Weil and De Brauw have advised Bain Capital on the investment in HSO, a leading global Microsoft services partner. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the coming months. Financial terms were not disclosed. 

Founded in 1987, HSO is a world leading independent Microsoft Dynamics services partner and supports clients across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific with end-to-end services across the Microsoft product suite including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, Data and AI.

The Weil team was led by Private Equity partner Marco Compagnoni, assisted by Private Equity associates Will Johnson, Isobel Wingrad and Melanie Yu, and included Finance partners Tom Richards and Alex Eagle, and associates Janam Nagra and Anthony Nwokenna; Antitrust partner Neil Rigby and associate Lucy Peckham; Tax partner Oliver Walker and associate Sean Wright; Incentives counsel Kevin Donegan; Employment counsel Mark Taylor and associate Caitlin Haggerty; Technology & IP Transactions partner Barry Fishley and associate Elizabeth Brady; and Disputes partner Chris Marks and associate Rhys Williams. The wider Weil team included lawyers in Germany, France and the US. 

The De Brauw team was led by Head of Private Equity, Lennard Keijzer and Corporate M&A partner, Claudia van Rappard-Priem.