Latham & Watkins Advises Körber on Acquisition of MercuryGate

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised Körber Supply Chain Software, a joint venture between Körber AG and KKR, and leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions, on the completion of its acquisition of MercuryGate International Inc., a leading provider of transportation management systems (TMS). This milestone acquisition is one of the largest in the supply chain software industry this year, adding approximately 25 percent to Körber Supply Chain Software’s annual net revenue.

The acquisition significantly enhances Körber Supply Chain Software’s vision for providing solutions across the entire supply chain in one suite to deliver higher efficiency and visibility from initial order (order management) to warehouse (warehouse management) through transportation to door (transportation and freight), reducing planning siloes, and accelerating issue resolution for better customer and business outcomes.

The Latham team was led by Hamburg corporate partners Henning C. Schneider and Otto von Gruben, Chicago partner Jason Morelli and Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associates Dalton Powell, Ivo Wanwitz, Florian Brüggemann, John Slater, Leah Beukelman, and Enrique Covarrubias. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partner Diana Doyle and associate Michael Zucker; on executive compensation and benefits by partner Benjamin Rosemergy, with associates Victoria Wolfe and Tayler Daniels; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Jeffrey Tochner with associates Sebastian Moss and Ece Gonulal; on data privacy matters by associate Ianthe Fry; and on antitrust matters by Washington partner Patrick English and counsel Joseph Simei, with associate Seamus Ronan.