King & Wood Mallesons has advised Star Capital Partners (Star Capital) on the acquisition of Globalways AG, a Stuttgart based IT services and infrastructure business.
[Berlin/Cologne, 2016-09-07] On 6 September 2016, Kärntner Ausgleichszahlungsfonds (KAF) issued a public tender offer for the repurchase of approximately EUR 10.8 billion worth of outstanding debt instruments issued by HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG (HETA) pursuant to § 2a of the Austrian Financial Market Stability Act (FinStaG). The repurchase offer is based on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) entered into in May 2016 by creditors of HETA and the Republic of Austria.
The Finnish financial services group Sampo Group, which is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, has triggered the obligation to make a mandatory no-premium offer to the shareholders in the Danish insurance company Topdanmark A/S, which is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. Plesner assists Sampo in connection with the mandatory no-premium offer.
Fresenius Helios acquires IDC Salud Holding S.L.U. ("Quirónsalud"), Spain's largest private hospital operator, for a purchase price of EUR 5.76 bn (on a cash and debt - free basis). Quirónsalud's network is comprised of 43 hospitals, 39 outpatient centers and around 300 Occupational Risk Prevention ("ORP") centers located in all economically important areas in Spain. The company has about 35,000 employees and offers the full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care.
Vitec Software Group AB (publ) has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in the Finnish software company Futursoft Oy specialized in software for the automotive and machinery industries. Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ). Our core team included Rabbe Sittnikow, Panu Siitonen, Jesper Kostiainen and Sara Soini.
Macfarlanes has advised pan-European mid-market private equity firm Charme Capital Partners (Charme) on its acquisition of JD Classics, a market-leading specialist for premium classic cars.
The deal is Charme’s first in the UK and sees Charme III and co-investors acquire a majority stake in the company, alongside the founder of JD Classics who retains a significant stake.
Clifford Chance advised Kingspan Holding on the aquisition of Essmann Group from Quadriga.
Essmann Group is one of the leading European manufacturers and suppliers of sustainable lighting, natural ventilation and smoke management solutions for roofs and facades of non-residential buildings. The group currently employs more than 900 employees at their production sites in Bad Salzuflen, Lemgo, Detmold (all Germany) and Lyon (France).
Baker & McKenzie advised Pact Group Holdings Ltd (‘APM’ ASX: PGH) in relation to its entry into an agreement to acquire specialty co-manufacturer, Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Pty Ltd (‘APM’), for A$90 million.
Established in 2002, APM is one of the largest providers of manufacturing and packaging services for nutraceuticals in Australia. APM provides a complete manufacturing and packaging service for tablets, capsules and powdered products.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Australian private equity fund manager Allegro Funds on its acquisition of the master franchisee licence for Pizza Hut in Australia from US-based parent company Yum! Brands, global owner of the Pizza Hut brand.
With more than 16,000 restaurants around the world, Pizza Hut is the world’s largest pizza restaurant network. Pizza Hut has had a presence in Australia since the early 1970s, and was one of the first pizza companies to home deliver in the Australia market.
Schoenherr Bratislava has advised the Albea group ("Albea") on the acquisition of 100 % of the shares in SCANDOLARA TUB-EST, s.r.o. ("Scandolara"), a Slovak subsidiary of the Italian Scandolara Group, which produces laminate tubes.
Schoenherr supported Albea's Senior Legal Counsel, Abir Mansour Afara, on all Slovak legal aspects of the transaction, including the due diligence, drafting and negotiation of the SPA and financing of the acquisition.