Olswang has advised London and LA-based film, television and digital sales company Content Media Corporation Plc (CMC) on the sale of its entire issued share capital to Kew Media Group Inc, a Canadian special purpose acquisition corporation focused on the media sector. The deal is expected to complete in March.
RWS Holdings plc, a world leading provider of intellectual property support services (patent translations, international patent filing solutions and searches), commercial translations and linguistic validation, has completed the acquisition of 100% of LUZ, Inc., a market leading Life Sciences language services provider based in San Francisco, for a cash consideration of USD82.5m.
Munich, February 13, 2017 -McDermott Will & Emery advised INTERGLOBAL Industrieholding GmbH on the sale of its holdings in Harmonic Drive AG and Ovalo GmbH.
With its headquarters in Limburg, Germany, Harmonic Drive AG develops, produces and sells highly precise and innovative drive technology products and is a technological market leader in this field. Among other uses, these products can be used in robotic, machine construction, aeronautics and space technologies. The transaction also involved a number of subsidiaries in Germany and abroad.
Jones Day is advising a global information technology company regarding its implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Client(s): Global information technology company
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Muscat—Dentons advised Al Anwar Holdings SAOG on the sale of 20.35% of its shareholding in Falcon Insurance Company SAOC (FIC) for a consideration of OMR 1.876 per share to Arabia Insurance Company S.A.L's (AIC) affiliates, namely Arabia S.A.L. and Lawrence Investment LLC (Under Formation). The transaction also involved a simultaneous acquisition of the business, assets and liabilities of AIC's Oman branch by FIC, and Dentons also advised on the business transfer agreement.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is acting for market leading banking and finance software specialist, Temenos Group AG on its proposal to acquire 100% of Rubik Financial Limited’s shares via a scheme of arrangement.
Symetis acquired Middle Peak Medical, a private U.S. and German medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive novel solutions for unmet needs in the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. The acquisition marks Symetis’ first expansion from the TAVI space into the broader structural heart segment. Symetis is a Swiss medical technology company specializing in the development, manufacturing and marketing of next-generation percutaneous heart valve replacement solutions for the treatment of severe cardiac valve conditions.
On 9 February 2017 Nokia Corporation announced its intention to acquire Comptel Corporation by launching a recommended cash tender offer to purchase all the issued and outstanding shares and option rights in Comptel. The offer price is EUR 3.04 in cash for each share in Comptel and the tender offer values Comptel at approximately EUR 347 million, on a fully diluted basis. Shareholders representing jointly approximately 48.3 percent of the shares and votes in Comptel have given irrevocables to accept the offer.
Yorkshire Business Sets Its Sights On Growth In US Market
Leeds-based smart home security company, Cocoon Alarm Ltd, has launched a bid to raise £2.5m to help fuel further growth in its innovative smart technology and build market share across the UK and US.
The company secured a £2.4m seed investment from Aviva Ventures and Breed Reply Investments in 2015 and is now looking to raise an additional £2.5m through leading investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube.
Olswang has advised leading independent television, film and digital production and distribution company All3Media on its acquisition of UK production company Two Brothers Pictures.