PwC advises SoftwareONE on the acquisition of Satzmedia
Cologne, 17 February 2022
A multidisciplinary team of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (PwC Legal) and PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (PwC Germany) has provided comprehensive advice to SoftwareONE Group with respect to the share purchase agreement (SPA) and the legal, financial and tax due diligence on the acquisition of Satzmedia GmbH.
Satzmedia, headquartered in Hamburg, is a provider of Digital Experience, E-Commerce and CMS (Content Management System) solutions. With the acquisition of Satzmedia, SoftwareONE expands its capabilities in the area of Application Services – one of SoftwareONE’s strategic growth areas – to include comprehensive online platforms and complete web presences for companies and in the public sector.
SoftwareONE is a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, headquartered in Switzerland. With an IP and technology-driven services portfolio, it enables companies to holistically develop and implement their commercial, technology and digital transformation strategies. This is achieved by modernizing applications and migrating critical workloads on public clouds, while simultaneously managing and optimizing the related software and cloud assets and licensing. SoftwareONE’s offerings are connected by PyraCloud, its proprietary digital platform, which provides customers with data-driven, actionable intelligence. With around 8,300 employees and sales and service delivery capabilities in 90 countries, SoftwareONE provides around 65,000 business customers with software and cloud solutions from over 7,500 publishers.
Advisors SoftwareONE
PwC Legal:
Dr. Roland Hens (Cologne, Lead), Dr. Fabian Jenderek (Duesseldorf, both M&A), Philipp Römer (Duesseldorf; IP / IT / Data Protection)
PwC Germany:
Roman Wollscheid, Alexander Meinert (both Duesseldorf, both Transaction Services), Daniel Windsheimer (Munich), Bernd Niedermayer (Stuttgart, both Deals Tax)
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