Northgate Public Services develops software and services for the UK public sector and particularly for British police and government organisations. This acquisition will see the two companies combine and develop their technical solutions for public safety including enhanced identity authentication, AI technologies for detecting social security fraud and image analysis techniques including facial recognition.      

The deal is expected to close by the end of January 2018.

The Macfarlanes team for this matter was led by corporate and M&A partner Stephen Drewitt with assistance from senior solicitor Adam Campbell and solicitor Sherrine Hashish. Tax advice was provided by tax partner Peter Abbott and solicitor Shaul Steinberg.