Squire Patton Boggs has advised the shareholders of Robiquity, which includes Growth Capital Partners, on the sale of the company to Avanade.
Squire Patton Boggs’ multi-disciplinary team was led by Corporate partner Julian Ciecierski-Burns, and comprised Matt Lappin, Carl Alabi, and Georgie Hayes from Corporate, Victoria Murphy and Alice Jenkinson from Tax Strategy & Benefits, Miriam Lampert and Raphael Driver from Labour & Employment, Andy Kirkham and Caroline Plimley from Financial Services and Dannielle Jones from Intellectual Property & Technology.
Dan Lee, Investment Director, GCP, said: “The Squire Patton Boggs team were outstanding from start to finish. They understood what mattered to us and to the Robiquity management team, worked seamlessly alongside all parties and kept the process moving at pace. It was a pleasure working with Julian Ciecierski-burns, Matt Lappin, Victoria Murphy and the rest of the team. We’re grateful for their hard work in getting this deal over the line.”
Founded in 2016, Robiquity is a Manchester-based specialist in AI-first business solutions, intelligent automation and low-code development. Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has a proven track record of successfully building investment partnerships with founders in ambitious, highly specialist businesses that power the Knowledge Economy. Squire Patton Boggs previously acted for GCP on their investment in Robiquity in 2022, which provided additional backing to accelerate growth, expand capabilities and further strengthen the company’s position in the market.
Founded by Microsoft and Accenture, and operating as Microsoft’s Client Zero, Avanade is the world’s leading Microsoft expert, helping more than 7,000 organizations modernize securely and scale AI using Microsoft technology, faster.
Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
