King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Vobile Group Limited on the acquisition of assets from IP-Echelon, an Australian premium provider of data analytics with a focus on data analytics technology development and applications in content protection services.

The KWM team was responsible in the preparation and negotiation of the relevant transaction documents, as well as conducting due diligence matters in connection with the transaction in respect of both Hong Kong and Australian laws.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is advising UK-based ZEAL Network SE (ZEAL) on the voluntary public takeover offer announced by ZEAL for Lotto24 AG (Lotto24), Hamburg, Germany, with a market capitalization of approximately EUR 320 million. The takeover is intended to be implemented by way of a cross-border share exchange offer, which would reunite the two companies after having been operated separately for six years.

Led by Hamburg partner Carla Luh and Frankfurt Counsel Alexander Stefan Rieger Hogan Lovells has advised Kapsch TrafficCom AG, an internationally renowned provider of intelligent transportation systems and European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) Provider, as well as Axxès SAS, a leading business in the European heavy goods vehicles (HGV) toll collection market and EETS Provider, on all aspects relating to the implementation of an innovative joint venture in the European HGV tolling sector.

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised INVISION on the acquisition of a majority stake in ABC Design GmbH.

As part of a succession plan, INVISION AG (INVISION) has acquired a majority stake in ABC Design GmbH (ABC Design), the leading brand for strollers and accessories in Germany.

ABC Design, based in Albbruck (Germany), has around 40 employees and markets combi strollers, sports strollers, car seats, high chairs and accessories. Founded in 1989, the family business has established a market leadership in Germany, thanks to offering great value for money.

DLA Piper has advised RealtimeBoard, a whiteboarding platform that allows teams to collaborate remotely, on it US$25 million series A financing round led by the venture capital firm Accel.

RealtimeBoard provides a cloud-based "endless whiteboard" that allows teams to collaborate beyond formats, tools, locations and time zones to draw up ideas and visualize concepts. The company also integrates with other productivity tools, including G Suite, Slack, Jira, Trello, and Dropbox, among others.

Fried Frank acted as counsel to Information Resources, Inc. and New Mountain Capital in connection with the negotiation of a definitive agreement through which Vestar Capital Partners will lead a new investment in IRI. Post-transaction, New Mountain and Vestar will jointly govern IRI, which has been a New Mountain portfolio company since 2011. Terms of the agreement, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, were not disclosed.
 

Ashurst acted for Johnston Press PLC and its subsidiaries in relation to its strategic review culminating in a pre-packaged administration sale of the entire business and assets of the group to a new company owned and controlled by the group's bondholders which was announced the evening of Friday 16 November.

Clifford Chance has provided comprehensive legal advice to dormakaba Holding GmbH+Co KGaA ("dormakaba") on the acquisition of a stake in the renowned fittings manufacturer OGRO.

Property rental platform Goodlord has announced closing a £7 million Series B preferred equity investment from Finch Capital, supported by existing investors, Rocket Internet and Global Founders Capital.

A cross practice Fieldfisher team advised Goodlord on this investment deal which required a share capital and debt restructuring alongside implementing a new management incentive scheme by way of establishing an Employee Benefit Trust.