RPC advises PERSUIT on its acquisition of Apperio

International law firm RPC advised PERSUIT, a leading platform for outside counsel selection and management, on its acquisition of Apperio, a legal spend management solution trusted by in-house legal teams around the world.

The deal marks a key step in PERSUIT's growth strategy, expanding its platform with real-time spend insights from UK-based Apperio, to offer legal departments a unified solution for selecting, managing, and evaluating outside counsel.
 
RPC advised on the English law aspects of the transaction, drawing on its cross-disciplinary expertise to support PERSUIT's continued investment in innovation and global growth. The RPC team was led by Karen Hendy, Partner and Head of Corporate and Commercial, and Rupert Wyles, Senior Associate, working closely with colleagues across the Corporate team.
 
Commenting on the acquisition, Karen Hendy said: "We're delighted to have worked with the PERSUIT team on this transaction. The addition of Apperio to PERSUIT's AI-powered platform further strengthens PERSUIT's position as a global leader in legal operations, and enhances its all-round offering to in-house legal teams. As one of the 97% of Global 200 law firms engaging on the platform, it was a really interesting and innovative deal to be involved with."
 
The RPC Corporate team advises on the full spectrum of corporate work, including domestic and cross-border M&A, investments and complex governance and restructuring transactions. This transaction builds on RPC’s track record of supporting leading players in the tech industry on complex, high-value, and strategically significant deals.