Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Soennecken eG, a leading marketing, financing and logistics provider in office organization both in B2B and in the end customer business, on the acquisition of Ortloff GmbH.
Gide advised Joy Global Inc., a U.S. corporation listed on the NYSE and world leader in high-productivity mining solutions, on the acquisition from South-Korean group Doosan, advised by Eversheds, of Montabert SAS, a company specialised in hydraulic breaking and drilling equipment for public works, mining and quarrying professionals. The acquisition was completed for 110 million euros.
The Gide team comprised partner Christophe Eck and Christophe Monnet on M&A aspects and Jerome Debost on employment law aspects.
Norton Rose Fulbright has been advising Abris Capital Partners on the acquisition of 100 per cent of shares in Graf-Poz, a Polish premium cardboard packaging manufacturer. Abris acquired all the shares in Graf-Poz through CLRD Investments S.A.
Abris Capital Partners is an independent private equity fund management company that focuses on investment opportunities in medium-sized undertakings in the CEE region.
A team from the business-advisory partnership Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, headed by Dr Pär Johansson, has advised Oakley Capital Private Equity II concerning the acquisition of the Hamburg-based online dating agency Elitemedianet GmbH. Completion of the transaction is still conditional on approval by the cartel authorities.
Noerr has advised Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE on the agreement of a takeover of the SÜDEWO Group. With some 19,800 flats, SÜDEWO is one of the largest portfolio holders in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The volume of the transaction is € 1.9 billion. Deutsche Annington was again advised by a Noerr team led by the Partners Prof. Dr. Alexander Goepfert and Dr. Holger Alfes.
Vinge advises Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its acquisition of a 55% interest in Gunnarn Mining AB, the owner of the Barsele Gold Project, from Orex Minerals Inc. for US $10 million and the entering into of a joint venture agreement for the management and operation of Gunnarn Mining AB and the exploration and development of the Barsele project.
Noerr has advised the private equity investor American Industrial Partners (AIP) on the acquisition of the German OEM fasteners division of Anixter. The total volume of the global transaction is USD 380 million.
Anixter is one of the world’s leading providers of products in the fields of data communication and security solutions, cable, as well as fasteners and small parts. With a workforce of 9,100, the company achieved revenues of USD 6.4 billion in 2014. In Germany Anixter operates at two locations.
Allen & Overy LLP advised ManpowerGroup Deutschland GmbH on the acquisition of 7S Group, a leading personnel services company based in Jena, Germany.
The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. With this acquisition, ManpowerGroup has become one of the top 3 personnel services providers in Germany. The transaction marks a key step in the group's strategy of becoming a leading workforce solutions provider offering specialist as well as industry-specific solutions.
Allen & Overy LLP advises alstria office REIT-AG in connection with its public takeover offer to the shareholders of DO Deutsche Office AG and on the conclusion of an agreement with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management on the contribution of their stake of 60.54% in DO Deutsche Office AG to the transaction.
Ashurst has advised Alberta Investment Management Corporation ("AIMCo"), one of Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers, as co-investor alongside OMERS Private Equity on the acquisition of Environmental Resources Management ("ERM"), from Charterhouse Capital Partners for an enterprise value of US$1.7bn. A definitive Agreement was signed on 12 June 2015.
The Ashurst team was led by partners Karen Davies, Jan Sanders, Richard Palmer and Ross Mackenzie, with support from senior associate Audrius Skeivys and solicitor Josh Cornally.