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Target
BWise B.V.
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Our Role
Advisor to seller
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Seller and Location
Private shareholders of BWise B.V., Netherlands
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Activity
Global leader in enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software
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Acquiror / Investors and Location
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., United States
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Activity
Inventor of the electronic exchange; fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade
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Description of Transaction
Advised the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the world’s largest exchange company, on the acquisition of BWise B.V., a Netherlands-based compliance and risk management software provider. BWise’s GRC platform will be sold through NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, a software technology business dedicated to helping companies minimize risk, maximize efficiency and increase transparency. Assisted in evaluating strategic alternatives and structuring and negotiating a complex, cross-border transaction. This acquisition will enable NASDAQ OMX to further its long-term strategy of offering valuable products and services to publicly listed and private companies.