Cleary Gottlieb is representing América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil) in connection with its acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Telefónica Móviles Guatemala S.A. (Telefónica Guatemala) for $333 million and its entry into an agreement to acquire 99.3 percent of the outstanding shares of Telefónica Móviles El Salvador S.A. de C.V. (Telefónica El Salvador) for $315 million.
DLA Piper has advised Sonae Investment Management, the technology investment arm of Sonae Group specialising in IT security and advisory services, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Excellium group, a leading cybersecurity company offering a customisable suite of services to the Luxembourgish and Belgian markets.
Founded in Luxembourg in 2012, the Excellium group operates across multiple jurisdictions including Luxembourg, Belgium, Senegal, Tunisia and the Ivory Coast.
A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer advised Photonics Systems Holding GmbH on the acquisition of LS Laser Systems, a specialist in laser trimming. Photonics aims to expand its status as a leading laser machine manufacturer. The acquisition also serves as a succession solution for the previous owners of LS Laser Systems, who intend to withdraw from the company in the medium term.
Led by the Frankfurt Private Equity team, Goodwin advised Onapsis Inc. on its acquisition of the Virtual Forge Group. Onapsis and the founders of Virtual Forge have entered into a definite agreement to acquire privately-held Virtual Forge, headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. With the acquisition of Virtual Forge, Onapsis will become the largest independent provider of ERP security and compliance solutions.
Transaction by Madrid-based Telefonica is a landmark deal in Latin America in 2019.
Leipzig - Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH, a private equity firm owned by the Harald Quandt family, acquired a majority stake in the procilon Group at the end of December 2018. procilon is a solution provider for information security and data protection. The long-term partnership is aimed at driving forward the Group's growth and international expansion. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
On 22 January TomTom announced the sale of its Telematics business to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA for a purchase price of EUR 910 million. TomTom intends to return the vast majority of the proceeds, being EUR 750 million, through a capital repayment combined with a share consolidation.
De Brauw advises TomTom which led by partner Reinier Kleipool and the following team Barbara Kloppert, Frank Hamming, Paula Ravensbergen, Daniël van Gerven and Ravenne van de Paverd
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Deutsch: Orrick berat Enterprise Filesharing Start-up DRACOON bei Series B Finanzierungsrunde
Orrick has advised DRACOON, the German market leader in enterprise file sharing, on a Series B financing round. Investors include Swiss investment company FBC Partners AG, two private equity investors, and the investment company of Bernhard Wendeln. In addition, existing investor BayBG increased its investment commitment.
Gowling WLG advised Accengage, the European leader in mobile CRM and push notification technologies, on its sale to the American Urban Airship.
The international law firm advised Accengage, the European leader in push notification technologies for mobile applications, websites and Facebook Messenger, in connection with its sale to Urban Airship.
Bird & Bird represented CAG Group AB, an IT consultancy firm focussing on IT-management, system development, operations, and training, in connection with the listing of its shares on Nasdaq First North Premier and the approximately SEK 70 million initial public offering.
Responsible partner for Bird & Bird's team was Ola Lidström.