Becketts advises shareholders of Cogent on sale to Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.)

Cogent is a Melbourne based software engineering, product design and product management business that guides businesses from start-up through to growth and exit stage in determining how to build better digital products, faster.

Block, Inc. (NYSE listed) is an American multinational technology conglomerate with various businesses including point of sale system platforms and mobile apps allowing monetary transfers.

The Becketts team advising Cogent on the transaction included Robert Feiner and Quentin Reidy, Partners, Jess Toop on employment aspects and Madeleine Saunders, Lawyer.