Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

09/08/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 04:45

Willkie Advises Acronis AG on sale of majority stake to EQT

Willkie Advises Acronis AG on sale of majority stake to EQT

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August 9, 2024

Willkie advised Acronis AG, a leading cybersecurity and data protection platform for managed service providers, in connection with a sale of a majority stake in to the EQT X fund.

On August 7, Acronis announced that EQT is acquiring a majority stake in the company, with founders, management and certain existing investors remaining as significant minority shareholders.

Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers, small and medium businesses, and enterprise IT departments.

The Willkie team was led by partners Howard Block, Gavin Gordon and Jeffrey Korn and included partners Michael Katz, Andrew Gray and Rahul Saha and associates Alaric Green, Ethan Douglas, Ben Pearlman, Nayanika Ruia and Harry Buchanan.
Howard T. Block PartnerCorporate & Financial Services
New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8977
Gavin Gordon PartnerCorporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4719
Jeffrey B. Korn PartnerLitigation
New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8842
Michael A. Katz PartnerExecutive Compensation & Employee Benefits
New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8204
Andrew Gray PartnerCorporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4860
Rahul Saha PartnerAntitrust & Competition
London [email protected] +44 20 3580 4741
Alaric Green AssociateAntitrust & Competition
London [email protected] +44 203 580 4865
Ethan Douglas AssociateCorporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 203 580 4853
Ben Pearlman AssociateCorporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 203 580 4784
Nayanika Ruia AssociateCorporate & Financial Services
New York [email protected] +1 212 728 3003
Harry Buchanan AssociateCorporate & Financial Services
London [email protected] +44 203 580 4880