Waterfront has advised software-focused growth equity firm Bloom Equity Partners on their recent acquisition of Soutron Global LLC and Soutron Limited.
The acquisition sees Soutron Global LLC (North America) and Soutron Limited (UK) merge into one entity to expand global operations in respect of the library, archive, and knowledge management software vertical they provide.
Waterfront’s Angus Young was the lead partner on the deal and was supported by associate Charlotte Lang.
Jay Vasantharajah at Bloom Equity Partners said: “The team at Waterfront were a pleasure to deal with throughout and exceeded our expectations to get the deal done.”
Angus Young said “We were delighted to support the team at Bloom Equity Partners in relation to the acquisition of Soutron Global. We are looking forward to seeing what the future holds for the business.”
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