Slaughter and May advised YTL Corporation Berhad on the acquisition by its subsidiary, YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd, of the entire issued share capital of a Spanish project company, SOL HTL Project, S.L.U., for EUR 220 million. SOL HTL Project is undertaking a real estate development project to convert an existing office building in the centre of Madrid into a 200-room hotel to be operated under the EDITION brand of Marriott International, Inc. at Plaza de Celenque no. 2, 28013 Madrid, Spain.

Stuttgart – Circle Media Group, a leading European print and media company, has acquired the operations of German printer Körner Druck GmbH & Co. after reaching an agreement with the Heer Media Group. Körner Druck is the largest company in the Heer Media Group, which filed for insolvency under self-administration in August 2018. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the competition authorities in Austria and Germany, with completion expected at the end of December 2018.

Sidley advised Gilde Buy Out Partners in its acquisition of Gundlach Automotive Corporation, a leading aftermarket distributor of tires, rims, completely fitted wheels and related services to car dealerships and wholesalers in Germany as well as wheel assembly services to blue-chip car OEMs in Europe. This transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

Clifford Chance is advising Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the global business information and events group ("Euromoney"), on its acquisition of BoardEx and The Deal from its parent company, TheStreet, Inc., a US public company.

The Deal is a source of data, news and intelligence on mergers and acquisitions, activist investing, private equity and restructuring and BoardEx is an executive profiling and relationship mapping platform.

Clifford Chance has advised abcfinance GmbH, a subsidiary of Wilh. Werhahn KG, on the acquisition of G.R. Factoring GmbH. The partners of G.R. Factoring GmbH, the founder Gert Rees and his two daughters, are acting as sellers. The parties have agreed not to disclose any details of the purchase price.

abcfinance GmbH, based in Cologne, is one of the leading financial service providers for movables leasing, factoring and solutions for sales financing/strategic partnerships for SMEs in Germany. Founded in 1976, the company now has around 640 employees.

Boston—A multi-practice team from Dentons served as financing counsel to BayBoston Managers LLC, a Boston area-based investment firm, in its acquisition of Caribbean Financial Group Holdings, L.P. from Irving Place Capital.

Cross-border corporate team advised AIM-listed Tristel on its purchase of distribution business Ecomed Group, marking the latest deal for the firm's flagship Life Sciences sector.

European law firm Fieldfisher advised AIM-quoted life sciences company Tristel plc on its recent purchase of Belgium-headquartered distribution business, Ecomed Group.