A team led by Michael Neises, Partner at the Frankfurt office, advised the seller on the sale of M.E.D. Medical Products GmbH (M.E.D.) to Vision Ophthalmology Group (VOG). By acquiring M.E.D., VOG is expanding its range of services, strengthening its value chain, and continuing its expansion. M.E.D. will continue to operate as an independent business.
Linklaters has advised the Greenko Group, one of India’s leading renewable energy companies, on its acquisition of Orange Renewable Holding Pte Ltd from Singapore based AT Capital Group. The Orange Renewables group comprises approx. 750MW of operating solar and wind assets across India with another 250MW of near operational assets. The transaction represents one of the largest portfolio acquisitions of Indian renewable assets to date.
The Linklaters team was led by Corporate M&A partner Parthiv Rishi and assisted by associates Tom Gillespie and Robert Ferag.
Cooley recently advised private investment firm Clearlake Capital Group and its subsidiary Perforce Software on two separate acquisitions involving Perfecto Mobile and Meek’s Lumber Company. Partner Mehdi Khodadad led the Cooley teams advising Clearlake on the transactions.
In early October, Cooley advised Perforce on its acquisition of Perfecto Mobile, a market leader in cloud-based automated mobile and web application test software solutions.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke advised QinetiQ Holdings Limited on a majority, 85% acquisition, of Inzpire Group Limited for a total consideration of £23.5 million. The agreement also provides for QinetiQ to acquire the remaining 15% after two years,.
The firm's Corporate team has advised longstanding client Phillips 66 on its acquisition of UK company NJB Services, which owns five petrol forecourts in the North of England.
Burges Salmon’s Corporate team has advised Houston-based energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66 Limited on its acquisition of NJB Services Limited, a UK company with interests in five fuel filling sites in the North of England.
DLA Piper South Africa advised AFGRI Holdings Proprietary Limited (AFGRI), a leading agricultural services company, and GroCapital Holdings Limited (GroCapital) on the acquisition of 99.82 percent of the issued share capital of SABA. The ordinary shares were purchased from the National Bank of Greece SA and NBG Malta Holdings Limited at a consideration of R300,883,705.
DLA Piper has advised NASDAQ-listed DASAN Zhone Solutions (DZS), a global leader in fiber access transformation for enterprise and service provider networks, on its intended acquisition of KEYMILE, a leading solution provider and manufacturer of telecommunication systems for broadband access. The current shareholders are the Private-Equity investors Riverside and Haller. With this strategic acquisition, DZS further expands its global presence and accelerates its global orientation.
The Firm is representing KKR’s wholly owned portfolio company Calsonic Kansei in the acquisition from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. of its automotive components business Magneti Marelli S.p.A. The transaction values Magneti Marelli at approximately €6.2 billion ($7.1 billion). The combined businesses of Calsonic Kansei and Magneti Marelli will create a top ten global independent automotive components supplier, based on total revenue. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
CMS advised Chinese group Sinochem on the acquisition of Spain-based Elix Polymers for an enterprise value of EUR195 million.
Chemical conglomerate Sinochem has announced the purchase of Elix Polymers, a company with plant in La Canonja (Tarragona, Spain) specializing in the production of ABS thermoplastic resins, raw material with high mechanical performance and impact resistance for the manufacture of plastics with applications in the automotive sector, medical devices or the production of household appliances and electronic devices.
Dentons represented Generali, a multinational financial services group, in the acquisition of a 100% stake in the Polish asset management company Union Investment TFI S.A. The transaction is subject to approvals by regulatory and antitrust authorities in Poland and abroad.
Dentons provided Generali with comprehensive M&A services on the deal, including legal due diligence, negotiation of the transaction documents, as well regulatory and merger control advice.