Travers Smith LLP has advised CBPE Capital LLP (CBPE) on its investment in Xceptor, through the acquisition of a majority stake in the business from SVG Capital.

Xceptor is a fast-growing international technology provider, serving large financial institutions including global investment banks, security and custody service firms and insurance companies.  Xceptor is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Cape Town and Sydney.

Nctm Studio Legale advised BT Enìa Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., a company controlled by BT Italia S.p.A., in the purchase of a line of business relating to a telecommunication network extending for approx. 1,500 km in Emilia Romagna belonging to IRETI S.p.A. (a company of the IREN Group engaged in the field of public local grid services), which was advised by Studio Bettini Formigaro Pericu.

Macfarlanes has advised European private equity advisory firm OpCapita on the purchase of The Football Pools business from pool and tote betting company Sportech PLC for a total cash consideration of £83m.

Sportech originally purchased Littlewoods Pools in 2000, later acquiring the Vernons and Zetters pools businesses to form what constitutes The Football Pools today.

Addleshaw Goddard’s Manchester Corporate team has advised leading private equity house Inflexion, on its investment into Cawood Scientific, the UK’s largest provider of analytical laboratory testing services in the agricultural sector.

Clifford Chance has advised Cosumar, Morocco's leading sugar extraction company, on their investment in Durrah Advanced Development Company, a sugar refining company in Saudi Arabia.

Durrah Advanced Development Company is a 2.500 ton per day greenfield sugar refinery in the industrial port of Yanbu in the Saudi Arabia’s red sea coast.

Following the launch of the National Transformation Plan in 2016, this transaction is another example of increased foreign investment into Saudi Arabia.

Cross-border team advises on complex disposal.

Uniper Exploration & Production GmbH, Düsseldorf (Uniper), has signed an agreement with Austrian oil and gas company OMV Exploration & Production GmbH (OMV) for the sale of its interest in the Russian gas field Yuzhno-Russkoye. The purchase price for Uniper’s participation amounts to approx. EUR 1,749 million (USD 1,850 million) plus cash on balance sheet per 31 December 2016.

Taylor Wessing has advised Inflexion on its Partnership Capital investment in K2 Partnering Solutions, the global resourcing specialist which provides outsourced IT consultants to multinational corporations including leading technology firms in Silicon Valley.

Allen & Overy has advised Borealis Infrastructure Management (Borealis) and Wren House Infrastructure Management (Wren House) on their acquisition of a 26.315% stake in the capital of Kemble Water Holdings Limited, the holding company of Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) and an equivalent share in Eurobonds issued by the Thames Water group from funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Europe Limited.  Thames Water is The UK’s largest water and wastewater company. 

Osborne Clarke has advised Breath Therapeutics in the EUR 43.5 million Series A financing round co-led by Gimv and Sofinnova Partners and joined by Gilde Healthcare.

Breath Therapeutics, a spin-off of PARI Pharma, develops advanced drug-aerosol therapeutics in pulmonary orphan indications. The funding will enable the company to conduct Phase III trials in Europe and the US, submit for marketing approval and prepare for commercialization.

Slaughter and May is advising John Wood Group plc on its recommended all-share offer for Amec Foster Wheeler plc.

Based on the pre-announcement closing price of a Wood Group share, the terms of the combination value Amec Foster Wheeler at approximately £2,225 million. Following completion of the combination, Wood Group’s shareholders will own approximately 56 per cent. of the combined group.The combination is to be effected by