Allen & Overy advises Cegid on the acquisition of StorIQ

This acquisition is a valuable addition to Cegid’s retail portfolio, thereby bolstering its position as leader in retail POS solutions in France and worldwide.

The Allen & Overy team was led by Alexandre Ancel (Partner, Paris), with support from William Samengo-Turner (Partner, London), Jakub Cech (Senior Associate, Prague), Julie Parent (Senior Associate, Paris), Georgina Burrow (Associate, London) and Tashan Dwyer (Associate, London) on corporate aspects.

The team also included:

• Thomas Masterman (Partner, London), Laura Harvey (Senior Associate, London), Joey Chong (Associate, London) and Adam Janmohamed (Trainee, London) on competition and foreign direct investment (FDI) aspects;
• Nigel Parker (Partner, London), Alexandra Wyles (Senior Associate, London) and Alexander Davis-White (Associate, London) on IT and data protection aspects;
• Matthew Townsend (Partner, London), Danae Wheeler (Associate, London) and Ming He Tan (Trainee, London) on sanctions aspects;
• Paul McCarthy (Partner, London), Katie James (Associate, London) and Danielle Swinnerton (Trainee, London) on incentives aspects;
• Andy Cork (Partner, London), Charlotte Abell (Associate, London), Rayann Fearon (Associate, London), Harry O'Donohue (Trainee, London) on pensions aspects;
• Robbie Sinclair (Partner, London), Ingrid Nixon (Associate, London) and Leanne McCleery (Associate, London) on employment law aspects; and
• Tim Harrop (Partner, London) and Charlotte Boyd (Trainee, London) on tax aspects.