McDermott advises Cognism on the sale of NETSTAG to Positive Group | McDermott

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McDermott advises Cognism on the sale of NETSTAG to Positive Group

August 28, 2025

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Frankfurt, August 28, 2025 – McDermott Will & Schulte advised international B2B data provider Cognism on the sale of German-based NETSTAG to French digital marketing provider Positive Group. The transaction closed yesterday.

Headquartered in London, Cognism is a leading sales intelligence platform and provider of European B2B data, founded in 2015.

NETSTAG specializes in the development, marketing, and distribution of web applications, mobile applications, and Internet-based software solutions.

The McDermott team was led by partner Felix Ganzer and comprised partners Fatema Orjela, Florian Schiefer and Christian Driessen-Rolf, counsel Claus Färber and associate Christian Lebrecht.

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Fatema Orjela

Partner

London – 22 Bishopsgate

Dr. Florian Schiefer

Partner

Frankfurt

Dr. Claus Färber

Counsel

Munich

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