CMS advises Coast2Coast, a private investment fund, on the acquisition of a manufacturer of pates and soups operating under the Profi brand 'Wielkopolska Wytwornia Zywnosci Profi'. The closing of the deal is subject to clearance by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.
TLT has advised Swiss headquartered Annuity Management AG on its acquisition of contract rescue and renewal management specialist and HP Enterprise partner, Support Warehouse.
Together with Annuity Management's subsidiary Tesedi, the deal means that the Annuity Management Group can now offer its customers a fully-integrated, end-to-end service for the management, renewal and recovery of service and maintenance contracts.
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre advised Artelia on the acquisition of the Auxitec group. This transaction allows Artelia, the French leader in independent engineering in the building, infrastructure, water and environment sectors, to strengthen its positioning in the industry sector.
Auxitec achieved €80 million of turnover in 2016 and has 900 employees at 23 sites, mainly in France. The group has almost 400 clients from the refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, mechanics, aerospace, nuclear and pharmaceutical sectors.
Addleshaw Goddard's Manchester Corporate team has advised Dental Directory (part of the IDH group), one of the UK's largest dental suppliers, on its acquisition of Ireland-based BF Mulholland.
The move will see the dental business bring its range of products and services to Ireland for the first time, and follows a successful alliance between the two organisations. Dental Directory currently supplies 12,000 dental practice across the UK.
The AG team was led by Roger Hart and included Jamie Partridge, Katie Parker and David Auty.
Les Grands Chais de France has acquired Binderer St. Ursula Weinkellerei and Danubiana Kft, together with several subsidiaries in Germany, Hungary and Italy. The French group is based in Petersbach/Alsace.
An international CMS team headed by M&A expert and lead partner Dr Martin Kolbinger provided Les Grands Chais de France with comprehensive legal advice in Germany, Hungary and Italy.
The Binderer Group is a leading wine merchant in Germany, with brands including Le Filou, Corsaire and D'Amati.
Les Grands Chais de France has acquired Binderer St. Ursula Weinkellerei and Danubiana Kft, together with several subsidiaries in Germany, Hungary and Italy. The French group is based in Petersbach/Alsace.
An international CMS team headed by M&A expert and lead partner Dr Martin Kolbinger provided Les Grands Chais de France with comprehensive legal advice in Germany, Hungary and Italy.
The Binderer Group is a leading wine merchant in Germany, with brands including Le Filou, Corsaire and D'Amati.
Global law firm Dentons has advised PREMIUM Equity Partners and funds they advise on the acquisition of the ic! berlin brillen group. ic! berlin is one of Germany’s best known premium eyewear brands on the international market. The co-founder and the CEO remain as shareholders. The transaction value is confidential.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the WiggleCRC group, majority owned by private equity firm Bridgepoint, on its acquisition of Bike24 from Riverside, a global private equity firm.
Bike24 is a leading German retailer of bicycles and related equipment, which also operates in Austria and Switzerland. Bike24 is based in Dresden, Germany and is one of Europe's fastest growing online bike retailers.
Bridgepoint acquired the Wiggle group in 2011, and Travers Smith LLP advised on the subsequent merger with Chain Reaction Cycles ("CRC") in 2016.
Lawyers of Clifford Chance's Prague office advised KKCG Investments AG on the successful signing of the acquisition of a majority stake in AutoCont Group, the largest supplier of information and communication technologies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Clifford Chance also advised on the financing of the transaction.
Ashurst has acted as the legal adviser to the Consortium which has acquired the Real Pet Food Company Group (RPFC), from Quadrant Private Equity and other minority shareholders, in a deal worth A$1 billion.
RPFC is the largest independent pet food manufacturer in Australia and is among the 20 largest pet food manufacturers globally.
The acquisition consortium was led by Hosen Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Beijing, together with China’s largest private agribusiness enterprise New Hope Group, and the Singapore investment company, Temasek.