Dechert Advises Edge and Court Square in Edge’s Acquisition by Thrive

Dechert advised Financial Services IT service provider, Edge Technology Group, and its majority owner, private equity firm Court Square Capital, in the acquisition of Edge Technology Group by Thrive.

Edge Technology Group is a sector-focused consultancy, exclusively representing alternative investment managers globally.

Court Square is a middle market private equity firm with one of the most experienced investment teams in the industry.

Thrive is a leading provider of NextGen managed services designed to drive business outcomes through application enablement and optimization.

The deal team included corporate partners Kenneth Young, Paul Bennett, Stephen Chan and Christopher Field, and associates Sean Herron, Therese Ang, Zita Chan, Devyn Kurpis, Nicholas Wee, Emad Maghsoudi, David Chan and Chet Eckman; finance partner Lindsay Flora and counsel Elizabeth Le Vay; employee benefits partner Andrew Braid and associate Tabitha Crosier; tax partners Elizabeth Guidi and Edward Lemanowicz, and associate Harris Cornell; intellectual property partner Thomas Rayski, counsel Nathan Smith and associates Stephanie Kwan and Madeleine White; antitrust partners Clemens York and James Fishkin, counsels Michael Okkonen and Beverly Ang, and associates Thirith von Doehren and Delphine Strohl; labor and employment partner Jeffrey Rubin and associate Jennifer Hill; privacy and cybersecurity partner Karen Neuman and associate Daniel Murdock; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; and real estate special counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas.

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