Goodwin has advised Forterro Sweden AB in connection with the multi-jurisdictional acquisition of the German software company ORGADATA AG. The closing of the deal is still subject to regulatory clearance.
Forterro is a leader in software solutions for the industrial market – with strongholds in Europe’s top production economies, as well as regional service hubs and development centres around the world. From more than 40 office locations, 1,600+ employees provide and support software for more than 13,000 industrial businesses.
Based in Leer, Germany, Orgadata has subsidiaries in more than 20 countries and is well known in the market for its innovative Logikal software for designing, calculating and producing windows, doors and curtain walls. Logikal digitalises and simplifies processes so that companies can work more efficiently and cost-optimised.
The Goodwin transaction team was led by Private Equity partner Markus Käpplinger (Frankfurt) and also included the partners Gemma Roberts, Sarah Jordan, Katie Leah, Gretchen Scott (all London), Oded Schein, Folko Moroni (both Munich), counsel James Taylor, and associates Robert Jochim, Tobias Schulz, Philipp Lauer, Jakob Lutzenberger (all Munich), Bastian Schmack, Anton Amann (all Frankfurt), Anuj Ghai, Anne Stroude, Annabel Loose, Lauren NuDelman, Sophie Entwisle, Serene Qandil, Laura Robez-Masson, Ornella Youkharibache, Tanya Choudhary, Megan Gibson (all London), transaction lawyer Nadine Gommel (Frankfurt) as well as law clerks/trainees Simon Peetz, Martin Kolja, Melissa UIrich (all Frankfurt), Geng To Law, Philipp Lehle, Gaspard du Chaffaut, Elliot Luke and Ollie Thesiger (all London).