Paul Hastings Advises Bregal on Acquisition of Celix by Communardo

Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised leading European private equity investor Bregal Unternehmerkapital (Bregal) on the acquisition of celix Solutions GmbH (celix) by Communardo Group GmbH (Communardo), a portfolio company of funds advised by Bregal.

celix supports companies in realizing their full potential through targeted process optimization. As an Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner, celix delivers customized solutions based on the Atlassian tool suite so that product development, service management and team collaboration are seamlessly integrated.

Communardo is a leading DACH-focused service provider in Atlassian (Platinum status) and Microsoft modern workplace solutions for upper mid-market and enterprise customers. Communardo provides end-to-end services across four revenue streams: professional services, license reselling, managed services and own software apps.

Bregal is the largest midcap investor headquartered in the DACH region, with a total of €7 billion in capital raised since its establishment. The funds advised by Bregal invest in medium-sized companies based in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria.

The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of the relevant authorities and is expected within approximately two months.

Private equity and M&A partner Dr. Christopher Wolff led the Paul Hastings team along with private equity and M&A associate Mahmood Kawany.

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