Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Syskron Holding GmbH, a subsidiary of Krones AG specializing in intralogistics, on the acquisition of 100 percent of Triacos Consulting & Engineering GmbH. With Triacos, Syskron Holding acquires expertise in the consulting and implementing of SAP solutions focusing on production logistics and intralogistics.
 
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Krones group on due diligence, structuring and contract design, as well as on the contract negotiations.
 

Stirling Square Capital Partners, a Mid-Cap fund investing across Europe, has acquired from Odewald KMU a majority stake in Polytech-Domilens Group, one of the biggest independent full-service partners in the area of eye surgery in Europe. The remaining shares are held by the management of Polytech Group. Odewald KMU is a private equity group focusing on high-growth, medium-sized companies in the German-speaking market.

Simpson Thacher is representing Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”) in connection with its offer to acquire Azelis S.A. and its subsidiaries (the “Azelis Group”), a leading pan-European specialty chemical distributor which is currently indirectly held by certain funds advised by 3i Group plc, a global private equity firm.

The workers’ councils of relevant Azelis Group companies will, where required, be consulted on the proposed transaction, which is also subject to antitrust approval.

Vinge has advised Lagercrantz Group AB in connection with the acquisition of all shares in Svenska Industriborstar I Vasteras AB. The company develops, sells and manufactures a specially designed brush system consisting of steel and plastic brushes for snow removal from airport runways as well as for industrial purposes within the manufacturing industry.

Vinge’s team consisted of responsible partner Johan Winnerblad together with, among others, associate Filip Öhrner.

Vinge has advised Opus Group in connection with Opus Inspection, Inc.’s acquisition of all shares in Drew Technologies Inc., Michigan USA. Drew is a leading manufacturer of vehicle analysis equipment and diagnostics equipment for the vehicle inspection industry and OEM vehicle industry.

Taylor Wessing has advised the management team of Media Business Insight Limited, one of the UK's leading publishing and events businesses, on the its buyout backed by Mobeus Equity Partners.

Slaughter and May, working alongside the British Gas in-house legal team, is advising British Gas, the largest UK energy and home services company, on the proposed acquisition of AlertMe, a UK-based company that creates products and services linked by the internet to enable connected homes.

Charles Russell Speechlys has advised the Paperhat Group, a leading print management, creative services and cross-media marketing group, on its acquisitions of a majority stake in each of CTI Digital and Despark.

CTI Digital is a leading full service digital agency. It provides bespoke web solutions using open source technologies such as Drupal Magento, Grails and the Zend Framework.

Shearman & Sterling has advised Spheros GmbH on the US acquisition of all shares in Automotive Climate Control Inc. (ACC) as well as on the financing under German law – including a securities package in seven jurisdictions. The transaction was closed at the end of January. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Paul Hastings LLP advised the portfolio companies of U.S. private equity firms Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company and Pfingsten Partners on three separate significant cross border acquisitions.