Fenwick & West represented American Express (NYSE: AXP), a global services company, in its acquisition of InAuth, Inc., a leading provider of mobile device authentication and intelligence solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition complements and enhances American Express’ comprehensive data analytics and fraud prevention capabilities, which has enabled the company to achieve the lowest fraud rates in the industry. More information about American Express’ acquisition of InAuth can be obtained from the company press release.
The Fenwick team included corporate lawyers Ken Myers, Stephen Fisher, Victoria Lupu and Jeremy O’Hanlon; executive compensation and employee benefits lawyers Blake Martell, Anna Suh, Kristin O’Hanlon and Elizabeth Chang; intellectual property lawyers Stephen Gillespie, Jonathan Millard, Joseph Schenck, Jung Yoo, Russell Wong and Emily Bullis; and tax lawyers Will Skinner and David de Ruig.