San Francisco – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised Aspect Software, a portfolio company of Vector Capital, in a merger with Noble Systems. The combination forms Alvaria^TM, a new global company delivering optimized customer experience and workforce engagement software and cloud services technology solutions. The total value of the combined transaction is over $1 billion.

Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, will become the majority owner of the combined company, with Vector Capital continuing as a minority equity holder.

The Paul Hastings team was led by partner Dana Kromm, and also included partner Steve Camahort, and associates Evan Griffith, Erica Lee and Meera Patel.

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