Eversheds Sutherland (International) advises on the acquisition of SJL group, a leading transport and logistics operator in Europe and Morocco, from private equity funds AfricInvest and Mediterrania Capital Partners.

Eversheds Sutherland advised Investec during the due diligence process as well as in drafting and negotiating all contractual documentation until closing. The transaction will accelerate a number of growth initiatives in SJL’s logistics capability and transport fleets.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Bridgepoint and its investee company, Element Materials Technology Group ("Element"), on the proposed cash acquisition of Exova Group plc ("Exova") by Element. It is intended that the acquisition will be implemented by way of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006.

Baker McKenzie advised Synerlink, a subsidiary of the Barry-Wehmiller group, on the acquisition of the ERMI group, a leading manufacturer of fill-seal bottle and cup fillers for the agri-food industry.

The addition of ERMI completes Synerlink’s broad range of packaging solutions and extends the company’s export network.

On 7 March 2017 Hellman & Friedman and GIC acquired Allfunds Bank, S.A. from Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Santander Group, General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus. Allfunds Bank is a leading financial technology business. The transaction is valued at EUR 1.8 billion and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Hellman & Friedman and GIC. The team included Eric Stupp and Stephanie Walter (all Banking & Insurance). Freshfields acted as lead counsel to Hellman & Friedman and GIC.

Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today announced its agreement to acquire Weetabix Limited from Shanghai based state owned enterprise Bright Food Group and an investment fund advised by Barings Private Equity Asia.  (Full terms of the agreement can be found here)

Baker McKenzie acted for Platinum Equity to acquire OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand from Office Depot. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval in each country and is expected to close within the next several months.

In March, Baker McKenzie assisted Platinum Equity in acquiring Staples Australia and New Zealand from their US parent, Staples Inc.

NTS announced April 19 that they have agreed to acquire all the shares in Midt-Norsk Havbruk AS. As compensation the sellers receive stocks in NTS ASA valued at NOK 1.43 billion.

Midt-Norsk Havbruk is a salmon farming company located in Trøndelag County in Norway. The company holds ten ordinary salmon farming licenses and two R&D salmon farming licenses. The company expects production of 15,000 tons in 2017.

NTS ASA is listed at Oslo Stock Exchange and is a leading provider of transportation and services to the aquaculture industry.

Allen & Overy LLP has advised Studio 100 N.V., which has its registered office in Schelle, Belgium, on acquiring a majority share in the Munich-based brand management and media company m4e AG, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The founding and main shareholders in m4e AG, who collectively held approx. 68% of the shares in m4e AG, had reached agreement with Studio 100 N.V. on the sale of all shares held by them.

In agreeing this investment, Studio 100 N.V. and m4e AG are strengthening their national and international sales potential.

Baker McKenzie advised SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, on its acquisition of LÜCK Group.

The purchase agreement was signed with the current shareholders - HANNOVER Finanz Group as well as Udo and Ingo Lück - on April 13th, 2017. The transaction is expected to close by the end of May 2017, subject to the approval of German antitrust authorities.