Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised DATAGROUP SE on the acquisition of Hamburg-based IT service provider HanseCom Gesellschaft für Informations- und Kommunikationsdienstleistungen mbH and supported the client throughout the transaction.
Pfizer Inc. has sold its global Hospira Infusion Systems (HIS) business to ICU Medical Inc., the medical equipment manufacturer, for a total amount of around $900 m. The product portfolio sold includes IV pumps, solutions and medical devices. This operation is part of Pfizer’s strategy to refocus on its pharmaceutical portfolio and to divest certain smaller non-core businesses.
Vinge has advised Nalka Strukturfond AB in connection with its acquisition of CL Intressenter AB (“Cibes”) from R12 Kapital Fund I AB as well as a number of minority owners. Cibes is a leading manufacturer of platform lifts with its headquarters in Gävle, Sweden, and with global operations. The transaction is subject to relevant approval from competition authorities.
Schoenherr advised AG FOODS Group ("AG FOODS") and Cooperatief Avallon MBO U.A. ("Cooperatief Avallon") on the settlement of minority shareholders' disputes and on a subsequent management buyout.
"We were excited to support both companies in the complex matter of the minority shareholders' disputes in four separate jurisdictions," said Schoenherr corporate m&a partner Vladimir Cizek. "AG FOODS benefitted from the involvement of Cooperatief Avallon over several years and the management buyout was completed in a satisfactory fashion for both parties."
Houthoff Buruma advised Dümmen Orange on the acquisition of the business of Grow-Tech LLC, a world wide developer and manufacturer of grow plugs and microgreen growing media.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Bram Caudri , Joram van den Berg , Luke van de Laar , Jessica den Dekker , Ivar Brouwer , Gijs Hamelijnck , Thomas de Weerd , Loes van Puijenbroek , Fabienne Renes , Jori de Goffau
Houthoff Buruma advised Dümmen Orange on the acquisition of De Eeuwige Lente B.V. De Eeuwige Lente B.V. specialises in breeding, cuttings propagation and rooting. Over the years the company has specialised increasingly in Saintpaulia, with Euphorbia Milii a relatively recent addition to its product range.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Bram Caudri , Joram van den Berg , Luke van de Laar , Jasmijn Harms , Josephine de Bok , Fabienne Renes
A team led by Dr. Pär Johansson and Kristina Schneider from the Cologne office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Cedarlake Private Equity Fund, advised by Rantum Capital in Frankfurt, on the acquisition of the "Intralogistics" business unit, which was spun off by Freudenstadt-based family group SCHMID Group. A new high-tech company, montratec GmbH, whose majority will be acquired by Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, will thus be established.
The Lakesight Group acquired Chromasens GmbH, based in Constance. The Lakesight Group is supported by the European private equity investor Ambienta, whose investment focus is, inter alia, on environmental technology companies.
Chromasens is a specialist company for color imaging in 2D and 3D. The company produces industrial image processing systems for a wide range of applications and develops color line-scan cameras, lighting technology and related software for the use of its products.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Blackstone, the global private equity group, on its €3.8 billion (US$4 billion) recommended public tender offer for Sponda, a Helsinki-based real estate investment company specializing in office and retail properties in Finland's largest cities. Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in July 2017.
Gide advises the Michelin group, the leading tyre company, in the context of the all-cash simplified tender offer initiated by Compagnie Financière Michelin SCmA (CFM), a subsidiary of Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin (CGEM), acting in concert with the Ivory Coast company SIFCA, on the shares of the Société Internationale de Plantations d'Hévéas (SIPH) not held by the concert parties, at a price of €85 per SIPH share.