Bär & Karrer Advises EQT on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Acronis

EQT X fund acquires a majority stake in Acronis, a leading IT solutions vendor for Managed Service Providers, offering a natively integrated, highly efficient cybersecurity and data protection platform. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2025 and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal advisor to EQT in this transaction. The team is co-led by Christoph Neeracher and Luca Jagmetti and further includes Dieter Dubs, Philippe Seiler, Sebastian Sutter, Patrick Zumsteg, Sacha Kanoff, and Floris Zuur (all Corporate/M&A), Susanne Schreiber (Tax), Faton Aliu (Financing), Thomas Stoltz, Fabian Turtschi and Özden Omürcan (all Corporate/Notarial Services), Daniel Flühmann (Regulatory), Mani Reinert and Tim Meyer (both Antitrust), Ruth Bloch-Riemer and Stefan Bollinger (both Pension), Laura Widmer and Manuel Schmid (both Employment), Jonas Bornhauser (IP/IT), Rehana Harasgama (Data Protection), as well as Patrick Neher (Real Estate). Milbank acts as international legal advisor to EQT in this transaction.