Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading international law firm to global corporations and financial institutions, successfully advised USUM Investment Group Hong Kong Limited (USUM), the Hong Kong-based investment management arm of a company headquartered in Chongqing, China, on its approximately HK$1.8 billion (US$232 million) acquisition of the Chiho-Tiande Group Limited, a Hong Kong-listed recycling company. The transaction closed on 15 February 2016.

Prague, 24 March 2016 - Wolf Theiss has represented and advised Rockaway Capital SE on its acquisition of the Czech Republic-based online travel agency Invia and its Polish subsidiary Travelplanet S.A. Following completion, Wolf Theiss will continue to advise on the mandatory tender offer to the minority shareholders of Travelplanet S.A.

We acted for I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, on its recent acquisition of Irish power company Viridian and its gas and wind generation portfolio in a deal reported as valued at €1 billion (£788m US$1.1bn). The US group's debut infrastructure fund, ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, will acquire the business from Bahrain-based private equity house Arcapita in an all-cash transaction.

The acquisition is expected to complete during Q2 2016.

Youzu Interactive Co, Ltd, (“Youzu Interactive”), a Chinese online games developer and publisher, has signed an agreement with German browser games provider Bigpoint to acquire Bigpoint.

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised Centrul Medical Unirea (the healthcare services provider “Regina Maria”) on the acquisition of Ponderas Hospital. The transaction is subject to approval by the competition authority. The purchase price has not been disclosed.

Herbert Smith Freehills is advising TIO (NZ) Limited (TIO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Todd Corporation Limited (Todd Corporation) on its unconditional all-cash takeover bid for Flinders Mines Limited (Flinders), which values Flinders at approximately A$38 million.

Todd Corporation is one of New Zealand’s largest companies and has interests in oil and gas exploration and production, minerals, electricity generation, energy retailing, property development, healthcare, technology and wine.

Travers Smith has advised international software and application management solutions group Micro Focus on its proposed acquisition of Serena Software, a leading provider of enterprise software focused on providing Application Lifecycle Management products for both mainframe and distributed systems.

Ashurst advised Liberty Hall Capital Partners ("Liberty Hall"), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defence industry, on the acquisition of Bromford Industries ("Bromford"), a leading supplier of fuel efficient engine components, fabrications and assemblies for the global aerospace and power generation industries.

Simpson Thacher represented LP Group BV, a portfolio company of a consortium of investors led by TDR Capital, in its acquisition of LeasePlan Corporation NV. LeasePlan is a global fleet management, driver mobility and vehicle leasing provider headquartered in the Netherlands and operates in 32 countries around the world.

Simpson Thacher is representing Trainline, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Captain Train. Captain Train is a French digital rail ticket retailer and the acquisition will allow Trainline to broaden its offering in continental Europe. The transaction is expected to close in April 2016.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Alvaro Membrillera, Till Lefranc, Anna Huilaja, Lucy Gillett and Rita Soares (M&A); Ian Barratt, Shahpur Kabraji and Dee Afolami (Credit); and Meredith Jones and Joseph Tootle (Tax).