DALLAS – Dec. 8, 2021 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorneys represented Greyline Partners, LLC (Greyline), an industry-leading U.S. provider of governance and regulatory compliance solutions for private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and investors, in its sale to IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company. The sale closed Nov. 30, 2021.
The sale was led by Corporate Shareholder Steven E. Bartz, who is based in Greenberg Traurig’s Dallas office.
“We are pleased to have represented Greyline in such an instrumental sale. It has truly been an honor to support their team and be part of achieving their goals,” Bartz said. “We look forward to future opportunities to work with the IQ-EQ team.”
Greyline’s mission is to create a full-service consultancy that solves financial services firms’ global regulatory, operational and governance needs through dynamic, high-quality consulting and innovative technology, according to its website. With the sale, IQ-EQ’s position as a leading provider of outsourced business services to the alternative asset industry is further enhanced.
The Greenberg Traurig deal-team also included Corporate Shareholder Thédoor Melchers and Associates Margaret Kim Heitjan and Chazz Sutherland; Tax Shareholder Labry Welty and Associates Blake Martin and Josh Prywes; Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Shareholder Gregory J. Casas; Finance Shareholder Lou Ann Brunenn and Associate Ruth Guo; Intellectual Property & Technology Shareholder Jerry Fellows; Labor & Employment Of Counsel Alicia Sienne Voltmer; Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero and Associate Philip E. Bryans; Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Shareholders Kara M. Bombach and Donald S. Stein, and Of Counsel Sonali Dohale; Investment Management Of Counsel Tanya L. Boyle; and others.
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