We have been representing Epic Systems Corporation, an industry-leading US electronic health record software vendor, in the public procurement of a new client and patient data system by Apotti Oy.
This procurement is the largest ever IT procurement in Finland. Apotti Oy is a cooperative procurement body for the local governments of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Kauniainen and the regional-level HUS Medical District.
DLA Piper advised Willow TV International, the leading cricket broadcaster in the US, in its acquisition by Times Internet, India's largest digital network and part of the Times of India Group. The DLA Piper team provided counsel on complex transactional and tax structuring planning and on execution advice for the sale of Willow's cross-border business.
Mayer Brown JSM acted as the legal adviser for Jiayuan International Group on its HK$1.116 billion global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today.
Jiayuan is a Jiangsu-based residential and integrated commercial property developer. The company is mainly involved in developing and selling residential and commercial properties, and leasing of commercial real estate. As of 30 November 2015, the company has 19 property development projects across Jiangsu Province, comprising 14 residential and five integrated commercial projects.
We acted as Christian Berner Invest AB’s legal advisor in a transaction in which Oy Teknoma Ab purchased all the shares in Lautex from Christian Berner Invest AB on 7 March 2016. Through this deal, Christian Berner Invest AB became the owner of 25% of Oy Teknoma Ab’s shares.
Mayer Brown JSM secured a victory for Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in a court application brought against it by Hong Kong’s Commissioner of Police. The Commissioner had earlier sought a court order for TVB and four other media organisations to hand over “full and unedited” video and sound recordings made of the alleged assault by police officers on Tsang Kin-chiu during the Occupy Central protests in 2014. The Commissioner of Police also sought an order for TVB to reveal the identities and particulars of the journalists behind the recordings.
mobilcom -debitel GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of freenet AG, signed an agreement to acquire Media Broadcast Group on 3 March 2016. Media Broadcast Group GmbH is the principal operating company of the group. Media Broadcast’s Satellite business unit is not included in the acquisition. The closing of the transaction is subject to the usual approval by the antitrust authorities and is expected by April 2016 at the latest.
On 3 March 2016, Mapillary, a community-based photomapping platform, announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair.
VISCHER advised Copytrend Holding AG in the acquisition of GfK Printcent. The VISCHER team comprised Dr. Jürg Luginbühl (Partner) and Sebastian Huber (Associate), both M&A.
Charles Russell Speechlys has acted as legal adviser to the management team of Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), the leading Africa and Middle East payments business, on the sale of EMP by Actis to Network International. Actis is the private equity firm which invests exclusively in Africa, Asia and Latin America and is a leading investor in growth markets with $7bn of funds under management. Network International is a leading provider of payment solutions in the Middle East, and is backed by Emirates NBD, and private equity houses, General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus.
Eversheds has advised global company Applus Servicios Tecnológicos SLU on the acquisition of UK based Caparo Testing Technologies.
The deal for the non-destructive testing (NDT) business and assets further strengthens Applus+’ presence in the aerospace industry.