Dechert LLP advised Band of Boats, a subsidiary of Groupe Beneteau on its acquisition of Digital Nautic, a France-based start-up.

This acquisition is in line with the objectives to further strengthen and accelerate the digitalization section of the Group’s Transform to Perform strategic plan.

The Dechert Paris team advising Groupe Beneteau on legal aspects was composed of:

    on corporate aspects: Isabelle Marguet, national partner, with Benhouda Derradji, associate;

Skadden represented Renren Inc., the owner of Kaixin Auto Group, in Kaixin’s $454 million combination with CM Seven Star Acquisition Corporation.

Osborne Clarke has advised One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) on the acquisition of Bressner Technology GmbH. With this transaction, OSS expands its operations internationally and is able to establish a strong European presence.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has, together with Alston & Bird LLP, advised CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, on its US$7.4 billion proposed acquisition of ARRIS International plc, a global leader in entertainment and communications solutions.

The combination of CommScope and ARRIS would create a company with approximately US$11.3 billion in revenue and adjusted EBITDA of approximately US$1.8 billion.

Advance Publications, Inc., a US-based media company, has acquired The Esports Observer (TEO). The international law firm Taylor Wessing has been advising Advance, under the leadership of the Berlin partner Norman Röchert, in all legal aspects of the transaction.

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and his team legally advised asknet AG’s rights issue to finance their growth plan. The public offering was one of the first capital measures using a short securities information sheet instead of a prospectus. The securities information sheet had to be permitted by BaFin to be published. This new legal possibility is a less expensive, easy way to execute smaller capital measures such as subscription offers, which is now possible without a prospectus, similar to how it used to be in the past.