Fox Williams advises on the cross border sale of Caretower Ltd and CT Europe Limited to a subsidiary of August Equity LLP

Fox Williams advised Chris Neo, Neophytos Neophytou and George Neophytou on the sale of Caretower Ltd and its connected company, CT Europe Limited, to a subsidiary of August Equity LLP.

Fox Williams advised on the English law aspects of the deal including corporate, tax, real estate, employment, data protection and intellectual property matters. Caretower, which operates from offices in London and Sofia in Bulgaria is a technology company that provides businesses with security technologies and IT managed services.

The deal was led by Fox Williams senior partner, Paul Osborne and included corporate senior associate, Sarah Carlton, corporate associate Priya Mattu, corporate trainee Claire Bowler; tax partner Emma Bailey; technology partner Nigel Miller; employment legal director Daisy Jones; real estate legal director Rebecca Evans and real estate trainee James Coulthard.

Paul Osborne said: “We’re delighted to have acted for Chris, Neophytos and George on this exciting transaction. They have built a brilliant business over the past 20 years as a provider of cyber security services. Completing this sale for them has been a great experience for the Fox Williams’ team. 

“The deal also highlights our strength in advising companies in the software and cyber security sectors as well as the ability to successfully conclude transactions with a European footprint.”

Chris Neo, controlling shareholder of Caretower and CT Europe said: “I was truly grateful to the whole team at Fox Williams – their expertise was matched by their professionalism, guidance, and advice. These were new waters for us to navigate and without the Fox Williams team we would never have been able to complete the sale of our companies.”

August Equity is a private equity company that invests in small and medium service-oriented enterprises. It has an investment in Integrity360, the largest cyber security specialist in Ireland. As a result of the sale, Caretower and CT Europe will become a Integrity360 company.