TDR and Estoril – Escode

TDR Capital LLP (TDR) and Estoril Coinvest SCSp (Estoril) propose to enter a Shareholders Agreement, pursuant to which TDR will hold a majority interest while Estoril will hold a minority interest in Escode.

TDR is a private equity firm based in the United Kingdom. Estoril is a co-investment vehicle managed by a private equity firm.

The target, Escode, is a UK headquartered business active in providing software escrow and related services. Escode primarily supplies software escrow services, whereby software code and data or other business critical information is deposited by a licensor in Escode's physical or virtual vaults, and released to the licensee where the release criteria are met. In Australia, Escode also supplies verification services.

Escode is a division of NCC Group plc (NCC), which is also based in the UK and is a supplier of cybersecurity services. NCC launched its Escode brand in Australia in 2024.