solidifying its position as a market leader in providing managed Global Internet and network connectivity solutions to its communication service provider partners and an impressive array of multinational corporate customers spanning the globe.

“Vitruvian Partners will further bolster our ambitious growth trajectory, enabling us to capitalize even faster on the fundamental changes and opportunities digital transformation brings in the global network and cloud connectivity space,” says Irwin Fouwels, CEO of Expereo. “Vitruvian and the continued support of Apax Partners, will enable us to further build out our leadership position at scale whilst broadening our services suite, enabling our global enterprise customers' network transformation and cloud–first strategies with enhanced internet and cloud access services with a single, best–in–class, digital customer experience.”

David Nahama, Senior Partner at Vitruvian Partners, adds:
“We have been tracking Expereo since 2016 and have seen the company consistently outperform,"and more recently make multiple significant strategic acquisitions. Expereo has established a global leadership position in the highly attractive global cloud and software–defined networking market, allowing it to deliver compelling and differentiated solutions"to its customers, underpinning its attractiveness from an investment perspective. We approached Irwin and Thomas late last year and are delighted to be"partnering"with the Expereo team and Apax on the next significant chapter of Expereo's expansion and success.” Joe O'Mara, Partner at Vitruvian Partners, concluded: “Together with Apax, we believe we have significant capital and operational capabilities to support Expereo's growth and acquisition aspirations.”

Thomas de Villeneuve, Partner at Apax Partners, says: “The rapid adoption of cloud–based applications and SD–WAN technologies puts Internet–based WAN solutions at the center of multinational companies' business models. Expereo has delivered impressive growth since we invested in the business and truly capitalized on these technology trends. We are extremely pleased to continue on this success journey together with Vitruvian, Irwin and his team.”

About Vitruvian

Vitruvian is an international growth capital and buyout firm headquartered in London with offices across London, Stockholm, Munich, Luxembourg, San Francisco, and Shanghai. Vitruvian focuses on dynamic situations characterized by rapid growth and change across industries spanning information technology, financial services, life sciences & healthcare, media, and business and consumer services. Vitruvian Funds have backed over 50 companies and have assets under management of approximately 10 billion. Notable investments to date include global market leaders and innovators in their field such as Voxbone, Bitdefender, Farfetch, Just Eat, Trustpilot, Easypark, Unifaun, Marqeta Global""e and CRF Health, Vitruvian is a signatory of the UN supported Principles of Responsible Investment (“PRI”).

www.vitruvianpartners.com

About Expereo

Expereo is the leading provider of managed network solutions, including Global internet connectivity, SD–WAN, and Cloud Acceleration services. Expereo is the trusted partner of 30% of Fortune 500 companies and powers enterprise and government sites worldwide, helping to enhance every business' productivity with flexible and optimal Internet performance.

www.expereo.com

About Apax Partners

Expereo was acquired by Apax Partners in 2018.
Apax Partners is a leading European private equity firm based in Paris. With over 45 years of experience, Apax Partners provides long–term equity financing to build and strengthen world–class companies. Funds managed and advised by Apax Partners exceed 4 billion. These funds invest in fast–growing middle–market companies across four sectors of specialisation: Tech & Telecom, Consumer, Healthcare and Services.

Paris–headquartered Apax Partners sas (www.apax.fr) and London–headquartered Apax Partners LLP (www.apax.com) have a shared history but are separate, independent private equity firms.

@ApaxPartners_Fr
www.apax.fr

Advisors
Vitruvian was advised by Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer (legal), Nielen Schuman (corporate finance & debt advisory), Bain & Company (commercial due diligence), FTI Consulting (financial due diligence) and PwC (tax). Apax was advised by Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

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