Delphi has advised Nibe Industrier AB in the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Heatron Inc.

Since 1986, Heatron is manufacturing highly engineered specialty heating elements and components for a wide range of applications. Primary end markets include, among others, Medical & Life Sciences, Semiconductors, Aviation & Aerospace, 3D & Specialty Printing, Food Service and Industrial Equipment. Heatran is based in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.

Heatron will be consolidated into the NIBE organization effective March 1, 2016.  

Eversheds has advised global company Applus Servicios Tecnológicos SLU on the acquisition of UK based Caparo Testing Technologies.

The deal for the non-destructive testing (NDT) business and assets further strengthens Applus+’ presence in the aerospace industry.

On December 14, 2015, CNP Assurances had announced that they had signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Géosud from Total, Géostock and Inéos, with Total and Inéos transferring their entire stake of respectively 56.07% and 13.93% to CNP Assurances and Géostock retaining a minority shareholding of 2%.

Vinge advises Air Liquide Advanced Business S.A. and its wholly owned subsidiary FordonsGas Sverige AB in connection with the acquistion of Lidköping Biogas AB. Lidköping Biogas produces liquid biogas for inter alia trucks and has an annual capacity of 60 GWh.

Hong Kong (March 1, 2016) – Paul Hastings LLP Allied Cement Holdings Limited, a leading China-based cement manufacturing and trading company, to acquire 60% equity interests of Beijing Ziguang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. from Shenzhen Waranty Asset Management Co., Ltd. for US$44 million.

The acquisition is part of Allied Cement’s business strategy to expand into the medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

MUNICH, February 29, 2016 – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Ardian, an independent private investment company, on the acquisition of d&b audiotechnik GmbH “d&b”. Together with the existing management, Ardian is acquiring d&b from the investment companies Odewald & Compagnie and COBEPA.

Osborne Clarke has advised Alciun Capital Partners (Alcuin) in its Management Buy-Out (MBO) of Lorega Limited, a chartered loss adjuster and insurance claim expert firm.

The MBO sees the Lorega executive team of Managing Director Neill Johnstone, Finance & Commercial Director Andy Mintern, and Chairman Terry Wheatley backed by Alcuin investing through the Fourth Alcuin Fund LP.

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the MBO was led by Partner Mark Spinner, who was assisted by Associate Director Wyn Jones and Associate Seamus McKimm.

Adelis Equity Partners Fund I AB has entered an agreement with Sobro and minority shareholders to acquire a majority stake in Nordomatic AB. Completion of the acquisition is subject to approval by the Swedish Competition Authority, expected during the end of Q1-2016.

Castres & Snellman acted as the lead legal advisor to Future Group Oy in the acquisition of Betech Data A/S (Denmark) from Lagercrantz Group AB (publ.), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Both Future Group and Betech Data are Value Added Distributors for the world leading design software manufacturer, Autodesk Inc., with their main market area in the Nordic Countries.

Future Group is a privately held Finnish company w ith resellers in more than ten countries. Before the acquisition Future Group employed 50 people and had annual revenue of 100 million euros.

Ashurst advised Alberta Investment Management Corporation ("AIMCo"), one of Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers, as member of a consortium of investors comprising Borealis Infrastructure, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Wren House Infrastructure Management Limited on the acquisition of London City Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners. A definitive agreement was signed on 25 February 2016.

The Ashurst team was led by partners Karen Davies, Richard Palmer and Jan Sanders, assisted by senior associate Audrius Skeivys.