Taylor Wessing advises Telephonetics on its acquisition of Eden Origin Limited
European law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Telephonetics, the UK's leading provider of voice automation solutions, on its acquisition of Eden Origin Limited for a consideration of up to £3.7 million.
Eden Origin Limited is a specialist provider of codeless Enterprise Application Integration, Business Process Management and Mashup solutions. The acquisition merges two very complimentary technologies that have the potential to transform clients' efficiency, both at the business process level and in their day-to-day interaction with customers. It also serves to strengthen Telephonetics' position as a leading provider of solutions that automate and enhance customer interactions and reduce customer costs.
The Taylor Wessing team, overseen by financial institutions partner Peter Kempe, was led by corporate associates Pascoe Simpson and Kathryn Tarbutt and assisted by IT specialist Graham Hann, Tax expert Rob Young, as well as Ian Clarke, Kosta Zujic, Grant Wellcome, Rowena Kay, Cosima Lamb and Christos Charalambous.
Ellis Jones in Bournemouth advised the sellers.
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Lawyers Peter Kempe, Pascoe Simpson, Kathryn Tarbutt, Graham Hann, Robert Young, Grant Wellcome, Rowena Kay
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For more information or to speak with Peter Kempe please contact Sarah le Cheminant at Taylor Wessing:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 4930 / 07894 094 245
Email: s.lecheminant@taylorwessing.com
Taylor Wessing LLP is a leading law firm providing legal support for commercial organisations doing business in Europe, the Middle East and China. Based in Belgium, Dubai, France, Germany and the UK, Taylor Wessing provides the full range of legal services to major corporations and growing enterprises. Taylor Wessing boasts a strong reputation in the corporate, finance and real estate sectors alongside in-depth experience across the full range of legal services including intellectual property and technology, tax, litigation & dispute resolution, employment & pensions and private client.
About Telephonetics
Telephonetics plc (TPH.L) is a UK-based leading provider of speech recognition and voice automation solutions. The Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in July 2005. Offering diverse automation solutions and deployed across tens of thousands of telephony channels, Telephonetics processes millions of minutes of speech recognition per annum, via its carrier-class resilient platform in both hosted and customer premises solutions. Drawing on over 15 years of understanding how people interact over the telephone, Telephonetics offers a range of customer-focused solutions, covering even the most demanding environments, and delivering real business benefits to all its customers. With innovative solutions for speech self-service, mobility, outbound messaging, emergency notification and business continuity Telephonetics has built a large customer base. This includes 80% of the major UK multiplex cinemas, over 50% of the NHS acute health trusts, more than 50 local councils and emergency service operations, along with significant financial and legal company representation.
