Together with law firms Gide Loyrette Nouel and Cuatrecasas, Gleiss Lutz has advised EP Equity Investment (EPEI) on its acquisition of Atos SE's Tech Foundations business. EPEI and Atos SE have entered into a put option agreement providing for exclusive negotiations to sell Atos SE's subsidiary to EPEI. The contemplated sale is based on a valuation of Tech Foundations at EUR 2 billion.
The agreement provides for a 100% takeover by EPEI in exchange for a cash payment of EUR 100 million and the assumption of on-balance sheet liabilities of EUR 1.9 billion.
Subject to final agreements and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024.
Atos SE is a global leader in digital transformation and high-performance computing with 107,000 employees, about 52,000 of whom work in its Tech Foundations business.
EP Equity Investment is a Luxembourg-based investment firm focusing on publicly traded companies, industrials and conglomerates.
The following Gleiss Lutz team advised EP Equity Investment, with Gide acting as lead counsel: Dr. Martin Viciano Gofferje (partner), Dr. Micha Pfarr (both lead, counsel), Dr. Pirmin Emanuel Schreiner (all Berlin), Dr. Philipp Jaspers (Frankfurt, all Corporate/M&A), Dr. Jens Günther (partner, Munich), Dr. Rut Steinhauser (partner), Josefine Chakrabarti (counsel, both Berlin), Dr. Matthias Böglmüller, Mark Gerigk (both Munich, all Employment), Dr. Eva Reudelhuber (partner), Pascal Urban (both Munich), Eva Legler (Frankfurt, all Banking & Finance), Dr. Hannah Bug (counsel, Berlin), Dr. Sebastian Girschick (Munich), Nora Schubert (Stuttgart, all IP/IT & Commercial), Friedrich Schlott (counsel), Dr. Alexander Nagel (counsel, both Insolvency, both Düsseldorf), Konrad Discher (counsel, Real Estate, Frankfurt), Dr. Jacob von Andreae (partner), Aylin Hoffs (both Foreign Trade, both Düsseldorf), Simon Clemens Wegmann (Berlin), Dr. Manuel Klar (Munich, both Data Protection).
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