Overview
Munich, March 27, 2025 – McDermott Will & Emery has advised NORD Holding on the acquisition of sedevo IT Consulting GmbH by German IT service provider EWERK.
Sedevo, a specialist for IT security consulting and software development, was founded in 2008 and serves customers from the public, financial and private sectors from its locations in Stuttgart and Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. sedevo specializes in cybersecurity consulting, software development, and the implementation of end-to-end IT security solutions.
The EWERK Group is a leading provider of digital solutions for critical IT infrastructure operators. Headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, the company has more than 200 employees and serves critical infrastructure companies and authorities in the public sector, utilities and healthcare.
NORD Holding is a private equity and asset management company with assets under management of around EUR 4 billion. With its direct investment division, NORD Holding is currently involved in over 13 companies in Germany and in German-speaking countries.
McDermott has advised NORD Holding and its portfolio companies on several transactions, including the acquisition of the nutritional supplement manufacturer 1Q Health and the acquisition of powerdata by IT consultancy CONUTI.
The McDermott team was led by partner Holger H. Ebersberger and counsel Alexandra Prato and comprised partners Florian Schiefer, Christian Rolf, Steffen Woitz and Claus Färber as well as associates Armin Teymouri, Julia Külzer, Sönke Wassermann, Matthias M. Bosbach and Romy Lanz.
