Houthoff Buruma advised DeepOcean in the acquisition of the Searov Offshore SAS. Searov, established in 2008, is an agile and cost effective Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) service provider with a strong focus on West Africa. The company owns and operates ROVs from its operating bases in Pointe Noire, Congo and Port Gentil, Gabon.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Bram Caudri , Jessica den Dekker , Annemiek Wassink
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised I Squared Capital Advisers on the US$1.86 billion acquisition of Hutchison Telecommunications' fixed line business, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC).
HGC provides fixed-line telecommunications services for corporate and residential users in 134 countries and territories worldwide, utilizing capacity in 33 cable systems interconnecting five continents with 25 points of presence globally, including three major hubs in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and London.
Paul, Weiss is representing global fashion luxury brand Michael Kors Holdings Limited in its $1.35 billion acquisition of luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo PLC. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies and is being effected via a U.K. court-approved Scheme of Arrangement. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
Osborne Clarke has advised the Foresight Group on the acquisition of a utility scale 10MW battery storage facility in Nevendon, Essex from GRIDSERVE® and Aura Power.
The battery will provide Enhanced Frequency Response services to National Grid, positioning the project as an essential part of the energy transition to a more flexible, low carbon energy network. Construction on the project will start immediately with full commissioning due Q1 next year.
One of the largest Estonian seafood producers PRFoods acquired 85% fish processing companies John Ross Jr Ltd (JRJ) and Coln Valley Smokery Limited (CVS), both located in the United Kingdom. The Leigh family who have been running the companies as a family business will keep 15% of the shareholding.
Allen & Overy has advised Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale as arrangers on the acquisition of Fertilizers and Inputs Holding B.V. by Helios Investment Partners.
Fertilizers and Inputs Holding B.V. carries out Louis Dreyfus Company's Africa-based fertilisers and inputs operations, distributing fertilisers, crop protection products, seeds and industrial chemicals throughout Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali and Senegal.
Taylor Wessing has advised on the management buyout of Accuro (formerly the Salamanca Trust & Fiduciary business) from Salamanca Group, the London-based merchant banking business
Accuro is a global trust and multi-family office firm that serves international families with cross-border assets. The business has grown to administer and oversee US$10 billion of financial and non-financial assets, on behalf of wealthy families around the world.
Zurich - Rieter Holding AG, headquartered in Winterthur (Switzerland), announced today the acquisition of the SSM Textile Machinery division (SSM) from Schweiter Technologies AG (Switzerland) at a purchase price of CHF 124.2 million effective 30 June 2017. Rieter Holding AG and Schweiter Technologies AG are both listed on the principal Swiss stock exchange (SIX Swiss Exchange).
Tellco Vorsorge AG has acquired all shares in Dominick Company AG, a Swiss private bank based in Zurich, from its sole shareholder.
Bär & Karrer acted as legal adviser to the buyer in this transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher, Philippe Seiler and Yves Suter (all M&A), Peter Hsu, Daniel Flühmann and Tiffany Ender (all Banking & Finance), Susanne Schreiber and Cyrill Diefenbacher (both Tax), Markus Wang and Jonas Bornhauser (both IP) as well as Mani Reinert (Competition).
The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Amphenol Corporation, USA, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of Intelligente Sensorensysteme Dresden GmbH (i2S) which is based in Dresden, Eastern Germany. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction volume.