Clifford Chance advised leading European private equity firm Cinven on its £2.3bn sale of Amdipharm Mercury Company Limited (AMCo), the niche specialty pharmaceuticals group, to TSX/Nasdaq-listed Concordia Healthcare Corporation (Concordia).
Baker & McKenzie advised The Priceline Group Inc. on the acquisition of AS Digital, a leading provider of restaurant table and reservation management solutions. AS Digital powers mobile apps, widgets and websites under the brand bookarestaurant.com that helps consumers find and book restaurants all over the world.
Vinge has advised Litorina’s portfolio company LGT Logistics Oy in connection with the acquisition of TS Log Oy, both of which are based in Lahti in Finland. The combination becomes the number one provider of furniture logistics in Finland and strengthens LGT Logistics’ clear market leading position in Northern Europe.
Vinge’s team consisted of partner Johan Winnerblad and associate Charlotta Järnstedt. Dittmar & Indrenius advised on Finnish law.
King & Wood Mallesons has advised Electra Partners and its portfolio company Elian on the acquisition of SFM Europe, a leading provider of corporate services with more than €1 trillion of assets under administration.
We assisted the Dutch Van Ameyde International BV in its acquisition of the Lars Krogius group, an independent provider of surveying, loss adjustment and claims management services in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, the Baltic region, Belarus and Ukraine. The acquisition entailed the purchase of the entire share capital of the Finnish parent company as well as the Estonian Krogius Group Services Oü.
It was announced 2nd September that the American corporation Trimble Navigation Limited acquires the Norwegian company Vianova Systems AS.
The team from Arntzen de Besche was led by head of M&A Per A. Dagslet, assisted by partners Stein Ove Solberg, Tron Dalheim, Anders Heieren and Espen Sandvik, senior lawyers Gard A. Skogstrøm, Per Ragnar Bronken and Tonje Urdal Sand, and associates Pål Arne Reinertsen, Maria Heiberg Løvik and Even Næstvold.
PLMJ advised Dixons Carphone on the sale of Phone House Portugal to a group of Portuguese investors. The operation was completed on 31 August.
DWF has advised financial services company Wealth at Work on the acquisition of Newport-based Life Academy, an education and employee engagement programme provider.
Life Academy is a leading provider of financial education, life planning and employee engagement programmes, and delivers face-to-face and online support for a strong client base in both the private and public sectors. The acquisition will strengthen Wealth at Work’s offering and increase market share for the Liverpool-based business.
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has advised Reeder C. J. Ahrenkiel on the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in IWH from Hochtief Projektentwicklung GmbH, a subsidiary of Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft which is listed in Germany.
Gleiss Lutz has advised Texas-based, medical device manufacturer Greatbatch Inc. on its acquisition of competitor Lake Region Medical from private equity investors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Bain Capital for approx. 1.7 billion US dollars.