Eversheds Saladzius advised Iron Mountain on the Acquisition of AB Archyvu centras from its founders. US storage and information management company Iron Mountain has acquired Archyvu Centras, a holding company providing business archiving and records management services through its subsidiaries in the Baltic countries.

The new shareholder will own all companies in the Baltic countries: Lithuania’s Archyvu Sistemos and Confidento, Latvia’s Arhivu Serviss and a branch of Archyvu Sistemos in Estonia.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd, on the RMB998 million (US$153.9 million) acquisition of a 75% equity interest in Yiwu City Life Supermarket Co., Ltd. and the entire equity interest in Hualian Group Jimaisheng Shopping Centre Company Limited from Bailian Group Co., Ltd. which is a controlling shareholder of Lianhua Supermarket.

Orrick’s London Corporate team, led by Hilary Winter, recently advised on three capital markets deals involving companies listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (“AmTrust”), a multinational property and casualty insurer, in its acquisition of ANV Holding B.V. and its affiliates (“ANV”), a specialty insurance and reinsurance company, from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and ANV management for $218.7 million in cash.

Pending regulatory approval, both parties expect the deal to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2016.

Travers Smith LLP has advised existing client Zoopla Property Group Plc, the digital media and lead generation platform that owns and operates some of the UK's leading online consumer brands including Zoopla, uSwitch and PrimeLocation, on the acquisition of Property Software Group (PSG) from LDC and certain management sellers for up to £75m.

Established in 2007, PSG is the UK's market-leading provider of software solutions to property professionals, used in over 8,000 agency branches.

19 April 2016 (Eastern Standard Time), King & Wood Mallesons has advised Apex Technology Co., Ltd. (Apex, SZSE: 002180) on successfully signing a definitive merger agreement with Lexmark International, Inc. (Lexmark), a world renowned printing and software company. Apex led a group of investors including PAG Asia Capital and Legend Capital to acquire 100% of Lexmark with a price of US$40.50 per share on an enterprise value of approximately US$4 billion.

Ashurst has advised Dakang Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (Dakang Australia) in relation to the potential acquisition of S. Kidman & Co Ltd (Kidman) via takeover offer for approx A$370million. Dakang Australia is 51% owned by Dakang (HK) Holdings Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunan Dakang Pasture Farming Co., Ltd) and 49% by Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock Co., Ltd.

Stibbe acted as counsel to Deutsche Bank as lender on the acquisition by MCAP Global Finance ("MCAP"), a London subsidiary of New York-based Marathon Asset Management, of a 19-property portfolio (the "Phoenix" portfolio) from a Dutch fund managed by Bouwinvest Real Estate Investment Management.

Furthermore, Stibbe acted as counsel to Deutsche Bank as lender on the acquisition by MCAP of a 14-property portfolio (the "Maxima" portfolio) from Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse sold the assets on behalf of two of its open-ended property funds, CS Euroreal and CS Property Dynamic.

Stibbe advises Solenis LLC on its acquisition of Lostris International B.V. and Wester Blend B.V., privately-held companies primarily focused on supplying specialty chemicals to the pulp and tissue and towel markets.

Setterwalls has advised Priveq in connection with the acquisition of ILT Inläsningstjänst, which offers educational audiobooks for students with reading difficulties and dyslexia as well as study support for immigrant students.

The team was led by Mattias Detterfelt and Linn Jonsson primarily assisted by Henrik Kjellander, Sophia Spala, Vala Karimi and Maud Grund. Kristina Einarsson
has assisted Priveq with the financing of the acquisition.