Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised international software business Civica, which is backed by private equity fund, Partners Group, on its acquisition of Parago Software Limited, a school management software provider, and its subsidiary Parago Software Inc..
The acquisition complements Civica’s strategy and sector focus, providing new capability to its broad education portfolio. Parago supports more than 2,000 education customers around the world, helping schools to manage their estates and assets. Its software suite and sector expertise will also benefit Civica’s existing asset management capability in housing and transport.
The Stephenson Harwood team advising Civica was led by private equity partner Malcolm MacDougall, with support from senior associate Nicola Baird and associate Dafni Loizou.