On April 4, 2023, Employee Navigator, the leading benefits administration and HR software solution for insurance brokers and employers, announced the acquisition of Ease, the leading broker-centric HR and benefits software solution for small businesses. The combined company will support over 150,000 businesses, more than 4,000 insurance brokers, a marketplace of 300 integrated partners and over 13 million employees in the U.S., making it one of the largest benefits administration and HR platforms in the country. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Ease on the transaction.

The acquisition will help accelerate the modernization of benefits administration for brokers, employers, and the broader insurance ecosystem. The companies’ two products will continue to operate separately, but many of Ease’s features will be incorporated into Employee Navigator’s platform over time, creating a more compelling product for insurance brokers.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Ease included:

Corporate/M&A
Mark Holloway
David Wickwire
Zachary Williams
Stacy Lee
Aletha Tarn
Eleanor Bleecker
Evan Burroughs
Bridget Grier
Barbara Mery

Delaware Corporate
Ryan Greecher
Sarah Hand
Jason Schoenberg

Antitrust
Michelle Hale
Matthew McDonald

Employee Benefits
Madeleine Boshart
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Emma Wilcox

Privacy and Cybersecurity
Matt Staples
Nikolaos Theodorakis
Diya Jajal
Daniel Chen

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Han Shen

Technology Transactions
Barath Chari
Ezra Clark
Allegra Sachs

For more information, please see the companies’ news release.