DLA Piper advises Vanco on its acquisition of ACS Technologies

DLA Piper counseled Great Hill Partners portfolio company Vanco, a provider of secure digital payments and online giving for faith communities, schools, and nonprofits, in its acquisition of ACS Technologies (ACST), a provider of church management software and services.

The transaction brings together two organizations that have collaborated for more than a decade, creating a single platform that will provide more than 40,000 churches and ministries with tools for management, giving, and payments. The combined company will serve users through an integrated suite of services designed to streamline workflows and reduce the burden on staff and volunteers.

The DLA Piper team was led by Partner Daniel P. Rollman (Atlanta/New York) and included Partners Jasmine Zacharias (Miami), William Bartow (Philadelphia), Julia Kovacs (Washington, DC), Paolo Morante (New York), and Matt Servies (Atlanta); Of Counsel Priya Narahari (Philadelphia); Attorney Lawson Haynes (Atlanta); and Associates J. Randall Cooper (Atlanta), Eric Risley, Jr. (Houston), Paula Altman (Boston), Sydney Hu (Atlanta), Becca Xu (San Diego), and William Kirton (Miami).

With more than 225 global lawyers providing strategic counsel to private equity funds and their industry-leading portfolio companies, DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice has the capacity, experience, and relationships to help drive value across the investment life cycle by delivering responsive, efficient, and integrated solutions around the world. DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice ranks as the #2 most active among global law firms, according to Pitchbook.