GESSEL advises VirtusLab Group on a landmark merger in the IT sector
12.04.2023 Case studies Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
GESSEL provided multidisciplinary legal support to VirtusLab in its takeover of SoftwareMill, a computer programme consultant. We are proud to have assisted our Client in what is another step of a strategy geared at nurturing a group of diverse, autonomous tech outfits.
Our lawyers conducted due diligence, assessed the antitrust aspects, advised on bank financing, and drafted the transaction documentation. Throughout the process, GESSEL served as lead counsel, coordinating the input of advisors from Poland, the UK, and Luxembourg.
VirtusLab
The VirtusLab Group is active in software engineering and IT consulting. Its 500 staff members liaise closely with technical services on the client side, attending to successful IT transformation, development of native cloud applications, and execution of data science and data engineering projects.
SoftwareMill
SoftwareMill is a consulting agency and a producer of tailormade software, proactively supporting its clients in implementation of cloud computing, big data, stream processing and machine learning technologies.
Lawyers involved in the project
Michał Bochowicz
Partner
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Competition and consumer law
Edyta Podgórska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Katarzyna Zarzycka
Managing Associate
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law | Private Clients
Rafał Smolik
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law | Private Clients
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