DLA Piper represented UBIC, Inc., a Tokyo-based provider of Asian language e-discovery services, in its US public offering, valued at approximately US$9 million.
Under the terms of the deal, UBIC offered 1,100,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), with each five ADSs representing one share of the company's common stock. The transaction closed on May 21, 2013.
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang has advised long-standing client ITV plc on its acquisition of The Garden Productions Limited ("The Garden"), the independent TV production company and one of the foremost producers of factual entertainment programming, whose biggest hit is "24 Hours in A&E". "24 Hours in A&E" has already been sold in 100 territories globally, with series four having commenced transmission recently and series five already in the later stages of production.
Squire Sanders is pleased to announce that it has advised KVH Industries, Inc on its acquisition of Headland Media Limited. UK-based Headland Media provides commercially licensed news and entertainment, including sports, film and music, to the shipping, hotel and retail markets worldwide. With offices in the UK, Europe, the US, India and the Philippines, Headland has a customer base that includes over 9,600 marine vessels.
The investment firm EQT’s new fund has signed a share sale and purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of more than 90 per cent of the shares in the Swedish IT-supplier IP-Only Telecommunication AB from three of the company’s major shareholders. The acquisition is subject to approval from the competent competition authorities. Jörgen Svanlind, Chairman of IP-Only Telecommunication AB comments: “After a long period with a strained financial situation we now have managed in the best possible way to complete the financing process that started in the fall of 2011.
Slaughter and May is advising Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ('CWC') in connection with its strategic alliance with Columbus Networks Ltd ('Columbus') to develop their international wholesale capacity businesses.
Allen & Overy LLP advised listed IT technology and software provider ISRA VISION AG, based in Darmstadt, Germany, on the strategic takeover of Constance-based GP Solar GmbH and Munich-based GP Inspect GmbH. The transaction has been closed.
With the acquisition of the two companies, ISRA VISION AG intends to expand its technological basis in order to continue to open up customer markets for electronics and semi-conductors and simultaneously position the company as one of the world’s leading providers of quality inspection systems in photovoltaic production.
International law firm Osborne Clarke is assisting long-standing client Carphone Warehouse on its conditional £500 million acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent of its Best Buy joint venture as announced on the LSE’s website: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-new… .
Slaughter and May advised Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd (formerly Aegis Group plc, 'Aegis') in connection with a US$400 million term loan facility with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. On 26 March 2013 Aegis became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc. ('Dentsu'), following completion of the takeover of Aegis by Dentsu.
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A Travers Smith team led by Head of Commercial, IP and Technology, Tom Purton, and including senior associate Ben Chivers has advised Pinewood Shepperton plc ("Pinewood") on a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Seven Stars Ltd ("Seven Stars").
Pinewood is a leading provider of services to the global film and television industry. Seven Stars is part of one of China's leading private media groups and is part of the largest and fastest growing media conglomerates in China, with operating subsidiaries in the Hong Kong, Europe and the US.
The Economist Group has announced the sale of its European Voice business to Selectcom Finance, owner of the Development institute international group.
Macfarlanes acted for The Economist and lead partner James Dawson said, "We are very happy to have helped The Economist find a good home for this asset which it has owned since 1995. The deal was particularly interesting because it was a sale of an essentially Belgian asset to a French company and we were able to pull the various elements together."