Taylor Wessing Advises Strangeworks on the Acquisition of Quantagonia

The Frankfurt Corporate Technology team of Taylor Wessing, led by partner Hassan Sohbi and senior associate Joana Pamukova, has advised Strangeworks, Inc., a leading US-based quantum and AI platform company headquartered in Austin, Texas, on its acquisition of Quantagonia GmbH, a quantum and high-performance computing solutions provider based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

With this strategic acquisition, Strangeworks strengthens its position as a global innovator in the quantum computing space, enhancing its capabilities in hybrid quantum-classical optimization and accelerating the delivery of advanced solutions for industries such as finance, logistics, and energy. Quantagonia’s technology and expertise will be integrated into Strangeworks’ platform, providing customers with seamless access to cutting-edge algorithms and computing resources.

The transaction marks another step in Strangeworks’ international expansion strategy and reinforces its commitment to driving the adoption of quantum computing globally.

Taylor Wessing advised Strangeworks in collaboration with a team from Gunderson Dettmer in San Francisco, led by Partner Joseph Raffetto.

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Taylor Wessing Germany: Hassan Sohbi (Co-Lead), Joana Pamukova (Co-Lead), both Corporate/ M&A, Frankfurt; Thomas Kahl, Nils von Reith, Teresa Kirschner, all IP/IT/Data Protection, Frankfurt; Dr. Gisbert Hohagen, Dr. Jacob Carl, both Patents, Munich; Dr. Stefan Fröhlich, Ann Kristin Nielebock, both Trade Marks/Domains, Frankfurt; Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Lara Nonnenmühlen, Niklas Melzer, all Antitrust/FDI, Hamburg; Nico Jänicke, Sachka Stefanova-Behlert, Sabrina Dettmer, all Employment, Berlin; Rudi Hasenberg, Tax, Frankfurt; Tobias Rhode, Restructuring, Hamburg.