International law firm Proskauer is advising client GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, on its acquisition of around a 30 per cent stake in Mergermarket Group from BC Partners. The transaction is subject to standard regulatory approvals.
Mergermarket is a global financial information company specialising in corporate financial news and analysis through a range of products. It provides the advisory, corporate and financial communities with financial intelligence, analysis and data. Mergermarket subscribers include advisory firms, investment banks, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms and corporates. The company has over 1,200 staff in 65 locations worldwide.
M&A London partner Matt Rees led the Proskauer team, with support from partners Faisal Ramzan (Private Credit), Dan Ornstein (Labor) and Stephen Pevsner (Tax), special counsel Claudia Mercer (Antitrust), and associates Harpreet Kaur, Lauren Bretton, Daniel St Onge, Matt Clift and Michael Freeman and Kelly McMullon.
