Clifford Chance advises Stirling Square Capital Partners on the agreement to acquire Eurofins Scientific's Digital Testing business

28 September 2022

Stephanie S.E. Horowitz , Tim Heerschop , Hansuya Reddy , Robin Traas , Michiel Sunderman , Jaap Tempelman , Angela McEwan , Tyson Reid , Floris van de Bult , Sanne Blankestijn , Jurre Jurriëns , Chandralekha Ghosh , Dani Rabinowitz , Joseph Sherlock , Saskia Myners , Lauren Harris , Alexandra Dear , Jorrit J.P. Posthuma de Boer
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Clifford Chance advises Stirling Square Capital Partners on the agreement to acquire Eurofins Scientific's Digital Testing business

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Stirling Square Capital Partners, a leading pan-European mid-market private equity firm, on an agreement with Eurofins Scientific to acquire Eurofins Digital Testing in a primary transaction.

Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in food testing and a global scientific leader in bioanalytical testing. Established in 2015, Eurofins Digital Testing provides global testing, quality assurance and technical analysis of digital systems, devices, content and cybersecurity. It is recognised as one of the leading players in its space in terms of technology, innovation and service quality.

This transaction builds on Clifford Chance's expertise in cross-border M&A and Private Equity. The Clifford Chance core team consisted of Stephanie Horowitz, Tim Heerschop, Hansuya Reddy, Robin Traas, Jorrit Posthuma de Boer and Bart Warringa (Corporate). The wider team consisted of Michiel Sunderman, Alec Sanderson and Cile Arnoldy (Tax), Jaap Tempelman, Stephanie Phillips, Sophie Wijdeveld and Stijn Theunissen (TMT), Angela McEwan and Tyson Reid (Finance), Floris van de Bult, Sanne Blankestijn and Iga Mamczarz (Employment), Frans Muller, Jurre Jurriëns and Bruno Weisser Lopez (Competition), Chandralekha Ghosh, Dani Rabinowitz and Joseph Sherlock (UK competition/regulatory), Saskia Myners, Lauren Harris and Alexandra Dear (Luxembourg) and other Clifford Chance team members from Beijing, Shanghai, Brussels, London, New York and Washington.