On April 17, 2017, Oracle announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wercker, a Dutch start-up which helps developers test and deploy code at a rapid pace, for an undisclosed amount. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Wercker in the transaction.
According to a company announcement, the acquisition will allow Oracle to integrate Wercker's management and automation features into its hosted Docker offerings on the Oracle Cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) products.
The Wilson Sonsini team representing Wercker includes:
M&A:
Marty Korman, Partner
Doug Schnell, Partner
Technology Transactions:
Dan Glazer, Partner
Employee Benefits and Compensation:
Madeline Boshart, Partner
Privacy and Data Protection:
Matt Staples, Of Counsel
Tax:
Myra Sutanto Shen, Partner
For additional information, please see Oracle's press announcement.