Gunderson Dettmer represented client dv01, a financial analytics platform, entered into an agreement to be acquired by Fitch Group, a fintech company. dv01 is a data management, reporting, and analytics platform offering loan-level data transparency and analytics to lending markets. Fitch Group is operating as a subsidiary of the division Fitch Solutions. This transaction will help Fitch Group develop new products, increase market expansion, and strengthen its position as a data intelligence company.

In the announcement of the acquisition, CEO of dv01 Perry Rahbar said, “This acquisition marks a milestone for dv01 and signals a new era for the company. Fitch’s resources will strengthen our position as a leading data intelligence company in structured finance, allowing us to deepen our footprint in current asset classes, develop new products and ultimately expand into new markets.”

The Gunderson Dettmer deal team was led by Steve Baglio and included partners Andrew Luh, David Sharrow, Emily Cabrera, Jace Clegg, and Mark Foster, corporate associates Andrew Wilson, Darryl Long, Saarah Woodby and Allison Giebisch, M&A associates Abi Rufai, Joon Lee, Mei Li, and Yurui Chen, tech/IP associate Emily Miller, tax associates Tina Xu, Sunny Kim and Sasha Benincasa, executive comp associates Atul Jain and Sofia Rattes.

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Fitch Group