Clifford Chance advised Perceva, the independent French investment firm, on its exclusive negotiations with Fruit of the Loom Inc., controlled by Berkshire Hataway, for the acquisition of Vanity Fair Brands Europe, its European activities of ladies’ lingerie business.

The project will now be presented in compliance with applicable laws to the employee representative bodies.

Addleshaw Goddard's Manchester corporate team has advised Norcros, the market leading supplier of innovative bathroom products, on its acquisition of bathroom supplier, Croydex Group, for £21.9m.

Of that amount, £20.8m has been settled in cash and £1.1m has been deferred for three years.

The acquisition of Croydex is an important move for Norcros's ambitious growth plans and will add extra product lines to its business. It follows Norcros's successful acquisition of Vado in 2013, which Addleshaw Goddard also advised on.

Ashurst advised Agilitas Partners on the acquisition of certain subsidiaries of Michael Henriksen Group (MH Group). MH Group has around 240 employees and is one of Copenhagen's largest providers of soil recycling.

The deal is Agilitas' fourth acquisition and second in the waste management sector.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Quanex Building Products, a US-headquartered supplier of window and door components, on the acquisition of HL Plastics, the UK's fastest-growing vinyl profile extruder. The transaction is valued at approximately US $145 million.

P+P Pöllath + Partners advised the global technology corporation Carl Zeiss on the acquisition of majority shares in Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH. The purchase price was not disclosed. The transaction is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

LETT assisted British P/E fund Montagu Private Equity in its acquisition of DEAS A/S from Danish pension funds PKA and Sampension.

DEAS was established by PKA in 1989 as a management and service company for the property sector and later on Sampension came in as a shareholder. The accounts of recent years show sound financial developments and, in 2014, revenue reached DKK 402m and operating profit (EBIT) reached DKK 36m.

Taylor Wessing has advised Wahanda, Europe’s largest hair and beauty marketplace, on the acquisition of ZenSoon, a similar beauty platform in France.

The deal is the fifth European acquisition by Wahanda in the last six months and reaffirms the company’s strategic position as the leading online hair and beauty booking platform in Europe. The acquisition of ZenSoon also comes less than two weeks after Wahanda bought Dutch competitor Treatwell for $38 million.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has advised Mast-Jägermeister on its definitive agreement to acquire the Sidney Frank Importing Company (SFIC), the New York-based alcohol brands distributor.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has advised Mast-Jägermeister on its definitive agreement to acquire the Sidney Frank Importing Company (SFIC), the New York-based alcohol brands distributor.

IOsborne Clarke has advised long-standing client Trakm8 on the purchase of DSC systems.

Trakm8 acquired DCS Systems, designer and distributor of the RoadHawk, Dogcam and Lawmate camera systems, for a cash consideration of £3.2m.

Ashurst has advised Western Areas Ltd, through its 100% owned subsidiary, Australian Nickel Investments Pty Ltd on its A$24.5 million acquisition of the Cosmos Nickel Complex (CNC).

The CNC is situated in the Agnew Wiluna Nickel Belt one of the world's premier nickel belts. The CNC presents substantial exploration opportunities in areas that are largely untested, in addition to operation-ready site infrastructure and significant spares inventory.