DWF has advised multinational specialist technology outsourcer Equiniti on the acquisition of pensions technology provider Aquila Group Holdings Limited from AquilaHeywood Limited.
The DWF Manchester corporate team provided legal services to Equiniti for the transaction which will enhance the business's client offerings and add depth to its technology solutions service.
Slaughter and May advised Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (“Sykes”) on its acquisition of Symphony Ventures Limited (“Symphony”) for a purchase price of approximately £52 million. The acquisition completed on 1 November 2018.
Sykes is a NASDAQ listed digital marketing and customer service global outsourcer, providing customer-engagement services to Global 2000 companies. Symphony is a leading provider of Robotic Process Automation (“RPA”) services.
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Singtel, Asia’s leading communications group, on its role in a US$1.25 billion investment in Airtel Africa Limited.
Singtel partnered with global investors Warburg Pincus, Temasek, SoftBank and others on the investment in Airtel Africa, the second-largest telecoms company on the continent.
Airtel Africa has over 94 million customers in 14 African countries, while over 11 million people use its mobile wallet service, Airtel Money.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised long-standing client the Maple Syrup Group (the owners of Quidco and Shoop) and its key shareholders on a transaction with Top Online Partners Group (the owners of TopCashback) to create a prominent, global group within the money-saving industry.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised long-standing client the Maple Syrup Group (the owners of Quidco and Shoop) and its key shareholders on a transaction with Top Online Partners Group (the owners of TopCashback) to create a prominent, global group within the money-saving industry.
DLA Piper represented SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT infrastructure management software, in its initial public offering. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as joint lead book-running managers for the offering.
Our Finnish cross-practice team, led by partner Maria Carlsson, senior associate Lasse Riski and associate Carl Hoffman, recently assisted Basware in negotiating partnering agreements with Xerox as Basware outsourced its scan and capture operations to Xerox across over 28 countries globally.
Munich – Technology company tado GmbH has completed another international round of financing worth a total of USD 50 million. New investors include Amazon, E.ON, Total Energy Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital, Inven Capital and the European Investment Bank. Total funding now stands at USD 102 million. The Munich-based company plans to use the new capital to further expand its market position, drive forward product development and invest in new services.
De Brauw was lead counsel to eVision Holding B.V.
Client name
eVision Holding B.V.
Other parties involved
Wolters Kluwer
Nature of transaction
Baker McKenzie successfully acted for PINCHme.com on a pre-IPO capital raising, IPO and ASX listing with a market capitalisation (on listing) of A$58.6 million.
A New York based, Delaware incorporated company, PINCHme.com operates a leading product sampling and digital promotions platform and is backed by numerous high profile investors.