dossiers · Deel
Deel: ownership, operating companies and case participants
Dated legal and business relationships; disputed allegations and procedural outcomes are labelled.
Solid line: documented. Amber dashed: reported. Grey dotted: hypothesis. One arrow: the relationship as stated; two arrows: reciprocal; no arrow: symmetric. A path between two parties does not transfer an allegation from one to the other.
Participants 95
Subject
- Deel, Inc. also known as Lifeslice, Inc. · Deel
Leadership
- Alex Bouaziz also known as Alexandre Bouaziz
- Philippe Bouaziz
- Shuo Wang
- Anish Acharya
- Francis deSouza
- Todd Ford
- Franck Cohen
- Yasmin Razavi
- Ali Rowghani
- Dan Westgarth
- Joe Kauffman
Counterparties
- Ribbit Capital
- Coatue
- Andreessen Horowitz
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) also known as Rippling
- Parker Conrad
- PRODWARE SA
- Sarona Partners
- BOUAZIZ PARTNERS
- B&B
- C&P BOLIVAR
- CHATEAU SARONA
- BSO IMMOBILIER
- SCI NEMUR
- Atlantic Money, Inc.
- LETS DEEL LTD
- Gabriella Ada Barnard
- Wise
- Neeraj Baid
- DEEL NORWAY AS
- BDO AS
- LETSDEEL ESTONIA OÜ
- Spark Capital
- Y Combinator
- Aeris
- DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTD also known as Atlantic Money Ltd
- OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED
- Yonatan Isaac Muyal
- Patrick Ryan Grossmann-Kavanagh
- Revolut
- Alba Basha
- Keith O’Brien
- Probonas, UAB
- Revolut Technologies Inc.
- DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPE also known as Atlantic Money NV
- Cathlene Bryony Belknap
- Anthony Verhelpen
- Laetitia Abrami
- Dor Barda Sartena
- Financial Conduct Authority
- National Bank of Belgium
- Mezu (NA), Inc. also known as Alviere
- Community Federal Savings Bank
- Toot Shani
- Sarona Ventures
- DEEL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD
- BSO GROUP
- Deel Solutions ApS
- Deel Denmark ApS
- Letsdeel Spain SL also known as Provenzal Verdon Corporat SL
- Global Payroll Geeks
- Asif Malik
- Globalization Partners
- Brett Johnson
- Quandary Insights, LLC
- Adn Versa Auditores SLP
- Stanley Dale Broome
- Deel Ireland EOR Limited
- Tommi Wong
- Gitpod GmbH
- S Burns
- Andrea David Mieli
- PALISADE ADVISORY LIMITED
- RIPPLING PAYMENTS UK LIMITED
- Thomas Grady
- S Virgo
- Melanie Damian
- DPayments, LLC
- Jeremy Berger
- Jorgen Michael Osio Norgaard
- Escalon Services Norway AS
- General Catalyst
- DFINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC
- DPayments CANADA INC.
- David Debash
- Hofy
- Omnipresent Consulting Group Limited
- Vanya Bouaziz
- Omnipresent Group Limited
- Michael Henry Crisp-Ginzo
- Guenther Eisinger
- Anda Gütmane
- Barda Dor — Spanish gazette entry
- Alviere — investment business
Relationship register 140
- Alex Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Philippe Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Shuo Wang to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Anish Acharya to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Francis deSouza to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Todd Ford to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Franck Cohen to Deel, Inc.Director disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Executive officer disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Philippe Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Executive officer disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Shuo Wang to Deel, Inc.Executive officer disclosed in issuer filingdocumented · December 2024 · historical
- Ribbit Capital to Deel, Inc.Participant in reported $300 million financingreported · October 2025 · historical
- Coatue to Deel, Inc.Participant in reported $300 million financingreported · October 2025 · historical
- Andreessen Horowitz to Deel, Inc.Participant in reported $300 million financingreported · October 2025 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Approximately 12% shareholding, media estimatereported · October 2025 · historical
- Shuo Wang to Deel, Inc.Approximately 12% shareholding, media estimatereported · October 2025 · historical
- Philippe Bouaziz to Deel, Inc.Executive chairman and chief strategy officer; former CFOreported · Retained October 2026 company biography · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to PRODWARE SAFounder and chairreported · Retained company biography · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to Sarona PartnersChairreported · Retained company biography · current or historical not established
- Joe Kauffman to Deel, Inc.President and CFO appointmentreported · November 2025 · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to LETS DEEL LTDSignificant influence or control; no percentage specifieddocumented · Active retained PSC entry · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to LETS DEEL LTDFormer PSC entry: at least 75% of sharesdocumented · 18 August 2020–27 February 2026 · historical
- Atlantic Money, Inc. to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDAll six ordinary shares discloseddocumented · 1 December 2025 · historical
- Deel, Inc. to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDImmediate and ultimate parent described in accounts; later direct shareholder differsdocumented · 31 December 2024 accounts · historical
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Deel, Inc.Plaintiff against defendant in alleged corporate-espionage casereported · California federal action; retained September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Alex BouazizPlaintiff against defendant in alleged corporate-espionage casereported · California federal action; retained September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Philippe BouazizPlaintiff against defendant in alleged corporate-espionage casereported · California federal action; retained September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Dan WestgarthPlaintiff against defendant in alleged corporate-espionage casereported · California federal action; retained September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- Keith O’Brien to People Center, Inc. (Rippling)Former employee and central affidavit witnessdocumented · 2025–2026 litigation · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to People Center, Inc. (Rippling)Counterclaimant; allegations and mixed procedural outcomesreported · September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- Brett Johnson to Quandary Insights, LLCOperator of account alleged to have accessed Deel platformreported · Deel counterclaims, recited September 2026 · current or historical not established
- Brett Johnson to People Center, Inc. (Rippling)Competitive-intelligence activity alleged by Deelreported · Deel counterclaims, recited September 2026 · current or historical not established
- Globalization Partners to People Center, Inc. (Rippling)Coordination alleged by Deel; no finding herereported · Deel counterclaims, recited September 2026 · current or historical not established
- Keith O’Brien to Global Payroll GeeksConsulting business described in Deel’s accountreported · Recited September 2026 · current or historical not established
- LETS DEEL LTD to Alba BashaPayment identified in disclosed records; purpose not adjudicateddocumented · November 2025 confidentiality order · historical
- Alba Basha to Keith O’BrienCorresponding onward payment identified; purpose not adjudicateddocumented · November 2025 confidentiality order · historical
- Alba Basha to Dan WestgarthSpouse; relationship identified in court orderdocumented · November 2025 · current or historical not established
- Revolut Technologies Inc. to LETS DEEL LTDNon-party provider of relevant customer recordsdocumented · November 2025 confidentiality order · current or historical not established
- Revolut Technologies Inc. to Alba BashaNon-party provider of relevant customer recordsdocumented · November 2025 confidentiality order · current or historical not established
- Revolut Technologies Inc. to Keith O’BrienNon-party provider of relevant customer recordsdocumented · November 2025 confidentiality order · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Parker ConradRICO counterclaim dispute stayed, not decidedreported · September 2026 order · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to People Center, Inc. (Rippling)Plaintiff in separate defamation action, voluntarily dismissed without prejudicedocumented · April 2025–March 2026 · historical
- Melanie Damian to Deel, Inc.Civil claimant; complaint dismissed and case closeddocumented · 18 August 2025 outcome · historical
- Melanie Damian to DPayments, LLCCivil claimant; complaint dismissed and case closeddocumented · 18 August 2025 outcome · historical
- Melanie Damian to Jeremy BergerCivil claimant; complaint dismissed and case closeddocumented · 18 August 2025 outcome · historical
- Thomas Grady to Melanie DamianClaimant’s lawyer in Florida civil casereported · Contemporary reporting · historical
- Tommi Wong to Deel Ireland EOR LimitedEmployment complainant: five awards, other complaints unsuccessful or withdrawndocumented · 30 June 2026 decision · historical
- S Virgo to LETS DEEL LTDEmployment claimant; procedural dismissal without merits hearingdocumented · 23 June 2025 · historical
- Yasmin Razavi to Deel, Inc.Director in earlier issuer filingdocumented · February 2023 · historical
- Ali Rowghani to Deel, Inc.Director in earlier issuer filingdocumented · February 2023 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to LETS DEEL LTDDirectordocumented · From 10 October 2019; earlier separate March–October 2019 tenure · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to LETS DEEL LTDDirectordocumented · From 1 June 2022 · current or historical not established
- Gabriella Ada Barnard to LETS DEEL LTDDirectordocumented · 1 October 2019–1 June 2022 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to DEEL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (UK) LTDRight to appoint or remove directors; no share percentage givendocumented · From 5 August 2024 · current or historical not established
- Neeraj Baid to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · From 2 December 2020 · current or historical not established
- Cathlene Bryony Belknap to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · From 5 September 2025 · current or historical not established
- Asif Malik to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · From 10 February 2025 · current or historical not established
- Yonatan Isaac Muyal to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · From 16 April 2025 · current or historical not established
- Anthony Verhelpen to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · From 9 October 2025 · current or historical not established
- Patrick Ryan Grossmann-Kavanagh to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDDirectordocumented · 2 December 2020–3 January 2024 · historical
- OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDCompany secretarydocumented · From 2 December 2020 · current or historical not established
- Laetitia Abrami to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPEDirectordocumented · From 28 February 2025 · current or historical not established
- Neeraj Baid to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPEDirectordocumented · From 16 March 2022 · current or historical not established
- Dor Barda Sartena to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPEDirectordocumented · From 28 February 2025 · current or historical not established
- Cathlene Bryony Belknap to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPEDirectordocumented · From 15 December 2025 · current or historical not established
- Anthony Verhelpen to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPEDirectordocumented · From 28 February 2025 · current or historical not established
- National Bank of Belgium to DEEL PAYMENTS EUROPELists payment institution under categories 3 and 6documented · 6 October 2026 list; registration from June 2022 · current or historical not established
- Financial Conduct Authority to DEEL PAYMENTS UK LTDPayment-institution authorisation claimed by company; exact firm record not independently retainedreported · Company support page · current or historical not established
- Mezu (NA), Inc. to Deel, Inc.Provides identified US Wallet financial servicesreported · Retained product guidance · current or historical not established
- Community Federal Savings Bank to Mezu (NA), Inc.Bank partner for described US Wallet services and conditional pass-through insurancereported · Retained product guidance · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Alviere — investment businessReported strategic investment in Alviere business; legal recipient, stake and price unconfirmedreported · Company announcement · current or historical not established
- Jorgen Michael Osio Norgaard to Mezu (NA), Inc.Officer identified in state licensing record; exact corporate capacity unspecifieddocumented · Retained DFPI record · current or historical not established
- DFINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC to DPayments, LLCMember listed in state corporate registerdocumented · Retained October 2026 register · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to DPayments, LLCPayment affiliate described in company licence disclosure; complete upstream legal ownership not establishedreported · Archived December 2025 company disclosure · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to DPayments CANADA INC.Payment affiliate described in company licence disclosure; complete upstream legal ownership not establishedreported · Archived December 2025 company disclosure · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to DEEL NORWAY ASChair with sole signature authoritydocumented · Retained Norwegian register · current or historical not established
- Anda Gütmane to DEEL NORWAY ASGeneral managerdocumented · Retained Norwegian register · current or historical not established
- BDO AS to DEEL NORWAY ASAuditordocumented · Retained Norwegian register · current or historical not established
- Escalon Services Norway AS to DEEL NORWAY ASAccountantdocumented · Retained Norwegian register · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to DEEL NORWAY AS100% of 30,000 shares in registry-derived directoryreported · 31 December 2025 · historical
- Deel, Inc. to LETSDEEL ESTONIA OÜ100% shareholdingdocumented · Entry from 2 September 2023 · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to LETSDEEL ESTONIA OÜManagement board memberdocumented · From 5 July 2021 · current or historical not established
- Stanley Dale Broome to LETSDEEL ESTONIA OÜManagement board memberdocumented · From 22 April 2026 · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to LETSDEEL ESTONIA OÜBeneficial-owner register entry on senior-managing-official basis, not personal share percentagedocumented · From 8 October 2025 · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Deel Denmark ApSFounder; current share percentage not establishedreported · Founded 27 April 2021 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Deel Denmark ApSDirector listed in registry-derived directoryreported · Retained October 2026 directory · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Deel Solutions ApSFounder; current share percentage not establishedreported · Founded 11 April 2023 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Deel Solutions ApSDirector listed in registry-derived directoryreported · Retained October 2026 directory · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Letsdeel Spain SLSole shareholder entryreported · 15 February 2023 gazette-derived record · historical
- Adn Versa Auditores SLP to Letsdeel Spain SLAuditorreported · From 29 April 2026 · current or historical not established
- Barda Dor — Spanish gazette entry to Letsdeel Spain SLAttorney appointment; identity not merged solely by namereported · August 2026, following July 2023 appointment · current or historical not established
- Sarona Ventures to Deel, Inc.Active investment in combined firm/family-office portfolio; exact legal vehicle unspecifiedreported · Retained firm portfolio · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to Sarona VenturesPartnerreported · Retained firm description · current or historical not established
- David Debash to Sarona VenturesPartnerreported · Retained firm description · current or historical not established
- Toot Shani to Sarona VenturesPartnerreported · Retained firm description · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to Sarona VenturesVenture partnerreported · Retained firm description · current or historical not established
- Sarona Ventures to HofyRealised portfolio investment; precise vehicle unspecifiedreported · Retained firm portfolio · historical
- Deel, Inc. to HofyBuyer described in former investor’s portfolioreported · Retained firm portfolio · current or historical not established
- Anish Acharya to Sarona VenturesPersonal investor in announced $20 million fundreported · June 2022 reporting · historical
- Philippe Bouaziz to PRODWARE SABoard chairdocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to BOUAZIZ PARTNERSPresidentdocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to C&P BOLIVARManagerdocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to B&BManager and unlimited-liability partnerdocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to BSO IMMOBILIERUnspecified other role in enterprise recorddocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to CHATEAU SARONAUnspecified other role in enterprise recorddocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- BSO GROUP to CHATEAU SARONAManagerdocumented · Retained French enterprise record · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to SCI NEMURManager and unlimited-liability partner in historical company recorddocumented · Company closed 29 January 2021 · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Omnipresent Group LimitedSignificant influence or control, no percentage specifieddocumented · From 30 September 2025 · current or historical not established
- Alex Bouaziz to Omnipresent Consulting Group LimitedFormer significant-influence/control entrydocumented · 30 September–19 December 2025 · historical
- Omnipresent Group Limited to Omnipresent Consulting Group LimitedAt least 75% shares and votes, plus director appointment/removal rightsdocumented · Entry from 17 January 2022 · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Omnipresent Group LimitedAcquisition reported completed; price undisclosedreported · October 2025 · historical
- Michael Henry Crisp-Ginzo to Omnipresent Group LimitedDirectordocumented · From 30 September 2025 · current or historical not established
- Philippe Bouaziz to Omnipresent Group LimitedDirectordocumented · From 10 December 2025 · current or historical not established
- Dor Barda Sartena to Omnipresent Group LimitedDirectordocumented · From 20 April 2026 · current or historical not established
- Guenther Eisinger to Omnipresent Group LimitedDirectordocumented · 21 November 2019–10 December 2025 · historical
- Stanley Dale Broome to Omnipresent Consulting Group LimitedDirectordocumented · From 5 May 2023 · current or historical not established
- Vanya Bouaziz to Omnipresent Consulting Group LimitedDirectordocumented · From 1 October 2026 · current or historical not established
- LETS DEEL LTD to Gitpod GmbHEmployer of record identified in tribunal decisiondocumented · 2023 employment; November 2024 preliminary hearing · historical
- S Burns to LETS DEEL LTDEmployment claimant; retained ruling limited to preliminary issuesreported · November 2024 · historical
- S Burns to Gitpod GmbHEmployment claimant; retained ruling limited to preliminary issuesreported · November 2024 · historical
- Deel, Inc. to Keith O’BrienSurveillance commissioned according to counsel’s reported admission; intimidation deniedreported · June 2025 hearing report · historical
- Deel, Inc. to Atlantic Money, Inc.Direct accounting-consolidating parent reported by GLEIFdocumented · Retained October 2026 response · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Atlantic Money, Inc.Reported acquirer of Atlantic Money businessreported · December 2024 · historical
- Neeraj Baid to Atlantic Money, Inc.Reported co-founder and CEO of Atlantic Money businessreported · December 2024 transaction report · current or historical not established
- Spark Capital to Deel, Inc.Series B lead investor; percentage undisclosedreported · September 2020 report · historical
- Andreessen Horowitz to Deel, Inc.Series B participant; percentage undisclosedreported · September 2020 report · historical
- Y Combinator to Deel, Inc.Earlier investor; percentage undisclosedreported · September 2020 report · historical
- Sarona Partners to Deel, Inc.Reported first investor; percentage undisclosedreported · September 2020 report · historical
- Yasmin Razavi to Spark CapitalGeneral partnerreported · September 2020 report · historical
- Shuo Wang to Deel, Inc.Co-founder and chief revenue officerreported · July 2026 biography · current or historical not established
- Shuo Wang to AerisFormer co-founder and chief technology officerreported · Historical role · historical
- Alex Bouaziz to Probonas, UABManager listed by Lithuanian directory; ownership not establishedreported · Retained October 2026 page · current or historical not established
- Deel, Inc. to Deel Solutions ApS100% legal owner reported in Danish directoryreported · Retained October 2026 page · current or historical not established
- Revolut to Deel, Inc.Bulk contractor-payment API provider, according to providerreported · Retained product case study · current or historical not established
- Wise to Deel, Inc.Cross-currency and Wallet withdrawal channelreported · 2024 report and retained product guidance · current or historical not established
- Dan Westgarth to Deel, Inc.Chief operating officer identified in provider case studyreported · Retained product case study · current or historical not established
- Asif Malik to RIPPLING PAYMENTS UK LIMITEDFormer directordocumented · 30 May 2023–28 March 2024 · historical
- Asif Malik to PALISADE ADVISORY LIMITEDDirectordocumented · From 5 March 2025 · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Alex BouazizReported joinder in Irish civil case; liability unresolvedreported · April 2025 · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Asif MalikReported joinder in Irish civil case; liability unresolvedreported · April 2025 · current or historical not established
- People Center, Inc. (Rippling) to Andrea David MieliReported joinder in Irish civil case; liability unresolvedreported · April 2025 · current or historical not established
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