LONDON, July 7, 2022 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, today announced that it has advised AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% shareholding in Proyectos de Formacion y Servicios S.L. (“PFS”).
Headquartered in Spain, PFS is a software and technology solutions provider for the financial services industry.
This is the latest in a long line of transactions where Proskauer has represented AnaCap, including advising on its acquisition of EDIGard, a software platform for end-to-end invoicing; a majority growth investment into German fintech business fintus GmbH; its majority investment into WebID Solutions, a fintech company providing digital identification solutions to blue-chip corporate and financial institutions; and its investment into MRH Trowe, a highly successful insurance broker in Germany.
The Proskauer team was led by partner Richard Bull and included associates Jack Gladman and Katie Bunce (M&A), and partner John Verwey (Regulatory).
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We are 800+ lawyers serving clients from 12 offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Proskauer offers a full suite of services for the investment management industry, with a market-leading global team dedicated solely to advising private equity, hedge funds, other asset managers, investment funds, financial institutions and institutional investors across all asset classes. The cross border team of over 180 lawyers is based in the U.S., UK, Asia and Latin America and includes specialists in tax, ERISA, regulation, capital markets, employment, insurance, fund finance, litigation and risk management who understand the unique technical and commercial issues relevant to investment managers.
Proskauer has one of the premier global mergers and acquisitions practices. Over the past two years, we have advised on over 200 M&A transactions with an aggregate value of over $165 billion. Last year, the Firm has advised on some of the most complex M&A transactions across a range of industries. Recent representations include advising long-time client Stamps.com in its $6.6 billion acquisition by leading software investment firm, Thoma Bravo; representing Accor in connection with its exclusive negotiations with Ennismore to form the world’s leading lifestyle operator in the hospitality sector; and counseling Grifols and its affiliate Biomat in a $1 billion investment by the Singaporean Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC.