LONDON – April 7, 2022 – A multi-office team of lawyers from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised Papaya Global Ltd., an Israeli payroll and human resources (HR) software company, in its acquisition of Azimo, a global digital cross-border money transfer service. The acquisition will allow Papaya to use payment licenses in the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and other locations. The acquisition is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals from the Financial Conduct Authority and the De Nederlandsche Bank and is expected to complete later this year.
The Greenberg Traurig team assisting Papaya Global on the transaction was led by London Office Shareholder Sarah Moyles with support from Associate Jamie Ball. Berlin Office Local Partner Carsten Kociok advised on the regulatory aspects of the transaction. The transaction involved support from specialists in Greenberg Traurig offices in London, Warsaw, Amsterdam, and New York.
The full Greenberg Traurig team included:
- Adam Andula, Warsaw, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Jamie Ball, London, Corporate
- Michał Bobrzyński, Warsaw, M&A
- Natalie Carter, London, Real Estate
- Jakub Dittmer, Warsaw, Tax
- Ali El Hri, Amsterdam, Real Estate
- Naomi Feinstein, London, Labor & Employment (L&E)
- Jarosław Fejdasz, Warsaw, Corporate
- Anna Hałas-Krawczyk, Warsaw, L&E
- Sera Hendrix, Amsterdam, Corporate
- Eva Herdé, Amsterdam, Real Estate
- Justin Hool, London, Corporate
- Richard Hughes, London, Banking & Financial Services
- Graham Iversen, London, Tax
- Kathryn Jones, London, Tax
- Wietse de Jong, Amsterdam, Investment Management
- Maciej Kacymirow, Warsaw, Tax
- Carsten Kociok, Berlin, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
- Alette Kroese, Amsterdam, Corporate
- Maquina Lamé, Amsterdam, Corporate
- William B. Mack, New York, Financial Regulatory & Compliance
- Emma L. Menzies, London, Banking & Financial Services
- Ewen Mitchell, London, Intellectual Property & Technology
- Sarah Moyles, London, Corporate
- Jolanta Nowakowska-Zimoch, Warsaw, Real Estate
- Marta Poplawska, Warsaw, L&E
- Krzysztof Popławski, Warsaw, Litigation
- Ben Saunders, London, Corporate
- Ricarda Seifert, Berlin, Intellectual Property & Technology
- Gillian Sproul, London, Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation
- Chazz Sutherland, Amsterdam, Corporate
- Thomas Timmermans, Amsterdam, L&E
- Iza van Erkel, Amsterdam, L&E
- Wouter van Wengen, Amsterdam, Corporate
- Bas Vletter, Amsterdam, Corporate
- Natalia Wołkowycka, Warsaw, L&E
- Calum Young, London, Tax