- 11/27/2025
ESCHE advises The Simpleshow Company S.A. in its business combination with De-Identification Ltd.
De-Identification Ltd. and The Simpleshow Company S.A., have completed their business combination. Esche advised The Simpleshow Company S.A. and its shareholders in this transaction as lead counsel in legal matters
Esche Schümann Commichau has advised The Simpleshow Company S.A. (“Simpleshow”) on the legal aspects of its business combination with De-Identification Ltd. (“D-ID”).
With over 15 years of experience in video creation and as pioneer in AI-generated video content, Simpleshow serves more than 1,500 enterprise customers all around the world from its offices in Europe, the United States and Asia.
D-ID is the leading platform for the generation of digital interactive avatars. Operating under the D-ID brand, the newly formed joint company is set to revolutionize enterprise communication through the power of conversational visual agents, immediately assuming a leading position in the Enterprise AI Video and Interactive Avatar markets. The combined company unites D-ID’s cutting-edge interactive AI Visual Agents and AI avatar technologies with simpleshow’s industry-leading explainer video maker. It will offer the most comprehensive, enterprise-grade platform for human-like, two-way video communication.
The ESCHE team was led by M&A Partner Dr. Stephan Bauer and comprised partner Eva Homborg (Corporate), associated partners Dr. Lukas Eßers and Lara Bos (both M&A), Stefan Gatz (HR) and Florian Ludwig (Finance) as well as associates Philipp Hesprich and Benedikt Schwardt (both M&A).
ESCHE cooperated in this transaction with Molitor, led by partner Matthieu de Donder and Associate Raphael Theiss, as Luxemburg legal counsel and Goldfarb Gross Seligman, led by partner Perry Wildes, as Israeli legal counsel.
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