19. December 2025

OPPENLÄNDER advises NTT DATA Business Solutions AG on the acquisition of The Cloud People Group AS

With the acquisition of one of Europe’s largest independent ServiceNow partners, NTT DATA Business Solutions AG is strengthening its market position in the Nordic countries and Central Europe and expanding its ServiceNow portfolio in a targeted manner – an ideal complement to its long-standing SAP expertise.

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG has successfully relied on OPPENLÄNDER in this process. Thank you very much for your trust and excellent cooperation in this strategically important step.

Special thanks also go to the teams at Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS and Fortlane Partners for their outstanding cooperation.

This transaction underscores our particular expertise in cross-border M&A deals in the technology sector. Under the leadership of OPPENLÄNDER, law firms from ten countries worked together on this multinational transaction.

OPPENLÄNDER team: Dr. Felix Born (lead), Arthur Eichmann, Dr. Matthias Tratt, Julia Sauter (all M&A/corporate law); data protection, IT & AI: Dr. Clemens Birkert, Linda Fliegner; labor law: Sven Luckert; IP: Dr. Christina Koppe-Zagouras, Dr. Malte Weitner; Antitrust law: Dr. Andreas Hahn, Dr. Tobias Gawaz

 

Dr. Felix Born

+49 (0)711 60187-232
born@oppenlaender.de

Arthur Eichmann

+49 (0)711 60187-244
arthur.eichmann@oppenlaender.de

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