Nexthink’s majority sold to Vista: the advisors
Nexthink, a DEX management specialist backed by Permira, Highland, Index and Auriga, signed a definitive agreement to receive a majority investment from globally active tech investor Vista Equity Partners. The deal values the company at approximately $3 billion.
In connection with the transaction, Pestalozzi advised Vista Equity Partners, Borel & Barbey advised Highland Europe on the sale of its shares in the Nexthink, while Lenz & Staehelin – working with a team at Ropes & Gray led by Sarah Young – represented Nexthink itself.
The Pestalozzi team
The Pestalozzi team working on the matter included Petra Hanselmann (pictured above), Beat Schwarz, Christian Roos, Levy Corba, Jonas Sigrist, Oliver Widmer, Sarah Drukarch, Nicole Sutter, Pascal Richard, Markus Winkler, Annalena Schläpfer, Jeremias Bilger, Maxime Alosius.
The Lenz & Staehelin team
Andreas Rötheli (pictured above-left, corporate and M&A) and Federico Trabaldo Togna (pictured above- rght, corporate and M&A) led the Lenz & Staehelin team on the matter, working alongside Pierrick Sunier, Xavier Grivel and Alexandre Levrat (all corporate and M&A), as well as Floran Ponce, Victoria Kinson and Kimberly Hundt (all tax).
The Borel & Barbey’s team
Borel & Barbey’s team working on the matter included Nicolas Killen (pictured) and Jérôme-Edouard de Vergnies.
