The Goodwin Private Equity team advised TA Associates on the signing of a put option agreement for the acquisition of smartTrade Technologies, a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms. The CEO and Co-Founder of smartTrade, and the broader management team, would invest alongside TA at closing, reinforcing their shared commitment to the company's future.
Headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with subsidiaries in London, Paris, Geneva, New York, Toronto, Tokyo and Singapore, smartTrade Technologies empowers customers to grow their electronic trading and payments business through secure, cost-efficient and technologically advanced end-to-end SaaS solutions.
TA Associates is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies. Since 1968, TA has invested in more than 560 companies across its five target industries—technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services. Leveraging its deep industry expertise and strategic resources, TA collaborates with management teams worldwide to help high-quality companies deliver lasting value. The firm has raised $65 billion in capital to date and has over 160 investment professionals across offices in Boston, Menlo Park, Austin, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.
The Goodwin team was led by Maxence Bloch and included Benhouda Derradji, Laura Robez-Masson, Charlotte Muller and Paul Hayes (corporate), Marie Fillon, Louis de Chezelles, Albana Taipi, Bethany P. Withers and Jason Yeoun (IP), Marie-Laure Bruneel and Gauthier Pinabiaux (Tax), Gretchen Scott and Curtis McCluskey (GDPR Compliance) Eram Khan, Laurenz Bové, Simone Waterbury and Kevin Walsh (Antitrust Regulatory).
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