Chapters Group founds Altamount Software and invests in GBS Europe
Hamburg — Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Chapters Group AG on the formation of Altamount Software GmbH and on its investment in GBS Europa GmbH. Altamount Software GmbH was founded together with Andreas Philippi, the former CEO of HR services provider Westhouse, and focuses on the development and sale of security, GRC and financial services software. With the acquisition of the shares in the security software company GBS, the Chapters Group is laying the foundations for expanding an industry software platform with Altamount Software. Chapters Group AG is a holding company based in Hamburg that invests in small and medium-sized companies from various sectors with a long-term, entrepreneurial approach. The Chapters Group focuses on companies that offer their customers so-called “mission critical” services. The GROUP Business Software (GBS) Europa GmbH is a provider of solutions and services for IBM and Microsoft collaboration platforms. The company offers Competence Centers for Security, Modernization, Mobility and Portal & BPM. The customer base comprises more than 5,000 customers with 4 million users. GBS Europe is active in Europe, North America and Asia. The European headquarters are located in Frankfurt am Main, the North American headquarters in Atlanta, USA. Advisor Chapters Group AG: Norton Rose Fulbright led by Hamburg counsel Dr. Karsten Alex (photo © Norton Rose Fulbright) and partner Patrick Narr (both Corporate / M&A). Malte Meyer (Senior Associate, Corporate / M&A), Sebastian Sievers (Associate, Corporate), Dr. Tim Schaper (Partner), Dr. Tobias Teichner (Senior Associate) (both Antitrust), Dr. Ingemar Kartheuser (Counsel, IT/Data Protection), Dr. Frank Weberndörfer (Partner, Employment), Dr. Max Mahlmann (Associate, Employment) (all Hamburg) and Tiffany Zilliox (Senior Associate, Munich, IP). The Chapters Group was advised in-house by Thomas Hottung (Legal Counsel). About Norton Rose Fulbright Norton Rose Fulbright is a global commercial law firm. With more than 3,500 lawyers at over 50 locations worldwide in Europe, the USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East, we advise leading national and international companies. We offer our clients comprehensive advice in all major industries. These include Financial Institutions; Energy; Infrastructure, Mining and Commodities; Transportation; Technology and Innovation; and Life Sciences and Healthcare. Our global Risk Advisory Group combines this extensive industry experience with its expertise in legal, regulatory, compliance and governance matters. This enables us to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks they face. The Swiss association Norton Rose Fulbright helps to coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members, but does not provide legal advice to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. www.nortonrosefulbright.com/legal-notices.