Shulman Rogers Advises PEAK:AIO on Its Acquisition by NetApp
Firm served as co-counsel alongside Shoosmiths on the cross-border transaction.
POTOMAC, Md. (November 10, 2026) – Shulman Rogers advised PEAK:AIO, a UK-based software-defined AI storage company, on its acquisition by NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company. NetApp announced the completed transaction on November 2.
Shulman Rogers served as co-counsel to PEAK:AIO with UK law firm Shoosmiths LLP. With a US subsidiary and executive leadership across the UK and US, PEAK:AIO needed close coordination on both sides of the Atlantic. Shoosmiths led on UK and European matters, and Shulman Rogers handled US aspects, including deal structuring, negotiation, and closing.
PEAK:AIO’s metadata and parallel file system technology, developed with research partners including Los Alamos National Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University, is expected to become part of NetApp’s data platform for large-scale AI environments.
Shareholder Hunter Haines led the Shulman Rogers team, which included Larry Bard, TJ Wilkinson, Joy Einstein, Eric J. von Vorys and Claire Allenbach of the firm’s Corporate and Transactional practice.
“A private-to-public transaction that spans two continents has a lot of moving parts, and we needed advisors who stayed close to every detail and picked up the phone at any hour. Hunter and the Shulman Rogers team did exactly that. They worked hand in hand with Shoosmiths and kept us focused on what mattered most for our company, our customers and our people,” said Roger Cummings, President and CEO of PEAK:AIO.
“Roger and the PEAK:AIO team built technology that matters for the future of AI, and it was a privilege to help them reach this milestone,” said Haines. “Getting a cross-border deal to the finish line takes everyone rowing in the same direction. Our partnership with Shoosmiths made that possible, and we’re grateful for the trust PEAK:AIO placed in us.”