DLA Piper advises NextHome on its acquisition by eXp World Holdings

DLA Piper advised national real estate franchise NextHome on its acquisition by eXp World Holdings, Inc., creating a multi-model global real estate platform.

The deal combines NextHome’s franchise model with eXp World Holdings’ cloud-based and agent-centric brokerage to support multiple business models for real estate professionals under one global umbrella. NextHome brings a sizable franchise model into the eXp ecosystem with more than 500 franchisees across the US.

The DLA Piper deal team was co-led by Partners Matthew Gruenberg and Steve Reil (both Los Angeles) and included Partners Brian Hamano (Los Angeles/Palo Alto), Keith Ranta (Washington, DC/Boston), Tzung-bor (Chung) Wei, Joshua Elefant (both San Francisco), Jennifer Kashatus (Washington, DC), and Associate Kenneth Rowles (San Diego).

With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 16 consecutive years by Mergermarket and ranked number one in VC, PE, and M&A in combined global deal volume by PitchBook.