Davis Polk is advising Jeneration Holdings Limited in connection with its acquisition of AXA Wealth Management (HK) Limited from AXA China Region Limited. Pursuant to the terms of the share sale agreement, Jeneration has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of AWM for an aggregate consideration of HK$2.2 billion in cash. The proposed transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.

Baker McKenzie advised LKQ Corporation on the acquisition of the Stahlgruber GmbH. Stahlgruber is one of the leading European wholesale distributors of aftermarket spare parts. The seller is STAHLGRUBER Otto Gruber AG. The acquisition includes all national and international subsidiaries of Stahlgruber GmbH for a purchase price of 1.5 billion euros. The transaction is subject to all required regulatory approvals.

Baker McKenzie advised Sika on the acquisition of the FAIST ChemTec Group. Faist ChemTec is a leading manufacturer of high-performance engineered, structure-borne acoustic solutions. The acquisition brings technology and know-how that will accelerate Sika’s growth and drive market penetration via the strong synergies between the two companies. The transaction is subject to clearance by anti-trust authorities.

Eversheds Sutherland advises Phoenix Equity Partners in multi-million pound acquisition of Forest Holidays

Eversheds Sutherland has advised leading UK mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on its acquisition of Forest Holidays Group Limited (Forest Holidays), owner and operator of secluded eco-cabins and treehouses on nine sites across Britain’s National Forests.

Phoenix has acquired a controlling stake in Forest Holidays alongside existing shareholders LDC and The Forestry Commission.

MinterEllison has advised ASX listed retail travel franchise Helloworld Travel on its $32.5m acquisition of Magellan Travel Group.

MinterEllison has acted for Helloworld Travel Limited (Helloworld) which has entered into agreements to acquire the Magellan Travel Group (Magellan) for $32.5 million.

ASX listed Helloworld is Australia's largest retail franchise travel business and currently employs over 2,000 staff globally.

Vienna, December 22 2017 - Wolf Theiss has advised mobile operator T-Mobile on the acquisition of UPC Austria. Liberty Global plc, the largest international cable network operator, was the seller. The purchase price amounts to € 1.9 billion, making it to one of the biggest transactions in Austria and Central Europe in 2017.

North west fruit and confectionary sauce manufacturer Fruitapeel has been acquired by international company Puratos in a deal brokered by a trio of Manchester advisers.

Fruitapeel was founded in 2006 by Terry and Debbie Haigh. The company, which is headquartered in Simonswood, Merseyside and has around 70 employees, supplies customers from artisan producers and farm shops to multi-million-pound ice cream, dessert and cake manufacturers.

Reed Smith has advised ENGIE AXIMA, a subsidiary of French multinational energy group ENGIE, on its acquisition of Hamburg-headquartered Noske-Kaeser Group (Noske-Kaeser) out of insolvency proceedings through a combined share and asset deal. The acquisition was subject to antitrust clearance by the German Federal Cartel Office.

Advised by law firm Blake Morgan's corporate team, Hampshire-based Lucketts Group has kicked off its recently-announced expansion trail with the acquisition of Solent Coaches.

This acquisition will see all 19 staff of Solent Coaches taken on by Lucketts, with the intention being to grow the operation significantly.

“At the start of the year we announced our intention to expand geographically and Solent Coaches fits into this plan perfectly,” said Lucketts managing director Tony Lawman.

Eversheds Sutherland advises Shell on strategic acquisition in UK domestic gas and electricity market

Eversheds Sutherland has advised The Shell Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) on its agreement to acquire First Utility, a leading independent UK household energy and broadband provider. The deal is subject to regulatory and other approvals and is expected to complete in early 2018.