Slaughter and May advised Lobster Ink, a leading provider of end-to-end online customer training solutions, and its majority shareholders on the sale of Lobster Ink to Ecolab Inc, the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services.

Lobster Ink is based in Geneva with core competencies in applied learning science, high-quality training content curation and the delivery of learning experiences through their software as a service platform to successfully meet the unique training needs of hospitality and foodservice companies in 130 countries globally.  In 2018, its sales were approximately $24 million.

Contacts
Corporate: Richard Smith (partner), Heather Fleming (associate), Francesca Parker (associate), Katie Whiteman (associate).

IP/IT: Cathy Connolly (partner), Emma Haywood (associate).

Pensions/Employment: Phil Linnard (partner), Katherine Flower (associate), Ellie Wilson (associate).

Tax: Mike Lane (partner), Stephanie Baxter (associate)