Frankfurt/Main – Listed US company Coherent, Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers, has acquired O.R. Lasertechnologie GmbH of Germany, a producer of tools for laser additive manufacturing.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie advised duagon AG and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) on the acquisition of Nuremberg based computers and electronic component producer MEN Holding AG by duagon Group, which is part of the DBAG Fund VII portfolio. The transaction closed on 25 May 2018. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
We represented the buyer in a corporate transaction in which Digitalist Group Plc acquired Grow Holding AB and its subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway and Finland through a share exchange.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the ITRS Group, the leading provider of real-time monitoring and IT operations analytics, on its acquisition of capacity management firm, Sumerian.
The Travers Smith team was led by Private Equity Partner Emma Havas and Senior Associate Tom Hartwright. The team also included corporate Associate Jess Brown, Senior Tax Associate Camilla Woodall and Tax Associate Will Kelleher.
Offering is the second-largest U.S. corporate bond sale of 2018
Linklaters has advised the Vodafone Group on its US$11.5 billion bond offering, which represents the second-largest U.S. high-grade bond to price this year.
The dollar-denominated offering consisted of six-tranches and closed on May 30, 2018. The SEC-registered notes have fixed and floating rates with an average life of 14 years and effective average euro rate of 2.0%. They are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
With a turnover approaching £100m and an impressive technical capability underpinned by multiple vendor certifications, GCI is undoubtedly a front-runner of the ICT services sector and has a strong customer and partnership base, with customers including Sunlife, Shelter, Prospect Union, Dimensions, Parliamentary Digital Services, Trafford Council, University of London, FieldFisher, Keoghs, Marie Curie, Yamaha WorldSBK, Merlin Entertainment and Center Parcs.
Macfarlanes has advised German hygiene paper company WEPA on its acquisition of the 50 per cent stake in its Northwood & WEPA joint venture, a paper supplier based in the UK, currently held by its UK joint venture partner.
The WEPA Group is one of the three largest suppliers in the European tissue market, with 3,800 employees and a turnover of approximately €1.2bn following the transaction.
Paul, Weiss represented Chinese internet giant Tencent in the acquisition of a 80 percent stake in Grinding Gear Games, the New Zealand-based gaming company that developed the popular online role-playing game Path of Exile. The transaction came about after Tencent published the game in China in 2017. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Path of Exile has more than 2 million monthly active players and more than 20 million sign-ups.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partner Jeanette Chan.
Willkie Paris represents A2iA in connection with its acquisition by Mitek, a global leader in digital identity verification solutions.
Willkie advised A2iA, a global leader in artificial intelligence and image analysis, and its management team led by Jean-Louis Fages and Olivier Baret, on its acquisition by Mitek Systems, Inc. (Mitek), a global leader in digital identity verification solutions.
International law firm Ashurst advised Cell C Ltd (Cell C), South Africa's third largest mobile phone operator, on its far-reaching roaming agreement with MTN South Africa, the South African subsidiary of MTN Group Ltd (MTN).