Charles Russell Speechlys has advised the Civica Group (an investee company of OMERS Private Equity) on its latest acquisition of government digital specialist, SFW Ltd.

Based in Woking with an offshore development centre in Vadodara, India, SFW Ltd specialises in building and managing digital solutions for the public sector, supplying 70 organisations predominantly in UK national and local government. Core capabilities are focused around digital engagement, CRM-based applications and workplace collaboration.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH on its acquisition of CST Computer Simulation Technology AG for approximately €220m.

Dassault Systèmes, listed at the Euronext in Paris, provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. The group brings value to over 210,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries.

CMS acts as counsel for CBL Corporation Limited in the acquisition of Securities & Financial Solutions Europe

CMS is the legal counsel for the New Zealand insurer CBL Corporation Limited (CBL) in the framework of the process to acquire Securities & Financial Solutions Europe (SFS), the leader in construction insurance in France, and IMS Expert Europe (IMS).

In this matter, CMS's team is composed of:

Our US offices are representing G-III Apparel Group Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed company that is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded apparel and accessories, in its acquisition of Donna Karan International Inc., owner of the Donna Karan and DKNY brands, from luxury goods conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. G-III and LVMH have entered into a stock purchase agreement with respect to this transaction.

The transaction, with an enterprise value of US$650 million, is expected to close in late 2016 or early 2017.

Eversheds acted as a legal advisor for Pipelife International GmbH:ta and Pipelife Finland Oy as Pipelife Finland acquired the majority of the shares of Talokaivo Oy.

Gide, alongside the US firm Faegre Baker Daniels, advises the US group Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, in the context of the acquisition of Medtech, a leading French listed medical technology company. Zimmer Biomet has acquired 58.77% of the share capital of Medtech, from Mr. Bertin Nahum, Newfund and certain other selling stockholders in a private transaction, as well as all outstanding convertible bonds and warrants previously issued by Medtech to Ally Bridge Group.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP ('Freshfields') has advised First Reserve, a leading global private equity and infrastructure investment firm exclusively focused on energy, on its agreement to acquire Morrison Utility Services, the leading provider of utility infrastructure services in the United Kingdom.

HNA Aviation Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in SR Technics Group from Mubadala Development Company. SR Technics is a Swiss-based provider of aircraft, component, engine and aviation technical services. HNA Aviation is the aviation division of the HNA Group, which owns Hainan Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

Baker & McKenzie advised Dassault Systèmes on the acquisition of all shares in CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Dassault Systèmes acquires CST for a purchase price of approximately 220 million euros. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including merger clearance. Closing is expected for Q4 2016.