Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented SAP (NYSE:SAP), a global leader in enterprise application software, in its acquisition of SmartRecruiters, a leading talent acquisition software provider. The transaction was first announced on August 1 and was completed on September 11, 2025.
The SmartRecruiters platform will now be integrated with the SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. This addition will make it easier for enterprises to manage the entire hiring lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding, with enhanced AI-enabled recruiting capabilities that result in faster time-to-hire, improved candidate experiences and deeper analytics for workforce planning.
The cross-border McDermott team was led by David Lipkin with invaluable assistance from the core M&A team comprised of Charles Darantiere, Meredith Schwartz, and Oliver Cheng, and paralegal Matt Moreno. Evan Belosa, Scott Kenkel, and Lauren Salas Mationg advised on executive compensation and employee benefits matters; Pankit Doshi, Rob Marshall, Thomas Gennert, Jilali Maazouz, Danielle Cummins, Lennart Neumann, and Naré Arshakyan advised on employment matters; Nickou Oskoui advised on intellectual property matters; Jon Dubrow, Stéphane Dionnet, Laura Stammwitz, Emilia Bonine, Noah Feldman Greene, and Graham Hyman advised on antitrust matters; Julian André and Caitlin Sheard advised on ethics and compliance matters; Raminta Dereskeviciute, Raymond Paretzky, and Michal Chajdukowski advised on trade and export controls matters; Jonathan Ende, Katelyn Ringrose, and Lorraine Maisnier-Boché, advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters; Hudson Todd and Kevin Hall advised on tax matters; Erin Kansy advised on real estate matters; and Niraj Patel, Deepak Tamasker, Eric Benoliel, and Traci Ottenfeld assisted on commercial contracts matters.
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