Simmons & Simmons has advised EK-servicegroup eG on the acquisition of a 75% stake in Euretco from Euretco shareholders.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has advised Japan Tobacco International (JTI) on its acquisition of Logic Technology Development LLC, one of the leading e-cigarette brands in the United States.

Slaughter and May is advising Ricardo plc on its acquisition of the whole issued share capital of Lloyd's Register Rail Limited and Lloyd's Register Rail Europe B.V., together with various other assets and employees relating to the rail consultancy and assurance business of the Lloyd's Register Group for a total cash consideration of £42.5 million. The acquisition was announced on 17 April 2015 and is expected to complete on or before 1 July 2015.

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Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has advised AIM-traded Staffline on its £34.5 million acquisition of A4e Limited, creating one of the UK's largest Work Programme providers.

Staffline, the staffing services, outsourcing, training, and Employability organisation, has acquired the entire issued share capital of A4e Limited, a leading welfare to work and employment training provider, for £23.5 million and assumed its net debt of £11 million.

Piper Alderman recently advised Atlas Pearls and Perfumes Limited’s fully owned subsidiary Essential Oils of Tasmania Pty Limited on the sale of its fully owned subsidiary Cannabinoid Extracts Australia Pty Limited to Capital Mining Limited.

Capital Mining Limited (ASX: CMY) has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire 100% of Cannabinoid Extracts Australia Pty Limited (CEA) from Essential Oils of Tasmania Pty Limited (EOT), wholly owned by Atlas Pearls and Perfumes Limited (ASX: ATP).

Ashurst advised Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ("Varian") on all legal aspects in connection with the takeover of 73.5 per cent of the share capital of the listed corporation MeVis Medical Solutions AG ("MeVis"). The acquisition was carried out by means of a voluntary public takeover offer made by VMS Deutschland Holdings GmbH, an indirect German subsidiary of Varian.

DLA Piper has advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG on the acquisition of a majority holding in Sonoma Internet GmbH (Amorelie).

Sonoma Internet GmbH headquartered in Berlin operates an online lifestyle shop selling stylish designer products .

Iron Mountain Inc., has reached agreement in principle to acquire Recall Holdings Ltd by way of a recommended scheme of arrangement through a scrip offer that values Recall at around A$2.6 billion (US$2.1 billion).

Minter Ellison acted as Australian legal counsel to Iron Mountain, with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acting as US legal counsel.

HWL Ebsworth's Financial Services and Regulatory team acted for the consortium comprised of KKR, Varde Partners and Deutsche Bank in the AUD8.2 billion acquisition of GE Capital Finance Australasia Pty Ltd's Australian and New Zealand consumer lending business.  The acquisition is one of the largest private equity transactions ever in Australia and New Zealand.

GE's consumer lending business has more than three million customers and offers a range of consumer financial products including sales finance, credit cards, personal loans and consumer credit insurance.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised US-listed ARRIS Group, Inc. a global innovator in IP, video and broadband technology, on its £1.4 billion takeover of Pace plc, a UK-based leading technology solutions provider in the PayTV and broadband service industries.

The deal will result in a new holding company for the combined group, which will be incorporated in the UK and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The combined group is expected to have 2014 pro forma revenues of approximately US$8 billion and will employ more than 8,500 people globally in over 15 countries.