Mills & Reeve advised Ubisense Group plc on its acquisition of Japanese company Geoplan Interworks K.K. for a maximum consideration of 564.7m Japanese Yen (c.£3.4m).

The Mills & Reeve team led on the UK aspects of the transaction with support from their SCG Legal relationship firm in Japan, Matsuo & Kosugi, who advised on the transaction from a Japanese perspective.

Ubisense is a world leader in providing end-to-end real-time location solutions to companies, allowing them to track people and assets with a high degree of accuracy. For Ubisense, the acquisition of Geoplan Interworks represents a significant step forward as it looks to expand its business into Asia. Ubisense believes that the enhanced local exposure to manufacturers in Japan and Korea in particular will provide a huge market for its products.

Mills & Reeve has advised Ubisense since 2010, most notably through the company's AIM IPO in 2011 and on two other acquisitions since its admission to AIM.

The team was led by corporate partner Stephen Hamilton.