Osborne Clarke advises 1E and its management team on Carlyle acquisition

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the management team of 1E Limited, a leader in Unified eXperience Management (UXM), on the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), a global investment firm.

1E is a leading  innovator in endpoint management and supports the "work from anywhere enterprise" so employees can be secure, empowered, and productive wherever they want to be. The 1E Tachyon Platform provides real-time diagnosis, remediation and automation that fixes issues fast and without interruption providing critical infrastructure for many businesses shifting to hybrid ways of working.

William Edmondson, CFO of 1E, commented: "We were delighted to have the support of the Osborne Clarke team throughout our transaction with Carlyle. They provided calm and clear-sighted advice, were extremely responsive, and showed great dedication to help us reach completion."

Partners Mathias Loertscher, Mike Freer and Alistair Francis from Osborne Clarke's London Corporate team advised 1E's management team and 1E. They were supported by Senior Associate Leanne Maund, Associates Josephine Healy, Katie Tait (both Corporate) and Ed Grey (Employment). Additionally Partner David Nisbet and Associate Director Elizabeth Shanahan (both Tax) advised on tax matters alongside Associate Director Laura Allum who provided Incentives advice.

Osborne Clarke’s Corporate team is considered a go-to practice for many companies in the Tech, Media and Comms sector, working with global businesses to fast-growth start-ups and market challengers. The team advises at every stage of company development across all corporate issues, from equity and debt fundraisings to M&A, IPOs and JVs. This includes Osborne Clarke’s Management Advisory Group which is a go-to practice for the management teams of businesses engaging in investment transactions. One of only a handful of City firms with a team specifically focussed on supporting management teams through the complexities of completing an institutional investment transaction, the Management Advisory Group brings together the deal experience of Osborne Clarke's Private Equity team, with the support and skills of specialist tax, employment, incentives, tax and private client lawyers.