Deal Highlights Region’s Cross-Border Transaction Expertise

The Corporate team at the Birmingham office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell has advised US-based SCIO Health Analytics on its acquisition of Data Intelligence Ltd.
 
SCIO is a leading health analytics solutions company and its purchase of Data Intelligence, a Slough-based provider of business intelligence services to pharmaceutical sales and marketing functions, complements and further extend SCIO’s footprint in the life sciences marketplace.
 
Based in Connecticut, SCIO Health Analytics has over 650 employees and specialises in generating multi-million pound cost savings to clients in the health sector by integrating disparate data into actionable insights which enhance their value and proposition for patients, providers and health systems.
 
Founded by Mike Askew and Jon Axon, Data Intelligence will operate as a subsidiary of SCIO Health Analytics.
 
The Corporate team at the Birmingham office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell, advised SCIO on the deal.
 
Rob Laugharne, Senior Associate within Irwin Mitchell’s Corporate team, said:

Jacob Mani, Chief Financial Officer at SCIO, added: “We are delighted with the support we received from Irwin Mitchell’s corporate team. Working to an extremely tight deadline, their tenacity was extremely important in making sure the deal completed within demanding parameters.  We are especially appreciative of the clarity and commerciality of the legal advice given, especially as we are not a UK-based business.”