Orrick Advises Aptean on Acquisition of Groupe Mistral

Version Française : Orrick a conseillé Aptean dans le cadre de son acquisition de Groupe Mistral

Orrick advised Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, on its acquisition of Groupe Mistral, a French provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions designed for dealers and distributors of agricultural and construction equipment.

This transaction allows Aptean to expand the breadth of its industry-specific ERPs in France. Aptean will leverage its global scale, resources and technological expertise to accelerate the adoption of Mistral group’s cloud-based solutions within the equipment industry, while broadening the solutions that Mistral group can offer to its existing customers.

Aptean has been advised by Orrick’s French and American cross-practice team, which includes:

• David Ruff and Patrick Tardivy (partners), Florent Lewkowicz, (senior associate), Coline Berthe de Pommery and Paul Bignebat (associates) on Corporate M&A aspects;
• Julia Apostle (partner) and Rami Kawkabani (senior associate) on intellectual property and information technology aspects;
• Nadège Owen (partner), Chek-Lhy Luu (senior associate), Alexandra Pawlowski and Chabha Agrea (associates) on employment law aspects;
• Patrick Hubert and Malik Idri (partners) and Maxence Jonvel (associate) on competition law and contract law aspects; and
• Carine Mou Si Yan (partner) and Diana Harapu (associate) on finance aspects.