Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Cyient Limited, a global lifecycle engineering services company, on its acquisition of TAO Digital Solutions Inc., an AI-native data and product engineering solutions firm for approximately US$218 million.
Cyient is a global lifecycle engineering services company powering mission-critical industries from design to aftermarket across products, plants, and networks across aerospace and rail, automotive and mobility, connectivity, energy, healthcare, mining, utilities, and beyond. TAO Digital Solutions specializes in AI, data, and cloud technologies, delivering solutions across a range of industry verticals. The acquisition brings together Cyient’s global engineering platform and TAO Digital’s AI and data engineering capabilities to offer clients an expanded range of digital, data, and AI-enabled solutions.
The K&L Gates deal team was led by Singapore corporate partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor, with support from counsel Ying Chern Tan and senior associate Esther Neo. Seattle partner Catherine Smith and counsel Jennifer Addis advised on US employment matters. Washington, DC partner Vishal Mehta and Chicago counsel John Susoreny advised on US antitrust, competition, and trade regulation matters. Sydney partner Daniel Atkin and special counsel Jacob Blakely, along with Perth partner Adam Levin, Taipei partners Jacqueline Fu and Cheryl Hsieh, and counsel Richard Hsu, and Berlin partners Dr. Ramona Ruf and Nils Neumann provided additional jurisdictional support.
Kuo said: “We are pleased to have supported Cyient on this strategic acquisition, working alongside Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and wish them every success in integrating TAO Digital. The transaction reflects the increasing importance of AI-native engineering capabilities in driving next-generation digital transformation.”
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