Finnish Gofore Oyj takes over German esentri

Frank­furt am Main — The inter­na­tio­nal law firm Bird & Bird has advi­sed Gofore Oyj, a listed leading Finnish digi­tal trans­for­ma­tion consul­tancy, on the acqui­si­tion of esen­tri AG, a renow­ned German digi­tal trans­for­ma­tion and IT consul­tancy, and its inter­na­tio­nal subsidiaries.

With almost 1,800 employees in 23 cities in Finland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Repu­blic, Spain and Esto­nia, Gofore Oyj is known for its exper­tise in digi­ta­liza­tion, IT consul­ting and soft­ware deve­lo­p­ment. The consul­tancy offers a wide range of services, inclu­ding digi­tal stra­tegy, agile soft­ware deve­lo­p­ment, cloud solu­ti­ons and user expe­ri­ence design. The company supports public and private sector clients across Europe, helping orga­niza­ti­ons embrace tech­no­lo­gi­cal change and drive inno­va­tion. With a strong commit­ment to sustainable digi­tal deve­lo­p­ment and a colla­bo­ra­tive working culture, Gofore has built a repu­ta­tion as a provi­der of high-quality solu­ti­ons tail­o­red to the needs of clients in various indus­tries, inclu­ding govern­ment, health­care and transportation. 

esen­tri AG is head­quar­te­red in Germany and has bran­ches in Germany, Switz­er­land and Liech­ten­stein and curr­ently employs 110 people. The company specia­li­zes in busi­­ness-orien­­ted digi­tal trans­for­ma­tion with inno­va­tive solu­ti­ons. Its main custo­mers include finan­cial and insu­rance service provi­ders, the manu­fac­tu­ring indus­try and public administration. 

The acqui­si­tion is part of Gofo­re’s stra­tegy to grow in selec­ted custo­mer sectors through acqui­si­ti­ons and an important step on the company’s growth path in the DACH region.

Advi­sor Gofore Oye: Bird & Bird 

Part­ner Dr. Kai Kerger, Coun­sel Johanna Schind­ler and Asso­cia­tes Dr. Matthias Adenauer, LL.M. and Lisa Häring (all Corporate/M&A, Frank­furt), Coun­sel Michael Brüg­ge­mann and Asso­ciate Thomas Schmidt (both Tax, Frank­furt), Part­ner Dr. Barbara Geck and Asso­cia­tes Henry Nico­lai and Jessica Stein­hü­bel (all Employ­ment, Frank­furt), Part­ner Mascha Grund­mann and Coun­sel Julia Präger and Asso­ciate Julia Bopp (all IP, Frank­furt), Part­ners Dr. Stephan Wald­heim and Dr. Florian Hinde­rer (both antitrust/competition, Düssel­dorf), coun­sel Clau­dia Bisch­off-Briel and asso­ciate Ludwig Haster­mann (both IT, Frank­furt), part­ner Mikko Ahonen, coun­sel Vuokko Raja­mäki and asso­ciate Rondy Sten­man (all corporate/M&A, Helsinki). 

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