Zoetis, the animal health company, has acquired Danish biotech company Scandinavian Micro Biodevices for USD 80 million (approximately DKK 533 million). Plesner assisted Zoetis with the transaction.
Schweizerische Mobiliar, the oldest Swiss insurance company, has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of all shares in SC, SwissCaution SA, from its current shareholder.
Houthoff Buruma assisted FleetCor Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses, in the acquisition of Travelcard Nederland B.V., a leading universal fuel card issuer in the Netherlands, from LeasePlan Corporation N.V.
Houthoff Buruma team included: Jacques Kröner , Maurits de Haan , Philip van der Eijk , Luke van de Laar
On 28 July 2016, Groupe BPCE announced the signing of an agreement with the key shareholders and the founders and managers of FIDOR Bank AG related to the
acquisition of their equity interests in the company. Founded in 2009 by its CEO Matthias Kröner, Fidor is one of the world's first "Fintech Bank", pioneering the collaboration between traditional financial services and technology businesses and having developed an innovative approach to retail banking and a proprietary digital banking platform.
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. ("TAI") with headquarters in Ankara has taken over the Airbus supplier Grunewald Stade GmbH & Co. KG ("Grunewald Stade").
King & Wood Mallesons has advised ASX-listed SG Fleet Group Limited (SG Fleet) on its acquisition of UK company Fleet Hire, a provider of fleet management services.
SG Fleet, a subsidiary of the JSE-listed Super Group is a significant player in the international fleet management and leasing industry, with operations in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. It manages in excess of 130000 assets and is also a leading provider of vehicle salary packaging solutions in the Australian and UK marketplace.
King & Wood Mallesons has advised a large consortium of Chinese investors, led by Guochuan Lai and comprised of significant investments by Shenzhen-listed Palm Eco-Town Development Company Limited and private equity fund Yunyi Investment, on its acquisition of English Premier League Football Club West Bromwich Albion.
Jeremy Peace, Chairman of West Bromwich Albion, agreed to the sale of West Bromwich Albion Holdings Limited, which owns approximately 88% of the club’s parent entity, West Bromwich Albion Group Limited.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Tages Capital SGR, as management company of the investment fund Tages Helios, on the acquisition of 9REN Italia S.r.l. (9REN Italia).
9REN Italia controls 21 special purpose vehicles, and its solar business, which is one of the largest in Italy, includes a 56 MWp portfolio of 51 operational photovoltaic assets. Tages Helios is the first infrastructure fund launched by Tages Capital that is entirely dedicated to the Italian photovoltaic sector and this transaction significantly expands its portfolio of assets in Italy.
Linklaters has advised long standing client Steinhoff on its acquisition of U.S. mattress retailer, Mattress Firm. Steinhoff will acquire Mattress Firm for $64.00 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of approximately $2.4bn and an enterprise value for Mattress Firm of approximately $3.8bn including net debt.
The purchase will generate approximately €350 million in sales for the French chemical company
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, in collaboration with the Dutch firm Loyens & Loeff N.V, advised the chemical company Arkema on purchasing the Dutch industrial adhesives manufacturer Den Braven for €485 million.