Fenwick Represents Firstbase in Acquisition by AppDirect

Fenwick represented Firstbase, an IT asset management platform that supports customers globally to procure and manage the equipment deployed within their organizations, in its acquisition by AppDirect, a B2B commerce platform.

Through this acquisition, Firstbase's platform functionality will integrate into AppDirect's platform, providing AppDirect’s advisor community with a single destination for their end customers to manage their telecom, software and IT assets. More information can be obtained from the news announcement.

Fenwick has served as outside counsel to Firstbase since 2021, led by corporate partner Michael Brown and partner-elect Aaron Ginsburg. The Fenwick transaction team included corporate partner Ethan Skerry and Michael Brown, counsel Jeremy Delman and associates Brandon Ho and Bowen Xue; technology transactions partner Jonathan Millard and associate Julia Arruda; executive compensation and employee benefits partner Nancy Chen and associates Christophe Delrieu and Rachel Coffey; tax partner William Skinner and associate Alexis Maguina; and privacy and cybersecurity counsel Melanie Jolson.