Bird & Bird advises Gamma on the acquisition of German Placetel business
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International law firm Bird & Bird has advised Gamma Communications plc (Gamma) on the acquisition of the German Placetel Business, including all shares in BroadSoft Germany GmbH (in future Gamma Placetel GmbH) from its sole shareholder BroadSoft UK Holding Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Cisco.
BroadSoft Germany GmbH is a German provider of cloud communications and enables organisations to purchase Cisco collaboration solutions both digitally and through local partners.
This acquisition strengthens Gamma's presence in Germany and deepens the relationship which Gamma has with Cisco, as both companies work together to accelerate their growth in the region. The acquisition demonstrates Gamma's commitment to further expanding its presence in key European markets.
Gamma is a leading provider of technology-based communications services throughout Europe and employs approximately 1,900 people. With a range of unified communications, mobile, security and connectivity services, Gamma provides robust and secure end-to-end enterprise communications solutions that enable organisations to communicate, collaborate and deliver excellent customer experience.
Gamma Communications plc has been advised by the following Bird & Bird lawyers: partner Dr. Stefanie Orttmann, LL.M. (lead), associates Jan Medele, Felix Spindler, LL.M., Moritz Wargalla, LL.M. and Anna Klingseisen, LL.M. (all Corporate, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Catharina Klumpp, LL.M. and associate Dr. Abdelkader Rbib (both Employment, Dusseldorf) and partner Marcus Huisman and associate Annemarieke van Vlodrop, LL.M. (both Employment, The Hague), partner Dr. Philipp Egler, LL.M. (Frankfurt) and associate Luiza Jeske (Hamburg) (both Dispute Resolution), partner Dr. Constantin Eikel and associate Nicole Kaldeuer, LL.M. (both Intellectual Property, Dusseldorf), partner Dr. Matthias Lang and associate Stefanie Kremer (both Energy & Utility, Dusseldorf), partner Jörg-Alexander Paul, Counsel Oliver Belitz and associate Nadja Rabeneck (all Tech Transactions, Frankfurt), partner Dr. Rolf Schmich and Counsel Michael Brüggemann (both Tax, Frankfurt), Counsel Jürgen Schlinkmann (Real Estate, Munich), associate Dr. Johannes Döveling, LL.M. (Regulatory & Public Affairs, Frankfurt), associate Stanislav Schmidt (Financial Services, Frankfurt) as well as associates Dr. Florian Hinderer and Tamy Tietze (Competition, Dusseldorf).