Overview
Munich, 7 December 2022 – McDermott Will & Emery advised Global Savings Group (GSG) as it is joining forces with Pepper.com (Pepper) on all aspects of employment law. The transaction will mark the biggest deal in the industry in 2022.
Together, GSG and Pepper will form a multinational tech company operating the world’s largest shopping community, recommendation and rewards platform connecting brands and retailers with consumers across more than 2bn purchase journeys annually.
Munich based Global Savings Group is Europe’s largest shopping rewards company with an international footprint across more than 20 markets. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Munich, GSG has more than 700 employees at 12 offices across the globe.
Headquartered in Berlin, founded in 2014 and with offices in Guadalajara, London, Lyon and Winnipeg, Pepper Media Holding GmbH, operates market-leading social commerce platforms which are used by 25 million consumers per month.
The McDermott team advising GSG was led by employment partner Philipp Schäuble and included partners Gero Burwitz and Jilali Maazouz as well as associates Franziska Leubner and Anne-Lorraine Méreaux.
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