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

Corporate
Mark Baudler
Lianna Whittleton

Tax
Sarah Lane
Myra Sutanto Shen
Brandon King

National Security
Stephen Heifetz
Mike Casey
Anne Seymour
Seth Cowell
Nimit Dhir
Bryan Poellot
Navpreet Moonga

Litigation
Anna Chase

Antitrust
Beau Buffier
Deirdre Carroll
Kimberley Biagioli

Employee Benefits and Compensation
Sriram Krishnamurthy
Fleur Benns
Michael Montfort
Jason Chan
Toni Hodge

Employment Law
Martin Luff
Matthew Gorman
Quinn Christie

Technology Transactions
Andrew Poling
Caitlyn Bingaman
Waen Yoon
Isabel Annino

Privacy and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Nikolaos Theodorakis
Michael O’Brien
Diya Jajal

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