Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) on a joint venture between QIA and BRF, the Brazilian food manufacturer, to acquire a 79.5 percent stake in Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayii A.S., a leading Turkey-based poultry company.
McDermott Will & Emery advised HLD group and Didier Tabary, the shareholders of Filorga and SVR, in their acquisition of Le Couvent de Minimes, a beauty brand specialized in colognes and skincare products.
Created in 2004, Le Couvent des Minimes was, until now, owned by the L’Occitane Group. The brand is currently marketed in 15 countries and has an annual turnover about 10 million euros.
London - K&L Gates LLP have advised Greenfield Investments (a subsidiary of Aser Group) on the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Leeds United Football Club from companies controlled by Massimo Cellino.
Andrea Radrizzani, the President and Founder of Aser Group, stated: “I am delighted and proud to have acquired a 50 percent stake in such a prestigious football club as Leeds United. I am excited by the challenge ahead, and I will work alongside Massimo and everybody at the club to make Leeds United as successful as possible.”
A team led by Dr. Pär Johansson of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office advised Odewald KMU II, a German private equity firm specializing in the SME sector, on the acquisition of Karl Schmidt group, based in Preußisch Oldendorf.
Squire Patton Boggs' Private Equity team in Warsaw has acted for Resource Partners on its acquisition of 70% of shares in the leading dermatology cosmetics manufacturer in Poland, Torf Corporation - Fabryka Lekow Sp. z o.o., well known in the local market for its Tolpa brand.
Pinsent Masons has advised NYSE-listed AMC on its acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group (“NCG”) for circa US$900 million from European private equity firm Bridgepoint and the Swedish media group, Bonnier Holding.
DLA Piper has advised BLK International Pty Ltd on its acquisition of apparel business BLK Sport.
BLK International Pty Ltd (BLK International), a consortium led by Esperanca Timor Oan and other Timor–Leste and Fiji based investors, acquired the BLK Sport business, brand and associated sub-brands from World Rugby Specialists Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed)(Administrators Appointed) for an undisclosed sum on 13 January 2017.
Kirkland & Ellis is representing Bain Capital Private Equity in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Daymon Worldwide Inc., from existing shareholders. Daymon Worldwide is a global leader of retail services whose expertise ranges from private brand development to strategy & branding, sourcing & logistics, retail merchandising services and consumer experience marketing. The cross-border transaction was led by a team of lawyers from Kirkland’s Hong Kong, Chicago and London offices. The transaction was announced on January 18, 2017.
Google has acquired Limes Audio AB. Limes Audio, with offices in Umeå and Stockholm, builds solutions that remove the distracting noise, distortion and echoes that can affect online video and telephony meetings, improving the overall online conference experience.
Google was represented by Mannheimer Swartling in the transaction.
Addleshaw Goddard has advised British American Tobacco (BAT) on its acquisition of Winnington Holding AB (Winnington), the manufacturer of the white snus brand, EPOK, an innovative tobacco product popular in Scandinavia.