DLA Piper supported Virtustream, an enterprise-class cloud software and services provider, in its US$1.2 billion sale to EMC Corp., a provider of IT storage hardware solutions.

Virtustream was founded in 2009 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. Eric Grossman, a partner in DLA Piper’s Corporate practice, has assisted Virtustream and its founders in the raising of US$129 million since its inception.

The Northern Virginia-based DLA Piper team representing Virtustream included Grossman and Catherine Le Regulski.