DLA Piper has advised the Webhelp Group on the takeover of Ocon Office Concept GmbH, a business process outsourcing service provider, by Webhelp Holding Germany GmbH.
Ocon Office Concept GmbH is an owner-run, medium-size family company that focuses on support for customers from commerce and industry. Ocon employs more than 270 people in its service centre at the company’s base in Stuttgart.
Simpson Thacher is representing Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”) in its acquisition of new shares of Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (“Mynt”), as part of a strategic partnership involving Globe Telecom, one of the leading mobile telecom operators in the Philippines, and Ayala Corporation, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines, to accelerate financial inclusion and upgrade payment services in the Philippines.
Bird & Bird LLP has advised Sojitz Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) on the acquisition of all shares in solvadis holding S.à r.l. (Luxembourg).
Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. The parties agreed to maintain confidentiality regarding the purchase price.
Ovon AB is the holder of the trademark Mr CAP and is market leading within the segment of car treatment. The company set up their business in the beginning of the 90´s and through their franchisors they have created a strong and successful brand.
Mr Cap has over 60 car care facilities in 13 countries. They have about 150,000 customers and treat approximately 300 cars a day.
Eversheds advised the buyer in the transaction with Michael Nyman as responsible partner.
Noerr has advised Daimler AG on an acquisition in Greece. Daimler subsidiary Intelligent Apps GmbH – provider of the well-known e-hailing app mytaxi – has taken over Taxibeat, the Greek market leader in app-based taxi booking. The acquisition will help mytaxi to expand its position as the leading European provider of app-based taxi booking. mytaxi is active in a total of ten countries and has more than 100,000 registered drivers. Taxibeat was founded in 2011 and offers its services on the Greek and Peruvian markets.
Accent Equity has acquired Stål och Hyrmaskiner i Varberg AB. The company, which is a family business in the second generation, rental machines and other equipment primarily for the construction industry. The company also establishes complete construction sites for its customers. Stål och Hyrmaskiner i Varberg AB has its headquarters and a depot in Varberg, and further depots in Kungsbacka, Falkenberg and Gothenburg.
Cembra Money Bank has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of SWISSBILLING. The transaction is expected to close within the first quarter of 2017. The transaction consideration was below CHF 10 million and is expected to have a negative impact of 0.1% on the Group’s CET1 ratio as at closing.
Lenz & Staehelin is advising AEVIS VICTORIA SA, the Swiss listed group investing in services to people, healthcare, hospitality, life sciences and lifestyle, on its public takeover offer for LifeWatch AG, a company specializing in digital health systems and wireless remote diagnostic patient monitoring services.
The transaction, which is structured as a public offer to exchange existing LifeWatch shares for shares of AEVIS to be newly issued and listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and includes a cash alternative, values LifeWatch at approximately CHF 240 million.
Jeantet has advised the DCC Group on its acquisition of Gaz Européen closed on 31 January 2017, from its founders and managers and investment funds Activa Capital and Paluel-Marmont Capital.
With this acquisition, the DCC group has become an actor in the natural gas market for professionals in France. Thanks to this transaction, the French company Gaz Européen strengthens its service offering, to its 500.000 co-owners and customers and its 10.000 sites supplied in France.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Klarna AB on the signing of binding agreements in relation to the acquisition of Billpay GmbH from Wonga Group Limited.
Billpay is one of the leading German online payment providers and was founded in 2009. Klarna hopes to strengthen its position as one of the leading payment providers in Europe through the acquisition as well as accelerate its growth in the region.
The acquisition is subject to approval by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany.