FRANKFURT - Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has advised EPAM Systems, Inc. (EPAM) and its German subsidiary, EPAM Systems GmbH, on the acquisition of technology think tank and consulting company CORE SE (CORE).
EPAM, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services, based in Pennsylvania, U.S., serves customers in more than 35 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
CORE is a technology think tank, consulting and transformation service in the IT Industry, which was founded in Berlin in 2009.
Global Corporate Group partner, Dr. Andreas Jürgens, and counsel, Dr. Philip Schmidt, who co-led the Reed Smith team, said: "We are pleased to have advised EPAM on this strategic and significant acquisition that will further enhance their position as a leading global digital and product design agency."
The integrated multinational team at Reed Smith advised on corporate, finance, employment, intellectual property, IT/data protection, real estate and further aspects of the acquisition, involving lawyers from the firm's offices in Frankfurt, Munich, London and Dubai.
The full team advising on this complex transaction involved:
Frankfurt and Munich:
o Dr. Andreas Jürgens (Partner), Dr. Philip Schmidt (Counsel) (both lead), Johann Niller (Associate) (all Corporate/M&A)
o Harald Heller (Partner) (Real Estate)
o Ulrike Bischof (Senior Associate), Vincent Magotsch (Associate) (Employment/Human Resources)
o Christian Leuthner (Senior Associate), Sven Schonhofen (Associate) (IT, Data Protection)
o Dr. Anette Gärtner (Partner) (IP)
o Jan Philip Nagel (Associate) (Finance)
London:
o Stephen Mooney (Partner), Lily Wu (Associate) (all Corporate/M&A).
Dubai:
o Zahir Sabur (Senior Associate), Tufayel Hussain (Associate) (all Corporate/M&A).
Switzerland:
o Wenger & Vieli (Local Counsel).
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