Juniper Networks Inc.—a multinational networking hardware corporation—announced March 4 a plan to acquire Mist Systems Inc. for $405 million. 
 
The S&C team on the transaction includes Alison Ressler (who was recently named to The Deal's “Women in M&A: The Powerhouse 20”), Matthew Barnett (Corporate), Matthew Friestedt (Executive Compensation), Davis Wang (Tax), Renata Hesse and Eric Queen (U.S. Antitrust), and Michael Rosenthal (Global Competition).
 

Travers Smith LLP has advised The Access Group, the UK's leading provider of software to growing mid-market customers, on its acquisition of Volcanic.

Supporting over 600 customers across three continents, Volcanic is the leading provider of SaaS based website and marketing technology platforms to the recruitment sector.

Allen & Overy has advised Inside Secure (Euronext Paris: INSD), a provider of security solutions for mobile and connected devices, on the financing of the acquisition of Verimatrix, Inc. („Verimatrix“), a privately-held company headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, in relation with a bond financing subscribed by Apera Capital (the “Senior Notes”).

Dechert LLP advised Shift Technology, a research and development  company focused on AI-native solutions aimed at combatting fraud in the insurance industry, in connection with its Series C fundraising of EU53 million led by Bessemer Venture Partners and other existing investors including Accel, General Catalyst and Iris Capital.

Davis Polk advised Telefonica, S.A. and Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U. on an SEC-registered off-the-shelf notes offering by Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U., fully guaranteed by Telefonica, S.A. The offering consisted of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.250% fixed-rate senior notes due 2049.

Paris, 05 march 2019 - Acting with German law firm Noerr LLP, Jeantet is advising the German KATHREIN SE on the sale of its mobile networks antenna business (around 4,000 employees worldwide) to the listed Swedish group Ericsson. The asset deal covering several jurisdictions is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019.

Mayer Brown advised Outbrain Inc., the world's leading discovery and native advertising platform on the open web, on the acquisition of Ligatus, an indirect subsidiary of Bertelsmann, in a stock deal. The firm advised on the global tax aspects of the transaction.

The addition of the Ligatus will expand and strengthen Outbrain’s position in Europe with over 1,400 premium publishers, including STERN, RTL and Femme Actuelle. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the second quarter of 2019.

A team led by Dr. Michael Sorgel advised the start-up Motesque on a cooperation with Ottobock SE. Together, the two companies intend to further develop a digital, cloud-based platform for motion analysis developed by Motesque and market it as a medical device. The platform is suitable for faster and simpler diagnosis of knee malfunctions through an automated procedure for dynamic evaluation of kinematic knee function.