Allen & Overy LLP advised M.A.X. Automation AG, a listed specialist supplier of automation solutions with its registered office in Düsseldorf, on the sale of Euroroll Dipl. Ing. K.-H. Beckmann GmbH & Co. KG, a manufacturer of undriven roller conveyers based in Ascheberg.  Euroroll has been acquired by Fortas AG based in Rösrath, a holding company focussing on medium-sized companies which succeeded in winning the highly competitive bidding process. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

A Travers Smith team led by Corporate Partners Spencer Summerfield, Charles Casassa and Adrian West, are advising on the proposed Main Market IPO of thetrainline.com.

Charles Russell Speechlys has acted as the legal adviser to SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc,. on its acquisition of Prob-Solve Group Limited, a leading independent provider of managed IT support and solutions across the UK. 

We advised Birdstep Technology ASA in the sale of all the shares in Birdstep Technology Oy to Elektrobit Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of Elektrobit Corporation.

Birdstep Technology ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is a global provider of mobility software and related services for operators and enterprises.

Assisting the editor of monthly magazine Wereldmagazine MO* in appeal proceedings before the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) concerning its highly-publicized conviction for a libelous and allegedly slanderous cartoon of public figure and Belgo-Congolese entrepreneur George Forrest.

Stephenson Harwood LLP is advising incadea plc (incadea), a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the global automotive dealership industry, on its potential sale for £122 million in cash to NASDAQ listed Dealertrack Technologies, Inc (Dealertrack). Dealertrack is a web-based software solutions and services provider to all major segments of the automotive retail industry. The agreement on the terms of the recommended cash offer for incadea was announced yesterday, Thursday 18 December 2014.

Simpson Thacher represented Northgate Information Services in the announced sale of Northgate Public Services (“NPS”) to Cinven for an undisclosed amount.

We are pleased to announce that Cecilie Aasprong Dyrnes is promoted to partner in our Tax department as from 1 January 2015.

We are pleased to announce that Cecilie Aasprong Dyrnes is promoted to partner in our Tax department as from 1 January 2015. Dyrnes joined AdeB as senior lawyer in 2013 and was prior to that director and lawyer in PwC since 2002. Dyrnes has also experience from Oslo County Tax Office and The Customs Authority.

Vinge has advised Doro in connection with the acquisition of Caretech for SEK 240 million on a debt-free basis. Caretech is the Nordic region’s market leader within digital carephone telephony and ancillary services for the elderly. The company’s headquarters are situated in Kalix and it has approximately 100 employees. Verdane Capital has been the company’s principal owner.

Vinge’s team consisted of partner Johan Winnerblad together with, among others, associates Nicolina Kindblom and Filip Öhrner.

DLA Piper has advised Gruner + Jahr on the sale of its majority holding in the Indian MaXposure Media Group to Indian media entrepreneur Prakash Johari.