Taylor Wessing has advised a US telematics and technology solutions pioneer, CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP), on its acquisition of TRACKER, a LoJack(r) licensee and market leader in stolen vehicle recovery and telematics services across the UK.
CalAmp is a longstanding client of Taylor Wessing, having worked with the firm since its first expansion into Europe in 2013.
VODInn, a company operating a platform providing unlimited access to movies for hotels and health establishments, has issued bonds subscribed by FPS SOLUTIONS FIDUCIE ENTREPRISES 2017, an investment fund managed by SOLUTIONS FIDUCIE, in view of financing its growth.
The issue was in particular secured by a portfolio of receivables transferred to a fiducie-sûreté managed by SOLUTIONS FIDUCIE for the benefit of the representative of the bondholders’ group.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised leading hospitality technology provider Pegasus on its merger with Travel Tripper in a combination backed by a substantial investment from Accel-KKR.
The significant transaction brings together two companies known for their industry-leading reservations, distribution, business intelligence and e-commerce platforms that empower hotel groups around the world.
WARSAW - FEB. 21, 2019 - The Warsaw Office of Greenberg Traurig represented Agora S.A. in the acquisition of a 40% stake in Eurozet sp. z o.o. and negotiation of a shareholders agreement with its majority shareholder SFS Ventures s.r.o., governing the cooperation of both Eurozet shareholders.
Allen & Overy is advising Scout24 AG (Scout24), a leading operator of digital marketplaces specialising in the real estate and automotive sectors in Germany and other European countries, in connection with the announcement of a voluntary public takeover offer by a holding company which is controlled jointly by funds that are in turn advised by Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F) and group companies of Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone) as well as in connection with the conclusion of an investment agreement.
The British-Japanese agency group Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired a majority stake in Videobeat Networks GmbH, a full-service agency with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, London, Paris and New York that produces and manages data-driven, cross-platform TV and online video campaigns. In addition to strategic consulting and media purchasing, the agency also handles the creation and platform-specific production of moving image content for its clients.
Cooley advised RTL Group subsidiary SpotX on its acquisition of Yospace Technologies, a leading ad insertion business. Partner David Bresnick led the Cooley team advising SpotX on the transaction.
Yospace has developed one of the most advanced technologies for server-side dynamic ad insertion (SSDAI), which allows the replacement of existing commercials from a broadcast stream with more targeted, personalised advertising. SSDAI is expected to become the de facto standard to seamlessly serve advertising spots in premium streaming environments.
DLA Piper has advised Accel-KKR and its portfolio company, Seequent Limited (“Seequent”), in connection with Seequent’s acquisition of Geosoft, a Canadian-based software company.
Clifford Chance has advised long-standing client Sanoma on the sale of Mood for Magazines to Linda de Mol and Talpa Network. Mood for Magazines is the publisher of personality magazine LINDA. and its extensions. The buyer is Linda de Mol, founder and minority shareholder of Mood for Magazines, together with Talpa.
DLA Piper Canada represented CDW Canada Corp. ("CDW Canada") in its acquisition of Scalar Decisions Inc. (“Scalar”), a leading technology solutions provider in Canada with locations across the country and trailing 12-month net sales of approximately C$250 million. CDW Canada is a subsidiary of CDW Corp., a Fortune 200 company that provides a broad range of IT solutions to business, government, education and healthcare organizations in the US, the UK and Canada.