Houthoff Buruma advised Active Capital Company on its acquisition of all shares in the capital of Codi Group B.V. (previously Cogitandum B.V.), a producer and distributor of nonwovens for personal care, household and the medical industry also known as 'wet-wipes'.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Jan-Paul van der Hoek , Tessa Rozendal , Ageeth Panman , Gijs Hamelijnck
Stibbe advises Air Liquide on the acquisition of the Dutch company Cryotainer active in industrial nitrogen services.
Cryotainer provides equipment and support services for temporary nitrogen supply. The acquisition will contribute to the growth of Air Liquide to a leading position in gas-related services in Europe.
Dr. Katharina Wodarz advised the Australia-based, international diagnostic company Sonic Healthcare on regulatory issues involved in its € 63 million purchase of all shares in the Bremen Medical Laboratory, one of the oldest and most renowned in Germany.
Baker McKenzie has advised Japan Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd on its proposed acquisition for A$74,949,600 of a 51% interest in a newly formed entity, known as PagePack. PagePack comprises two previously separate wholesale paper, packaging and industrial products distribution businesses operated by the BJ Ball and the KW Doggett groups in Australia and New Zealand. Japan Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd is a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed market leader engaged in the distribution of paper and paper-related products.
Addleshaw Goddard has advised the largest importer of American food products in Europe, Innovative Bites, on its acquisition of Hancocks, one of the UK’s leading confectionery specialists, from H2 Equity Partners and management.
The deal, which completed today, is the second major acquisition by Innovative Bites in the last 12 months, with the combined group selling to over 40,000 customers and offering more than 7,000 confectionery products.
Addleshaw Goddard's Private Equity team has advised Canadian Ardenton Capital on its first UK acquisition of Corbetts the Galvanizers.
Corbetts, which is the UK's largest independent hot dip galvanizer, will use Ardenton's investment to continue to deliver high quality products whilst exploring opportunities to create more capacity within its Midlands operation. Corbetts will continue to be led by managing director, Tim Ward, and financial director, Sophie Boothroyd.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (“Freshfields”) has advised Talpa Holding on the acquisition of a 67 per cent stake in SBS Broadcasting from Sanoma, thereby obtaining full ownership of TV-stations SBS6, NET5, Veronica and SBS9. SBS Broadcasting will complement Talpa Holding in further developing a Dutch multimedia company with strong positions in television, radio, print and online. As part of the transaction, SBS Broadcasting’s stake in the TV guide business Veronica Uitgeverij will be sold to Sanoma.
Baker McKenzie advised the Grünenthal Gruppe on its acquisition of Adhesys Medical GmbH and its US subsidiary Adhesys Medical Inc. Adhesys Medical is a medical device startup company focused on the development of adhesives used in surgery. The acquisition of Adhesys Medical and its highly innovative pipeline of surgical sealants, together with the underlying technology platform, allows Grünenthal to tap into the global development and marketing rights. The transaction was signed and closed simultaneously.
Baker McKenzie is advising HNA Holding Group Co. Limited (521.HK) ("HNA Holding"), as Hong Kong counsel, on its pre-conditional voluntary general offer, through its wholly-owned Singapore-incorporated subsidiary, HNA Belt & Road Investments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., for all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares of CWT Limited for a total consideration of S$1.4 billion (HKD7.7 billion). The acquisition constitutes an extreme very substantial acquisition of HNA Holding under the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
The firm’s corporate team have advised long-standing client Embark Group on a number of significant strategic acquisitions.
Burges Salmon has assisted Embark Group Ltd on its latest acquisition.