Linklaters has advised Manulife on its acquisition of the Hong Kong pension business of Standard Chartered Bank, which consists of two Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) schemes and one Occupational Retirement Scheme Ordinance scheme, as well as an asset management company.  Upon closing, Manulife and SCB will enter into a 15 year Distribution Agreement for SCB to distribute Manulife's MPF products in Hong Kong. Manulife is the second biggest MPF provider in Hong Kong by assets under management. 
 

WerbeWeischer Switzerland acquires Publicitas Cinecom AG from Publicitas AG. As a result of this transaction WerbeWeischer becomes market leader in cinema advertisement in Switzerland and further invests in the expansion of the advertising medium cinema.

Walder Wyss has advised WerbeWeischer in the transaction. The Walder Wyss team was led by Lucas Hänni (consultant, Corporate/M&A) and further included Gion Giger (Managing Associate, Antitrust) and Samuel Lieberherr (Associate, Corporate/M&A).

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) acquires Aviaso AG, a data analytics software company that offers fuel efficiency and emissions savings solutions to the global airline industry. Aviaso AG is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and also operates a software development facility in Sofia, Bulgaria. The acquisition will strengthen Honeywell’s comprehensive services offerings and its leadership in delivering energy-efficient solutions to airlines customers.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Caldic on acquiring R2 Group. The agreement underlines Caldic’s aspiration to be an inspiring global provider of tailored solutions fulfilling local customers’ demand. This acquisition also strengthens Caldic’s focus on innovative solutions beyond its current activities in the Nordic countries.

DWF has advised Hydes Brewery Limited on its acquisition of Chester-based pub company Woodward & Falconer Pubs Co. Ltd.

The DWF team, led by Frank Shephard and Darren Ormsby and assisted by Nick Hawthorne and Matt Judge in the corporate team with support from Alasdair Mackinnon (banking) and David Frankland (real estate), advised on the deal to acquire a portfolio of four pubs - supporting Hydes Brewery Limited’s strategy to grow market share within its food-led destination business.

DLA Piper advised MS INTERNATIONAL plc., a manufacturer of specialist engineering products, on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Petrol Sign B.V., a company based in the Netherlands, from Lambooij Holdings B.V. ?

With this deal, Arriva Dolenjska, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn Group, will acquire a controlling stake in Alpetour, a Slovenian bus and tour operator. A consortium of stockholders owning 59.21% of in the company signed an agreement to commit to sell their shares after a series of negotiations involving Wolf Theiss offices in Ljubljana and Vienna. The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (SCPA) has approved the takeover agreement.

Wikborg Rein has assisted Energy Ventures in the recent acquisitions of Eurotechnology InCon AS, Frank Mohn Mongstad AS and WellConnection Subsea AS from different sellers and in the establishment of WellConnection Group, a the leading provider of inspection, maintenance and repair services (“IMR”) for drilling and subsea equipment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Altice on its acquisition of Cablevision for EUR 17.7 billion. This acquisition will make Altice the #4 cable operator in the US market.

Noerr has provided comprehensive advice to Volkswagen Financial Services AG on the acquisition of a 92% interest in sunhill technologies GmbH. With this transaction Europe’s largest automobile financial services provider has selectively expanded its product portfolio in the area of mobility services.