Dechert Advises Rocket Software in US$2 Billion Investment by Bain Capital Private Equity

 
October 08, 2018

Dechert LLP acted as legal advisor to Rocket Software in its signing of a definitive agreement with Bain Capital Private Equity, which will see Bain Capital Private Equity acquire a majority stake in the company. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately US$2 billion.

Rocket Software is a technology company that helps over 10 million business professionals run critical infrastructure applications, business processes and data. Bain Capital’s substantial investment will allow Rocket Software to increase its spending on research and product development. The company is currently majority owned by Court Square Capital Partners.

Dechert’s team on the deal included corporate partners Ken Young, Jeff Norton and Geraldine Sinatra with associates Allie Misner, Nicholas Carroll, Colleen Mallick, Michael Darby, Heather Shimer and Cesar Sanchez; tax partner Edward Lemanowicz with associate Andy Lau; antitrust partner James Fishkin and Clemens York with associates Beverly Ang, Samuel Stelk and Michael Okkonen; intellectual property partner Violetta Kokolus with associate Nathan Smith; and employee benefits associates Michael Binko and Ellie Kang.

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