Travers Smith LLP has acted for Zegona Communications plc ("Zegona") on Zegona's proposed repurchase, by way of a tender offer to Zegona shareholders, of up to £140 million of shares in Zegona at a minimum price of £2 per share (the "Tender Offer").
The Tender Offer is designed to return surplus cash held by Zegona to shareholders following the recent £700 million sale by Zegona of Spanish cable company Telecable.
Advising Chargeurs in connection with the acquisition of the italian company Omma, Italy’s market leader in application machines.
The acquisition of Omma reinforces the strategy set in place for US market leader, Walco, and French market leader, Somerra, already acquired in April 2017. The new structure will offer their clients and Chargeurs Protective Films clients a
one-stop solution in protective films and application machines.
Swedish Match AB, a market leader within the product areas snus and moist snuff as well as other tobacco products, has announced the acquisition of the Danish snuff producer V2 Tobacco.
V2 Tobacco fits very well as a complement to Swedish Match. Its modern and adaptable production allows Swedish Match improved flexibility and expanded opportunities to adapt to changing consumer desires, helping Swedish Match move further toward its vision of a world without cigarettes. In the transaction, Swedish Match will acquire 100 percent of the shares in V2 Tobacco.
Volaris Group Inc., a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange: CSU), announced the completion of its acquisition of BBT Software AG, a Swiss company specialized in the field of insurance software solutions.
Homburger advised Volaris Group Inc. on all Swiss law matters of the transaction. The Homburger team was led by partner Daniel Hasler (Corporate | M&A) and included associates Mario Wälti and Nadine Wahlquist as well as junior associate Claudine Schär (all Corporate | M&A).
Slaughter and May is advising Arrow Global Group PLC on the acquisition of Mars Capital's leading U.K. and Irish mortgage servicing business for an enterprise value of £15.5 million. Founded by Alex Forrester and Matt Gilmour, Mars Capital is a portfolio company of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. At the same time, Arrow is entering into a strategic partnership with Oaktree in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Axiata's infrastructure arm, edotco Group Sdn Bhd, on its US$1.03 billion acquisition of two Pakistan mobile towers businesses, Tanzanite, from Tower Share, a Dubai headquartered mobile towers operator, as well as Deodar, from Jazz, a subsidiary of Dutch company Veon and Egypt's Global Telecom Holding S.A.E (GTH).
Upon completion of the Deodar transaction, Deodar will enter into a 12-year master services agreement with Jazz, under which it will continue to provide tower services to Jazz.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP ('Freshfields') has advised TPG Real Estate, the real estate platform of TPG, the global alternative asset firm, on the acquisition and financing arrangements of Arlington Properties from Goodman Group and L&G Property.
DWF has advised global technical services provider Keywords Studios on the acquisitions of Paris-based La Marque Rose SARL, Asrec SAS and the subsidiary companies of holding company, Dune Media SAS, trading as Dune Sound and Around the Word, for a total aggregate consideration of up to €7.6 million.
Global refrigerants and specialist gases’ supplier A-Gas, a portfolio company of KKR, has bought Netherlands’ reclamation business BTC. BTC are specialists in the reclamation and disposal of gases, refrigerants and fire suppressants. The deal will result in A-Gas increasing its capacity to handle, clean and return waste gases to the market for resale in Europe.
The Osborne Clarke team was led by partner Herke van Hulst, who was assisted by Geoffrey Beurskens and Guusje Cornelissen.
De Brauw has advised Aon Groep on its acquisition of Unirobe Meeùs Groep.
Aon Groep Nederland announced on 8 August 2017 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Unirobe Meeùs Group (UMG) from Aegon for EUR 295 million. The transaction is subject to works council advice and approval by the ACM and AFM, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Once the transaction is completed, Aon will be the leading insurance broker and risk advisor in all business-to-business market segments in the Netherlands.
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