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, 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 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.