Advising Five Arrows Principal Investments as a co-investment partner in connection with the LBO on I@D.

Membres

* Jean-François Pourdieu
* Laure Givry
* Marie-Laure Bruneel
* Matthieu Candia

Allen & Overy advised Frankfurter Leben Group on the acquisition of 92 per cent of the shares in ARAG Lebensversicherungs-AG from ARAG SE.

The life insurance portfolio of ARAG Lebensversicherungs-AG comprises 322,000 policies with underlying investments of EUR 2.8 billion and insurance premiums of EUR 220 million. The transaction is still subject to approval by the German regulator BaFin.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Basalt Infrastructure Partners LP on its agreement to acquire 100 percent of the ownership interest in Comax France S.A.S. from independent US power producer Maxim Power Corp.

Basalt is an infrastructure investment firm focused on investments in energy, transportation and utility assets across the UK, Europe and North America. The Comax acquisition, which represents Basalt's seventh investment, is due to close during the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised Denmark’s Trackunit A/S (“Trackunit”) on the German legal aspects of its acquisition of all shares in Dreyer + Timm GmbH, a pan-European telematics service provider for fleet management applications in vehicles, trailers and agricultural and construction machinery headquartered in Rotenburg, Germany.

The Dubai office of global law firm Clyde & Co has advised private investors in respect of their acquisition of New World American Private School (School) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Clyde & Co advised on all aspects of the deal including the acquisition of the School and the structuring of the overall investment, including in respect of certain real estate aspects.

Global law firm DLA Piper has advised international veterinary pharmaceuticals company Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC on the proposed acquisition of Apex Laboratories Pty Ltd, valued at AU$55 million.

The DLA Piper team was led by Corporate partner David Ryan and senior associate James McCarthy, with assistance from Intellectual Property partner Melinda Upton, Head of Employment Nicholas Turner and solicitor Lauren Crossman.

Frankfurt/London, September 21, 2016 – The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Instrumentation Laboratory Co, a part of the WerfenLife family of companies, on the acquisition of the TEM group of companies. The transaction comprises the Swiss ultimate parent company CA Casyso AG and its three German subsidiaries as well as subsidiaries in the US, UK, France, and Canada.

TEM is a global leader in in vitro diagnostic testing for patient blood management with their flagship ROTEM testing systems.

Charles Vögele Holding AG and Sempione Retail AG jointly announced that they have entered into a transaction agreement pursuant to which Sempione will launch a cash tender offer for all publicly held bearer shares of Charles Vögele.

The Manchester office of national law firm Weightmans LLP has advised New Yok Stock Exchange listed multi-national Sonoco on the acquisition of Laminar Medica in the UK and Czech Republic from Clinimed Holdings, a medical products company based in the UK.

The firm's corporate experts advised shareholders of the leading product design company on all legal aspects of the transaction.

Corporate finance experts from Burges Salmon have advised the shareholders of Bristol-based Kinneir Dufort Limited, one of the UK’s leading design and innovation consultancies, on a management buyout backed by equity investor Mobeus Private Equity.

The Burges Salmon team acted for the shareholders on all legal aspects of the transaction including advising on corporate, tax and incentives.