Clifford Chance has advised COMPAREX AG on its acquisition of amando software GmbH.

amando software GmbH is among Europe's most successful providers of software solutions and services for software asset management (SAM). COMPAREX and amando can already look back on a technology partnership. By taking over amando, COMPAREX is seeking to bring together their leading technologies and licensing excellence in response to rising customer demand for managed services in software asset management.

COMPAREX is a global IT provider specialising in license management, sourcing, technical product consulting and cloud-based professional services. The COMPAREX Group employs 2,150 people across more than 80 sites in 33 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It generated revenues of EUR 1.77 billion in FY 2014/15.

The Clifford Chance team was led by partner Dr. Christof-Ulrich Goldschmidt (Corporate) and comprised counsel Dr. Ulrike Breidenstein and senior associate Susanne Julis (both Employment), counsel Jörg Futter, senior associate Dr. Lars Laeger, associate Dr. Margret Bootz-Hagen (all Corporate, all Frankfurt), senior associate Christoph Crützen and associate Stefania Parise (both IP, Düsseldorf) and transaction lawyer Ömer Cilingir (Corporate, Frankfurt).