Latham & Watkins has advised Netflix on the acquisition of Millarworld, the comic book company founded by Mark Millar, creator of a number of iconic characters and stories, including Kick-Ass, Kingsman, and Old Man Logan. The acquisition, the first ever by Netflix, is a natural progression in the company’s effort to work directly with creators and to acquire intellectual property and ownership of stories featuring compelling characters and timeless, interwoven fictional worlds.

Deal represents the largest public-to-private deal under the UK Takeover Code since 2010

Latham & Watkins has advised a consortium led by Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners on its £2.96 Billion offer for Paysafe Group PLC (Paysafe). The deal represents one of the largest buyouts to date this year and the largest public-to-private deal under the UK Takeover Code since 2010.

Digitalist Group Plc has acquired the shares of NodeOne Ab and its subsidiaries, inter alia Wunderkraut Sweden AB, in a share exchange carried out in July. The Swedish parent company, together with its subsidiaries, will become part of the Digitalist Group if the conditions for the closing of the transaction are met. With the sale, the Digitalist Group will expand its operations to the Swedish markets and strengthen its offering of digitalisation services. Eversheds Sutherland represented the buyer in the arrangement.

Loyens & Loeff advised ProData Consult , a Danish-based company, IT consultant, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Eliantie B.V., a Netherlands-based company engaged in providing high-end IT professionals with expertise and knowledge in the fields of IT infrastructure, software development and testing, from Elia Eminence, Jeroen Diederik and Maurice Whites, in the Netherlands based private individuals having interest in companies engaged in providing IT professionals with expertise and knowledge in the fields of IT infrastructure, software development and testing.

Loyens & Loeff advised Selecta AG, a Switzerland-based company and vending and coffee services provider, on the acquisition of Pelican Rouge B.V., a Netherlands-based company engaged in roasting coffee beans, packaging, distributing vending machines and providing coffee service solutions from Angelo, Gordon & Co., a US-based company, engaged with alternative investment and private equity.

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (Transocean) announced that it has reached an agreement with Songa Offshore SE (Songa) whereby it will, subject to certain conditions, make a voluntary exchange offer to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Songa, including shares issued before expiry of the offer period as a result of the exercise of warrants, convertible loans and other subscription rights. The consideration in the offer will be based upon NOK 47.50 per share of Songa, representing a 37.0% premium to Songa's five-day average closing price of NOK 34.68 per share.

Colosseum Dental Group, a fully owned portfolio company of Jacobs Holding AG, has acquired 70% of OdontoSalute, an Italian dental clinics group providing dental treatments of any kind through a national network. Colosseum is a leading provider of private dental care in the Scandinavian area, which is now operating in more than 150 clinics in Norway, Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark and aiming at building a leading pan-European dentistry group.

DLA Piper has advised The Hut Group, one of the world´s largest online Health & Beauty retailers and brand owners, on the acquisition of all shares of GLOSSYBOX. The sellers were the majority shareholders Rocket Internet SE, Kinnevik Online AB and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund IV LP. DLA Piper advised the client on the whole sale negotiations including the due diligence. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.

CMS has advised CooperVision Inc. (Pleasanton, Cal.) in connection with its acquisition of Procornea Nederland B.V.

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses and related products and services, with products sold in over 100 countries around the world. Acquiring Procornea allows CooperVision to expand its myopia management business. It adds leading orthokeratology (ortho-k) technology and increased access to fast-growing myopia management markets such as China.

Law  firm  Taylor  Wessing  Prague  provided  comprehensive  legal  advice  to  the  German  Biotest  group,  a specialist  in   innovative  haematology,  clinical  immunology  and  intensive  care  medicine,   and  to  its subsidiary  Plasma  Service  Europe  with  respect to  its  acquisition  of  Czech  company  Cara  Plasma  s.r.o.,