A team led by Munich-based M&A partner Boris Dürr legally advised Schön Klinik group on the acquisition of Dominikus hospital Düsseldorf-Heerdt. The hospital was sold due to the insolvency of the previous hospital carrier, Dominikus-Krankenhaus Düsseldorf-Heerdt GmbH, whose shareholder is church-affiliated Cherubine-Willimann foundation. The insolvency was triggered by particularly high expenses incurred in renovation and construction activities. The sale occurred in a structured bidding process. The purchase price was not disclosed.

A team jointly led by Dr. Peter Ladwig and Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, both partners at the Stuttgart office of the law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Sodecia Group comprehensively on all legal aspects regarding the acquisition of the insolvent automotive supplier Kemmerich group, including its subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Spain, and the USA. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek was also in charge of the antitrust review and filing as well as the legal due diligence. The acquisition was made from insolvency administrator Jan-Philipp Hoos.

King & Wood Mallesons has advised a shareholder in the El-Khayyat Group on the purchase of LafargeHolcim’s interest in in Al Safwa Cement Company, Saudi Arabia for an undisclosed amount.

Prior to the transaction, Al Safwa Cement was a joint venture between the El-Khayyat Group, a construction materials supplier in Saudi Arabia and LafargeHolcim, a leading construction materials business specialising in cement, concrete and aggregates that employs 115,000 people worldwide.

Vinge has advised Fidelio Capital in connection with the acquisition of the majority of the shares in NN07. NN07 is an international clothing brand for men within the premium segment. The company’s founders and current owners will remain as minority shareholders.

Vinge’s team consisted of partner Jonas Johansson together with, among others, associates Albert Wållgren, Linn Adewald and Samra Baytar.

Capio Specialistkliniker AB has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in Scanloc Healthcare AB. Scanloc conducts operations relating to specialist care within eye disorders at clinics situated in Gothenburg and Kungsbacka. The company’s customers primarily consist of the Västra Götaland and Halland County Councils. Scanloc has 35 employees and will be part of Capio Medocular. Closing is scheduled for 30 September and is conditional upon the customary closing conditions from the salient public authorities.

Slaughter and May advised Kettle Foods on the acquisition of the remaining 74% stake in Metcalfe’s skinny Ltd (having also advised Kettle Foods on its initial 26% percent stake in Metcalfe’s skinny Ltd in January 2016).

Kettle Foods is the producer of KETTLE Chips. Metcalfe’s skinny is a premium popcorn brand that also incorporates a range of corn and rice cake products.
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Corporate: Tim Boxell (partner), Matthew Farrington and Andrew Smith

Global law firm White & Case has advised Cobepa on the increase of its equity share in JF Hillebrand Group AG's to become the majority shareholder. The transaction closed on 30 August 2016.

JF Hillebrand Group AG ("JFH") is a German company which offers comprehensive logistics services for the transport of beer, wine and spirits in 88 countries across the world.

Premier global law firm Baker & McKenzie has advised CRIF, a leading provider of banking credit information in its acquisition of credit bureaus and risk management provider specialists Deltavista. This transaction builds on CRIF's 2011 acquisition of Deltavista’s and Teledata’s business in Switzerland and Austria, which allowed CRIF to meet different needs and widen its service portfolio to serve financial institutions, companies, and consumers, and to become a benchmark in the e-commerce sector.

Houthoff Buruma advised investment firm H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of an interest in shrimp processing market leader Klaas Puul. The firm has its head office in the Netherlands and has production locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Morocco. Together with the founders, the Mooijer family, and the management, H2 Equity Partners aims at realising Klaas Puul's improvement and growth potential.

Houthoff Buruma team included: Bram Caudri , Joram van den Berg , Arthur Kleijn

Eversheds Munich office has advised US based listed company Horizon Global Corporation on the acquisition of Westfalia-Automotive (Germany) and Terwa. The US automotive supplier acquires one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of towing products.

The sellers are DPE Deutsche Private Equity and other co-investors. As part of the transaction, DPE Deutsche Private Equity will become a shareholder of Horizon Global.