Deal: Baker McKenzie has advised IT consultancy service Crayon Group Holdings on its proposed acquisition of ASX-listed rhipe Limited, an Australian cloud software licensing business. The issued shares of Rhipe will be acquired at $2.50 per share, totalling $408 million in value.

Value: $408 million.

Area: M&A, corporate.

Key players: The Baker McKenzie team was led by corporate partners Lance Sacks and Rick Troiano, senior associate Eric Li and associate Lewis Assness. Other members of the Baker McKenzie team included Rohit Duggal, David Wang, Kilian Elkinson, Caitlin Whale, Raghav Iyer, Victoria Bell, Michael Starkey, Gareth Austin and Lynsey Edgar.

Deal significance: The acquisition will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement, pursuant to which all of the issued shares of thipe will be acquired, minus any special dividends declared prior to implementation.

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Mr Sacks stated: “We were delighted to act for our client, Crayon Group Holding ASA on this important transaction. The acquisition strategically aligns with our client’s growth plans to become a leading regional player in the Asia Pacific region, and will enable Crayon to accelerate the strong market opportunity within the Asia Pacific.”