Squire Patton Boggs has advised UK private equity investor and long-standing client Growth Capital Partners (GCP), on a cross-border partnership-led investment in CloudRock, an independent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) digital transformation business and global Workday partner.
The team advising GCP was led by Corporate partners Julian Ciecierski-Burns and Paul Mann, and included Matthew Lappin, James Le Seelleur, Tom Currie and Maxwell Devine, with tax advice provided by partners Victoria Murphy and David Nisbet.
GCP specialises in investing in the knowledge economy, with a focus on businesses operating in the technology and services sectors.
Founded in 2017, CloudRock is a global leader in client-side ERP advisory, implementation, and managed services, providing advice and support to global enterprises as they digitally transform their HR and finance functions. With offices in London, Lisbon, Mumbai, Sydney, and New York, CloudRock is one of a small number of global Workday partners and has partnerships with other established ERP vendors, including ServiceNow, Oracle, and Dayforce.
The partnership between GCP and CloudRock will support the business in continuing its growth in the UK, expansion internationally, and further investment in CloudRock’s talent and its technology partnerships with best-in-class vendors.
Alex Thomson, Partner at GCP commented: “We are very excited to work with CloudRock and build on their success to date to create a globally recognised technology leader.”
On the advice received from Squire Patton Boggs, Mr. Thomson added: “We are grateful to the Squire team for their excellent support. Their technical expertise and practical hands-on advice added real value to the process and facilitated the swift completion of the transaction.”