CMS Portugal advises Pagerduty on entry into the market

CMS Portugal has advised Pagerduty on its entry into the Portuguese jurisdiction

CMS Portugal has advised the global leader in digital operations management, Pagerduty, on its entry into Portugal.

Pagerduty is an American cloud computing company specialising in an SaaS incident response platform for IT departments. It has been recognised by Forbes on its “Cloud 100” and has among its clients companies such as Cisco, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Cox Automotive, Netflix, Shopify, Zoom, DoorDash and Lululemon. The company expects to hire up to 100 highly qualified professionals in Lisbon, by the end of 2022.

The team from CMS Portugal advising on the deal, was led by Francisco Xavier de Almeida, partner in Corporate/M&A, and André Guimarães, associate in the same practice area.

Francisco Xavier de Almeida said: “It is a pleasure to work in advisory operations that help establish the most important technology companies in our country. It is a sign that Portugal, in this case Lisbon, is an important hub for these players, and that they favour CMS to help them settle here.”