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12.02.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises SteelEye on Merger with FundApps
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team advised SteelEye, a leading trade and communications surveillance and data analytics platform, on its merger with FundApps, a provider of compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting solutions for the global financial services industry. Backed by FTV Capital, the merger brings together two of the RegTech sector’s most innovative providers to create a single, end-to-end compliance solution for clients across the buy-side and sell-side.
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12.01.25
Firm Advises Katjes International on Proposed Acquisition of Graze from Unilever
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team is pleased to have advised Katjes International (through its subsidiary Future Snacks Ltd.) in connection with the entry into an SPA to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Nature Delivered Ltd. (Graze) as well as the “Graze” brand from Unilever. The transaction is structured as a carve-out from Unilever and includes the full brand and product portfolio, the transfer of around 200 employees, and a production facility in London.
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10.22.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Phare Health on Acquisition by R1
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team advised Phare Health Ltd, a healthcare technology company building AI-native solutions for inpatient coding and clinical documentation improvement, on its sale to R1 (an industry leader in managing and intelligently automating healthcare revenue management).
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3.25.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises 9fin on Acquisition of Bond Radar
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team advised 9fin, a leading AI-powered analytics platform for debt capital markets, on the acquisition of UK-based Bond Radar. The strategic acquisition of Bond Radar, a premier intelligence and data provider for the international bond and loan markets, will enhance 9fin’s offering with Bond Radar’s deep historical data and broad market reach, particularly within investment-grade debt and emerging markets.
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3.05.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Alianza on Acquisition of Metaswitch
On March 4, 2025, Alianza, Inc., the world’s first cloud-orchestrated, AI-powered communications platform dedicated to service providers, announced the completion of its acquisition of Metaswitch from Microsoft, executing on the Definitive Agreement announced in December 2024. Financing of the transaction was provided by existing Alianza investors and a syndicate of commercial banks led by Wells Fargo. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Alianza on the transaction.
The combined offerings of Metaswitch and Alianza will enable service providers to close a massive gap in their ability to grow services revenue and improve operational efficiency by modernizing core networks, unlocking new innovative offerings, and ultimately transforming network operations. With the close of this transaction, Alianza will serve a combined customer base of more than 1,000 communication service providers, including 19 of the top 20 global operators. Alianza will continue to support Metaswitch’s existing product offerings while integrating its cloud-native technology into a unified product portfolio.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Alianza on the transaction includes:
The combined offerings of Metaswitch and Alianza will enable service providers to close a massive gap in their ability to grow services revenue and improve operational efficiency by modernizing core networks, unlocking new innovative offerings, and ultimately transforming network operations. With the close of this transaction, Alianza will serve a combined customer base of more than 1,000 communication service providers, including 19 of the top 20 global operators. Alianza will continue to support Metaswitch’s existing product offerings while integrating its cloud-native technology into a unified product portfolio.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Alianza on the transaction includes:
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2.27.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Marqeta on Acquisition of TransactPay
On February 26, 2025, Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, and TransactPay, a BIN Sponsorship provider that is licensed as an E-Money Institution (EMI) to issue e-money and undertake payment services in the UK and European Economic Area, announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Marqeta will acquire TransactPay. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Marqeta on the transaction.
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12.19.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Featurespace on Merger with Visa
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to have represented Featurespace as the lead advisor in its recently completed acquisition by Visa. Featurespace is a developer of real-time AI payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks.
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10.25.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Socure on $136 Million Acquisition of Effectiv
On October 24, 2024, Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanction screening, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Effectiv, a real-time risk decisioning company, for $136 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Socure on the transaction.
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
The strategic acquisition pairs Socure’s best-in-class digital identity verification and fraud solutions with a developer-friendly AI orchestration and decisions platform. With this acquisition, Socure—which serves more than 2,700 customers and has verified more than 2.26 billion identities over the past 12 months—further solidifies its leadership position in the identity verification and fraud prevention market, and is propelled into the $200 billion enterprise fraud industry, which additionally encompasses payments fraud, credit underwriting, and AML transaction monitoring. The transaction is expected to close in November.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Socure on the transaction includes:
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9.26.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Featurespace in Its Proposed Sale to Visa
Wilson Sonsini’s London-based M&A team led on the pending sale of UK-based Featurespace to Visa. Featurespace is a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks.
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9.10.24
Wilson Sonsini Represents Syxsense in its Acquisition by Absolute Security
On September 5, 2024, Absolute Security, a Seattle, WA-based company which specializes in enterprise cyber resilience, acquired Syxsense, an innovator in automated endpoint and vulnerability management. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Syxsense on the transaction.
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8.09.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Recursion on Definitive Agreement with Exscientia
On August 8, 2024, Recursion and Exscientia announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement, combining Recursion, a leading clinical stage technology-enabled biotech company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, with Exscientia, a technology-driven clinical stage drug design and development company, committed to creating more effective medicines for patients, faster. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Recursion on the transaction.
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4.10.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Onfido on Completion of Acquisition by Entrust
On April 9, 2024, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Entrust, a global leader in trusted payments, identities, and data security, announced that it has completed its acquisition of London-based Onfido, a global leader in identity verification. With the acquisition, Entrust now provides the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of AI-powered, identity-centric security solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Wilson Sonsini advised Onfido on the transaction.
Wilson Sonsini’s involvement in the transaction illustrates its increasingly strong presence in the UK market representing UK technology companies in their cross-border M&A transactions, particularly those involving U.S. buyers. The Wilson Sonsini team advising Onfido on the transaction includes:
M&A
Marty Korman
Ethan Lutske
Ross Davies
Esther Lukman
Eleanor Bleecker
Jennifer Eberly
Robert Gunn
Katherine Fuller
Peter Borland
Wilson Sonsini’s involvement in the transaction illustrates its increasingly strong presence in the UK market representing UK technology companies in their cross-border M&A transactions, particularly those involving U.S. buyers. The Wilson Sonsini team advising Onfido on the transaction includes:
M&A
Marty Korman
Ethan Lutske
Ross Davies
Esther Lukman
Eleanor Bleecker
Jennifer Eberly
Robert Gunn
Katherine Fuller
Peter Borland