Transaction and Management Counsel in relation to the acquisition of SIPI Group by Authentix, Inc.

Harry Elias Partnership’s Suressh and Kennedy Chen, participated in the acquisition of Strategic IP Information Pte Ltd and its group of companies (“SIPI Group”) by Authentix, Inc., as lawyers, and negotiations/strategic advisers to the SIPI Group’s majority shareholder, in a cross-border deal involving Singapore, India, the Peoples’ Republic of China and Hong Kong SAR, jurisdictions in which the SIPI Group has a presence in. The Harry Elias Partnership team had previously advised the SIPI Group on its M&A expansion within Asia including regulatory and corporate matters, and led this deal through to closing as drafting counsel, including leading negotiations where required.  

The SIPI Group is a leading provider of fully managed online brand protection and content rights monitoring and enforcement services for Fortune 500 companies in the luxury goods, fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, spirits, manufacturing, automotive and media industries. It also operates Veri-Site, the global leader for risk-relevant intelligence regarding rogue websites, intellectual property theft, cybercrime, web-enabled transnational organized crime, and sanctioned entities operating online. This includes a particular focus on investigations and offline enforcement in China, India, and several other Asian countries.

Authentix, Inc, headquartered in Addison, Texas USA, provides advanced authentication solutions for governments, central banks, and commercial products, and has a global footprint across North America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

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