Arnold & Porter advised Celestica in connection with its agreement to acquire Impakt Holdings for $329 million. The Arnold & Porter team was led by Corporate and Finance partner Joel Greenberg and included counsel Sara Adler, associate Erin Iannotti, partner Laurie Abramowitz; associate Zeno Houston; partner Jeffrey London, counsel Brian Witkowski; counsel Kerry Dziubek, counsel Michael Sapienza; counsel Peter Danias; partner Axel Gutermuth, partner Ronald Henry; and associate Roxanne Mintz.

Quinn Emanuel is proud to announce that firm partners Nadine Herrmann (Hamburg), Tara Lee (Washington, D.C.), and Sue Prevezer QC (London) are supporting Burford Capital in their groundbreaking launch of The Equity Project a commitment to helping close the gender gap in law.

Munich – Pioneer & Onkyo Europe and Aqipa, a value-added distributor of consumer electronics, have agreed an asset deal to transfer the business activities of hi-fi and home cinema brands Pioneer, Onkyo, Integra, TEAC and Esoteric to Aqipa with effect from 1 October 2018. The transaction involves revenues of around EUR 140 million and applies to all European markets.

Kirkland & Ellis represented FNZ and funds advised by H.I.G. Capital and General Atlantic on a definitive agreement to sell their investment in FNZ, the global FinTech firm, to La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Generation Investment Management LLP. The transaction values the company at £1.65 billion, and is subject to relevant regulatory approvals. FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Crimson Hexagon, an AI-powered consumer insights company, on its merger agreement with Brandwatch, the world's enterprise social intelligence leader. The merger creates a c. $100 million annual recurring revenue business that will move forward as Brandwatch. Financial  terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the four systemic Greek banks – Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank – on their entry into an innovative and groundbreaking servicing agreement with Italian credit institution doBank S.p.A.

The Paris office represented PAI Partners on the GP-led transaction of its participation in Perstorp, a global leader in specialty chemicals.

Cleary Gottlieb is representing Tikehau Capital in the conclusion of an exclusive negotiation agreement, for the acquisition of Sofidy from its historic family shareholders.

The transaction will allow Tikehau Capital to strengthen its presence in the real estate asset management market and thus improve the Group’s business mix.