Oppenhoff advises DISA Global Solutions on the acquisition of SIGNUM Consulting

Frank­furt a. Main — US-based DISA Global Solu­ti­ons, a leading provi­der in the areas of employee scree­ning and compli­ance, has acqui­red all shares in SIGNUM Consul­ting. With this first inter­na­tio­nal acqui­si­tion DISA Global Solu­ti­ons under­lines its inter­na­tio­nal growth stra­tegy. DISA now offers back­ground checks in 145 count­ries. DISA Global Solu­ti­ons was advi­sed by Oppen­hoff on this transaction.

Foun­ded in 1986 in Hous­ton, Texas, DISA provi­des person­nel selec­tion and compli­ance services. DISA helps employ­ers make infor­med work­force decis­i­ons and ensu­res the highest level of work­place safety.

SIGNUM Consul­ting was foun­ded in 1998 and supports inter­na­tio­nally orien­ted large and medium-sized compa­nies in the areas of pre-employ­­ment scree­ning and risk/compliance manage­ment in more than 100 countries.

Advi­sor DISA Global Solu­ti­ons: Oppenhoff
The Oppen­hoff team, led by Dr. Markus Rasner (photo © Oppen­hof), included Marcel Marko­vic (both private equity), Anja Dombrow­sky (labor law), Dr. Jürgen Hartung (IT and data protec­tion law), Dr. Wolf­gang Kotzur (finan­cing) and Dr. Gunnar Knorr (tax).

Oppen­hoff regu­larly advi­ses US compa­nies on the imple­men­ta­tion of their inter­na­tio­nal M&A stra­tegy, such as Mobi­leum on the acqui­si­tion of SIGOS, SDC Tech­no­lo­gies on the acqui­si­tion of COTEC and Simpson Tech­no­lo­gies on the acqui­si­tion of Webac Maschinenbau.

About Oppen­hoff

Oppen­hoff & Part­ner Rechts­an­wälte Steu­er­be­ra­ter mbB (“Oppen­hoff”) is a full-service law firm and finds indus­­try-speci­­fic solu­ti­ons for corpo­ra­ti­ons, large owner-mana­­ged compa­nies and finan­cial inves­tors. More than 100 attor­neys advise on all major areas of busi­ness and tax law.