PMV and SmartFin Capital acquired a significant stake in Newtec, a world-renowned specialist in satellite communications with offices in eight different countries. Over two billion people daily watch television thanks to Newtec technology.
Eubelius acted in this transaction as legal counsel to the founders of Newtec. The Eubelius team for this transaction was led by Matthias Wauters and Jörg Heirman
London (January 31, 2017) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented funds advised by pan-European private capital fund manager Metric Capital Partners in the acquisition of Italian regional bank Gruppo Bancario Mediterraneo S.P.A. (“GBM”).
GBM is a regional commercial bank with headquarters in Rome and three branches in Italy. Historically, GBM has been focused on traditional lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises.
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Rechtsanwälte has assisted Teufelberger Wirerope GmbH, a leading international metal wire ropes producer based in Austria, in the acquisition of Italian-based Redaelli Tecna S.p.A., a global market leader in the design and manufacture of steel wire ropes for off-shore and on-shore oil activities, mining, cableways, material transportation and hoisting as well as in the development and production of engineering systems for the tenso structures, from JSC Severstal – Metiz, a company owned by PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel
As Finnish legal counsel we have advised NYSE-listed AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., on its acquisition of Scandinavian and Baltic cinema operator Nordic Cinema Group (NCG), for approximately USD 900 million from Bridgepoint Capital and Swedish media group Bonnier Holdings.
DWF LLP has advised Equiniti Group plc on its acquisition of Marketing Source and Gateway2finance.
Equiniti, the specialist technology outsourcer, provides non-discretionary payment and administration services to blue-chip companies and Government and retail investors in the UK. These latest acquisitions are further examples of Equiniti’s growth strategy of integrating scalable technology platforms to provide regulation-driven, technology-enabled services.
Roschier represented Guy Hands in the acquisition of McDonald's Nordic operations, consisting of local operating companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, from McDonald's represented by Baker McKenzie. The parties have signed a share sale and purchase agreement and agreed on the Master Franchise Agreement. Mr. Hands will become the Development Licensee for the Nordic markets.
There are approximately 435 McDonald's restaurants in the Nordics.
The deal is expected to close around the end of Q1 2017.
DWF LLP has advised Equiniti Group plc on its acquisition of Marketing Source and Gateway2finance.
Equiniti, the specialist technology outsourcer, provides non-discretionary payment and administration services to blue-chip companies and Government and retail investors in the UK. These latest acquisitions are further examples of Equiniti’s growth strategy of integrating scalable technology platforms to provide regulation-driven, technology-enabled services.
Berwin Leighton Paisner, advised Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited (“Mount Street”) on the acquisition of EAA Portfolio Advisers GmbH (“EPA”), the largest platform transfer ever completed in Europe. EPA is the portfolio manager of Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (“EAA”) with assets under management of €29bn.
Schoenherr has advised a group of investors around Erwin Krause and Franz Kollitsch – counselled by INVESTER United Benefits GmbH, an Austrian property investment manager – on the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with SIGNA, and on the acquisition of BAI Bauträger Group ("BAI") by the joint venture. The signing of the purchase agreement took place on 25 January 2017, and the transaction is now subject to competition authority approval and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The financial terms of the transaction will remain confidential.
Valora has acquired Pretzel Baron, a producer of frozen pretzel products with a production facility in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio (USA).
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Valora in this transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti and Beda Kaufmann (all M&A), Markus Wang and Jonas Bornhauser (both IP) as well as Laura Widmer (Employment).