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Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Advises Dutch Cybersecurity Specialist Hatching in the Sale of its Shares to US-based Threat Intelligence Company

AMSTERDAM – July 12, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Amsterdam office represented Hatching’s CEO Jurriaan Bremer in the sale of 100% of its shares in Hatching International B.V. and Hatching B.V. to Recorded Future Inc., a portfolio company of Insight Venture Management, LLC.

The Amsterdam team also advised Jurriaan Bremer on its further involvement in the business of Recorded Future and its parent company, RF Ultimate Parent Inc.

Founded in 2018 by Jurriaan Bremer, Hatching is a rapidly growing software development company that provides cybersecurity services focused on sandboxing. The threat intelligence company Recorded Future has become an industry leader through its relentless focus on intelligence. Hatching's scalable malware analysis, Hatching Triage, will be integrated into Recorded Future’s systems to extend its intelligence coverage, creating a discerning feature for customers to identify and assess malware before allowing data to be further correlated and enriched in the Recorded Future intelligence cloud. Customers will have better visibility into active malware campaigns and gain an advantage over adversaries who use malicious software to disrupt their business operations.

Leading the Greenberg Traurig team was Amsterdam office Corporate Shareholder Thédoor Melchers. The following were also part of the team: Amsterdam Shareholders Thomas van der Vliet and Thomas Timmermans; Delaware Shareholder Nathan P. Emeritz; and Amsterdam Associates Sera Hendrix, Alette Kroese, Paul Schouten, and Iza van Erkel. Recorded future was represented by Stibbe N.V. and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP. The Stibbe team was led by Colette de Bel, supported by Nathan van Rooijen, Francisca Ribeiro Bartolo, Natalja van Hofwegen, Juliette de Jong and Eva Das and the Willkie team was led by Stephanie Moran and Matthew Guercio.