The Carrefour and Google groups recently announced a strategic cooperation regarding the development of new distribution models and user purchase experiences for French consumers. This cooperation is notably based on the three following initiatives: the availability of Carrefour on a new Google shopping website and Google Assistant in France, the creation of a Carrefour-Google innovation lab and the acceleration of Carrefour's digitalization.

DLA Piper represented doc.ai, a blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform that connects people, data scientists, developers and the healthcare industry to improve patients' future health outcomes, in its partnership with health benefits company Anthem, Inc., to launch a groundbreaking AI data trial on the blockchain.

The Italian office of legal business DWF acted for private equity holding company VAM Investments on the high profile partnership with alternative asset manager, the Tages Group.

Led by Frankfurt partner Tim Oliver Brandi Hogan Lovells has advised Deutscher Sparkassenverlag on a joint venture with payment service provider Ingenico.

Gowling WLG has advised Draper Esprit, one of the most active venture capital firms in Europe, on its strategic partnership with German tech investor Earlybird Digital West. Earlybird is also one of Europe's most active venture capital partnerships, managing over one billion Euros.

Burges Salmon advises Yeo Valley on completion of Arla Foods partnership on liquid milk, butter and cheese.

Following merger approval by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), long-standing Burges Salmon client Yeo Valley has completed the disposal of Yeo Valley Dairies Limited to Arla Foods Limited.

The transaction gives the farmer-owned dairy cooperative the rights to use the Yeo Valley brand in milk, butter, spreadables and cheese under licence from Yeo Valley.

Gide has advised Renault on the renewal of its strategic partnership with OYAK in Turkey, extending their joint venture relationship.

The agreements signed on 26 June 2018 start a new page in Renault's nearly 50-year history in Turkey, as they regulate the new terms of the joint venture relationship, including the manufacturing by OYAK-Renault of Renault and Dacia vehicles, their parts and spare parts, as well as their commercialisation by MAIS on the Turkish market.

Mungo and Guy Finlayson – two young brothers behind fast-growing events company MFGF Events – have appointed TLT to provide support for their drinks festivals and the company's expansion into new business areas across the UK.

The Deeside-based business, which was founded in April 2014 and held its first festival in August 2014, currently runs three drinks festivals – Banchory Beer Festival, Inverurie Beer Festival and the brothers have a new and upcoming gin festival brand – to support Scotland's young distillers and brewers.