POELLATH advises Earlybird on sale of Socialbakers to Astute
Earlybird Venture Capital is a leading German venture capitalist with an investment focus on European technology companies. With more than EUR 1 bn of capital commitments across all fund generations and 23 years of venture capital experience, Earlybird is one of the most successful and well-established VC investors in Europe. Following the record trade sale of Peak Games to Zynga, and the exit from the Turkish furniture marketplace Vivense, Socialbakers marks Earlybird's third significant exit in 2020.
Socialbakers offers strategic services in the field of social media. The service provider's product range is designed specifically for the social media appearance of businesses and ranges from target group research to account management.
Astute Solutions is a leading U.S. software provider for customer management and customer care. Under the brand Astute Solutions, the company offers customer engagement solutions for numerous industries.
POELLATH advised Earlybird on all legal, tax and fund-specific aspects of this cross-border transaction with the following team:
- Andreas Rodin (partner, private funds/tax law, Frankfurt am Main)
- Ralf Bergjan (partner, M&A/private equity/corporate, Munich)
- Jan Philipp Neidel (senior associate, private funds/tax/venture capital, Berlin)
- Nemanja Burgic (associate, M&A/private equity/corporate, Munich)
- Simon Schachinger (associate, private funds/tax law/venture capital, Berlin)
Further advisors of Earlybird were Frank Chaiken and Emma Off (Thompson Hine) on the U.S. aspects of the transaction and Pavel Nemecek and Ivo Skolil (Havel & Partners) as well as Stepan Osicka and Daniela Riegel (Fucik & Partners) on the Czech aspects of the transaction.
