WARSAW - October 21, 2020 - Greenberg Traurig represented private equity fund Innova/6 in the acquisition of a majority stake in STX Next sp. z o.o.
Fund Innova/6 acquired a majority stake from the company's existing shareholders. The founder of STX Next, Mr. Maciej Dziergwa, will remain CEO of STX Next and a minority shareholder of the company.
The M&A scope of complex legal advice provided by Greenberg Traurig to Innova/6 included: structuring of the transaction, legal due diligence, negotiating transaction documents and advice related to the closing.
The Greenberg Traurig team was led by Senior Associate Agata Wiśniewska, who was supported by Associate Jakub Tarłowski. Local Partner Maciej Kacymirow advised on tax aspects, Local Partner Anna Hałas-Krawczyk advised on employment matters. The due diligence team included Associates: Angelika Makar, Marta Kownacka, Alicja Walerjan as well as Adam Anduła.
Partner Paweł Piotrowski supervised the Greenberg Traurig team.
Innova Capital is a leading private equity fund in Central Europe with a commitment to mid-market buyouts. Since its establishment in 1994, Innova has invested over EUR 900 million in over 50 companies and across 10 countries in the region.
STX NEXT is the largest software house in Europe specialising in designing and creating digital solutions in the Python programming language. The company has been operating since 2005 and cooperates with over 330 people through 5 offices in Poland. STX's clients include leading international corporations, small and medium enterprises as well as the most innovative start-ups from around the world.
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