Foley Represents cQuant.io in Acquisition by Zema Global
Foley & Lardner LLP represented cQuant.io, an industry leader in analytic solutions for energy and commodity companies, in its acquisition by Zema Global, a leading provider of data management and analytics solutions for companies in the energy, commodities, and financial sectors. The acquisition, supported by Zema Global’s existing investor FTV Capital, will result in cQuant.io operating as a subsidiary branded as “A Zema Global Company.”
The transaction combines Zema Global’s enterprise data and curve management capabilities with cQuant.io’s advanced analytics platform, enabling customers to make faster, more accurate decisions in highly complex and volatile markets. The acquisition is designed to strengthen Zema Global’s data and analytics offerings for energy and commodity firms by delivering real-time, enterprise-grade insights across data ingestion, valuation, forecasting, and portfolio optimization.
David Leevan, former CEO of cQuant.io, will become President of Zema Global and lead the company’s expansion into advanced analytics.
The Foley deal team was led by partners Joseph Bernardi and Jeff Bowman, senior counsels Jake Heller and Blake Tengberg, and associates Megan Fouse and Bayleigh Sauerwald (Corporate/Transactions), with support from Raj Tanden and Marina Choundas (Tax), Kathleen Bardunias and Cullen Werwie (Employee Benefits), Michael Ryan (Labor & Employment), Jennifer Urban (Data Privacy), Alan Pate, Sarah Waste and Christopher Taylor (Intellectual Property), Ethan Lenz (Insurance), Matthew An (Debt Finance), Christopher Swift and Dania Abbasi (International Trade), and Alan Rutenberg and Sophie Lignier (Antitrust).