Maples Advises Taxamo on its Acquisition by Vertex

Kerry-headquartered Taxamo is a cloud-based pioneer in tax and payment automation for global e-commerce and marketplaces. It counts many of the leading, high-growth digital service providers among its global customers who rely on its unified platform of integrated capabilities to support indirect tax compliance, with a core focus on online sales, payments, and e-invoicing. This acquisition by US company, Vertex, a leading global provider of tax technology solutions will support and accelerate Vertex’s growth strategies across e-commerce platforms and marketplaces in Europe and North America. A team based in the firm’s Irish office advised Taxamo and was led by Colm Rafferty, Partner and co-head of the Irish Corporate practice, who was assisted by Associates Morgan Pierse and Lianne Canty. This transaction demonstrates the depth of experience and industry-specific capabilities that the firm has in relation to Fintech. Read more about this innovative transaction at: The Irish Times and Silicon Republic.