Latham & Watkins Advises Bregal Unternehmerkapital Funds on Sale of stp.one to Septeo

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised funds managed by BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital (BU) on the sale of stp.one to Septeo. The combination of leading European legal technology software provider stp.one and Septeo, a leading provider of mission-critical software for regulated verticals, creates Europe’s foremost legal-tech platform. The completion of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Latham & Watkins regularly advises BU funds, including on the sale of the majority stake in the ACTICO Group.

The Latham team was led by Frankfurt Private Equity partner Oliver Felsenstein and associate Dominik Waldvogel, with associates Lara Stelmach, Dennis Amiri, Dominique Brieger, Nikolaus Becker, and Antanas Grimalauskas. Advice was also provided on finance matters by Munich partner Christian Jahn, with associate Verena Birke; on antitrust matters by Frankfurt partner Max Hauser, with associates Enno Mensching and Helena Hofmann; on regulatory matters by counsel Joachim Grittmann, with associate Maxim Glusdak; on tax matters by Hamburg partner Verena Seevers, with associate Johannes Lieb; on real estate matters by counsel Sven Nickel, with associate Marie-Christine Welp; on compliance matters by counsel Stefan Bartz; and on employment matters by Munich partner Tobias Leder, with associate Julian Traub.