Paris—Dentons advised US-based Scalefast, a key player in global e-commerce, on its sale to ESW, the global direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce leader.

The acquisition of Scalefast represents a strategic move for ESW that will strengthen its position in the fashion, beauty, personal care and luxury brands market by adding the entertainment, gaming and electronics sectors.

The provision of complementary solutions on Scalefast and ESW’s respective technology platforms is expected to drive accelerated growth in revenue and in product innovation across the newly created group’s integrated client base.

Subject to the usual regulatory approvals, the transaction has been closed at the end of June 2022.

Dentons has been Scalefast’s advisor for the last 10 years. In these post-health crisis times, which have notably accelerated the digitization of companies, this transaction perfectly illustrates Dentons' key presence in the field of global technology transactions.

David Masson, Scalefast's Chief Legal Officer, acted with the management team led by its CEO and founder, Nicolas Stehlé, alongside co-founders Olivier Schott (CMO) and Frédéric Bocquet (CTO).

Jean-Marc Grosperrin, Partner in Dentons’ Paris office, and Ilan Katz, Partner in Dentons’ New York office advised Scalefast.

Dentons teams around the world:

France: Jean-Marc Grosperrin (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Romain Picard (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A), Alexis Doise (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Emmanuelle van den Broucke (Partner, Competition Law), Katell Déniel-Allioux (Partner, Employment Law), Philippe Max (Partner, Banking and Finance) and Steeve Jaskierowicz (Associate, Banking and Finance)

US: Ilan Katz (Partner, Venture Technology), Michael Liou (Law Clerk, Venture Technology), Mike Zolandz (Partner, Regulatory Compliance), Ausra Deluard (Partner, Healthcare), Allison Bender (Partner, Venture Technology), Dan Beale (Partner, Employment and Labor), Mike Maryn (Partner, Pension, Benefits and Executive Compensation), Kelli Wikoff (Partner, Tax) and Sandra McCandless (Partner, Employment and Labor)

Canada: Alexander Eckler (Senior Associate, Business Law) and Daniela Desimini (Parajuriste, Commercial)

Spain: Daniel Vázquez García (Partner, Public Law and Regulatory) and Natalia Palomar (Associate, Public Law and Regulatory)

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