Shearman & Sterling has advised Bayerische Landesbank on financing the acquisition of the camano group by the private equity investor AFINUM.

Camano – family run until now and based in Pleinfeld, Franconia – is one of Germany's largest hosiery manufacturers and suppliers and an official licensee of the fashion brand s.Oliver. AFINUM is one of the leading medium-size private equity investors in the German-speaking market.

Shearman & Sterling advised a debt fund on the financing of the acquisition of the DURAN Group (“Duran”) by the investment company One Equity Partners (OEP). Seller was the investment company ADCURAM, which had acquired Duran from Schott AG as part of a carve-out in 2005. The purchase price and the financing volume are confidential.

DLA Piper has advised Mobile Ventures GmbH on a bridge financing arrangement for PipesBox UG (limited liability). This financing deal is intended to serve as bridge or interim funding for PipesBox up to the time of the “A” financing round scheduled for the first half of 2015.

Mobile Ventures GmbH is the corporate venture capital arm of Drillisch AG and invests in startups as well as fast-growing enterprises; in addition to financing services, it provides access to markets and expertise in the fields of mobile, internet and online marketing.

King & Wood Mallesons advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the €350 million Equity Bridge Financing granted by Natixis to the funds Antin Infrastructure II-1 FPCI, Antin Infrastructure Partners II-2 and Antin Infrastructure Partners II LP.

Founded in 2007 and fully owned by its partners since the end of 2012, Antin Infrastructure Partners is one of the leading investors in the infrastructure sector and has developed a dedicated investment strategy, aiming to take majority stakes in European infrastructure companies.

White & Case LLP has advised the lenders, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as global coordinator, on the financing of the acquisition of Automotive Climate Control Inc. by Spheros North America Inc., a member of the Spheros Group.

Slaughter and May advised WS Atkins plc, the UK's largest design, engineering and project management consultancy, in connection with the amendment and extension of its £200 million revolving credit facility entered into in October 2013 between WS Atkins plc, various other members of the WS Atkins Group and a syndicate of banks.

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Financing: Matthew Tobin (partner), Hiba Siddique (associate), Daniel Whitelock (trainee); Tax: William Watson (partner), George Mitchell (associate)

Mayer Brown advised SME-investor Halder on the financing of its acquisition of PRAE-TURBO through a management buy-out. PRAE-TURBO, located in Schwanewede/Germany, focuses on machining compressor wheels for automotive turbochargers. Customers include leading turbo system providers from Europe and the NAFTA-region. In 2014, the company had a revenue of EUR 53.9 million.

Halder has been active in Germany since 1991 and has provided 38 SMEs with capital for ownership succession and growth.

Shearman & Sterling advised Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Norddeutsche Landesbank on the financing of Findos Investor’s acquisition of the Rameder Group. The investment company Riverside was one of the sellers. Although the transaction has already been executed, the parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and the financing volume.

Castres & Snellman advised Citycon in a major finance transaction where Citycon Treasury B.V. signed a EUR 500 million unsecured committed multicurrency revolving credit facility agreement with a Nordic bank group including Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (also acting as the agent), Pohjola Bank plc, Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Finland Plc and Swedbank AB (publ). The credit facility is guaranteed by Citycon Oyj.

Mayer Brown acted for US private equity firm Värde Partners on the financing of its acquisition of the £250 million Titan real estate portfolio from Aviva Commercial Finance.

Mayer Brown advised Värde Partners on the innovative financing structure used to finance the portfolio. Lawyers in the London office worked closely with colleagues in the US to structure the finance under English and US law.