Ashurst has advised the majority shareholders of Interactif Visuel Système (IVS) on the acquisition by Essilor International, a world leader for corrective lenses, of the majority of the share capital of IVS.

Created in Paris in 1995, IVS is a world leader in technological sales support solutions for opticians. Today, IVS equips more than 14,000 outlets worldwide which represents almost 30,000 software licences. The company also offers digital marketing at the point of sale called Activ'screen, the business is the market leader in France.

Slaughter and May is advising Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ('CWC') on its agreement with CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited ('CITIC Telecom') for the sale of its controlling 51% stake in Companhia de Telecomunica?ões de Macau S.A.R.L. ('CTM') for US$749.7 million in cash (the 'CWC Disposal').

DLA Piper represented US-based Sorteo Games Inc., a leading provider of electronic lottery systems, in an exclusive long-term strategic alliance in Mexico with leading Australian interactive lottery business Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

DLA Piper advised Business Intelligence Systems Solutions Holdings B.V. with the sale and transfer of most of the assets of Business Intelligence Systems Solutions Holdings B.V. to a new incorporated subsidiary of William Morris Endeavour, WME BI.

Business Intelligence Systems Solutions Holdings is involved in creating and marketing state of the art data visualization software that matches human capability.

There will be a transition from Current TV’s existing programming until Al Jazeera’s new US-based channel begins to air in 2013 from New York City on Current TV’s distribution network. In addition to the existing Al Jazeera news bureaus in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, Al Jazeera plans to open additional bureaus in key locations across the US.