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Deal Note: Crowell & Moring’s Team Represents OpenText in its $100 Million Dollar Acquisition of ANXe Business Corp.

Firm News | less than 1 min read | 05.05.16

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2016: Crowell & Moring represented OpenText, the largest software company in Canada and a global leader in Enterprise Information Management, in its acquisition of ANXe Business Corp. (ANX). ANX is a leading provider of cloud-based information exchange services to the US Automotive and Healthcare industries.

Crowell & Moring served as lead legal counsel to OpenText in the acquisition, and the team included Jim Regan, Richard Holbrook, Jonathan Nesher, Lorin Dale-Pierce, Simon Leefatt, Charles Hwang, Jen Ray, Shawn Johnson, Andrew Bagley, and Christina Crockett.

The merger closed on May 1, 2016. Please see here for additional information.

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Firm News | 1 min read | 09.18.26

Crowell Advises the Gold Family on the Disposal of a 24.9% Shareholding in West Ham United Football Club

London – September 18, 2026: Crowell & Moring advised the Gold Family on the successful disposal of a 24.9% interest in WH Holding Limited, the holding company of West Ham United Football Club. The Gold Family originally agreed to sell its shareholding to a consortium comprising PCP Capital Partners, led by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, and Ashland Forest Capital Partners. However, the proposed sale was subject to the pre-emption rights of the existing shareholders (including Daniel Kretinsky), who exercised those rights in full in September 2026 and subsequently completed the acquisition. The Crowell team was led by London corporate partner Simon Evers, counsel Stephen Bowman, and associate Emily McGovern....