Dechert Advises AHEAD on its Acquisition of RoundTower Technologies and Kovarus
September 25, 2020
Dechert is advising AHEAD in its acquisition of RoundTower Technologies and Kovarus. The acquisitions will create scale, national reach and a more holistic services portfolio for AHEAD, resulting in a business with over 1,000 employees and $2.1 billion in gross revenues. This follows the recent announcement of Centerbridge Partners’ acquisition of AHEAD from Court Square Capital Partners. The Kovarus, RoundTower and Centerbridge transactions are expected to close at the end of October 2020.
AHEAD is a leading provider of platforms for digital business. RoundTower Technologies delivers innovative solutions and services in the areas of data center infrastructure, converged platforms, cloud automation and orchestration, DevOps, data analytics and cyber security. Kovarus is a systems integrator that helps companies modernize and automate IT.
The Dechert Team advising AHEAD includes corporate partners Ken Young and Bernardo Piereck and associates Sean Herron, Avryl Klich, Michael Balent, Nicole Holden, John Stanley and Daniel Mozes; finance partner Sarah Gelb and associate Emily Lozada; antitrust partner James Fishkin, counsel Beverly Ang and associate Michael Okkonen; labor counsel Jeffrey Rubin; tax partner Edward Lemanowicz; environmental special counsel John Ix; real estate special counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas; and employee benefits partner Eric Rubin.
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