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M&A: Acquiror's Counsel

Baker McKenzie assists Shanghai Moons Electric Co, Ltd. in the acquisition of Technosoft Motion AG

18 Mar 2019

Baker McKenzie assisted Shanghai Moons Electric Co, Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai stock exchange, on the acquisition of Technosoft Motion AG and its subsidiaries in Switzerland and Romania.

Technosoft is a leading motion control technology company specializing in the development, design and manufacture of motion control products and custom motion systems for different industries.
Shanghai Moons Electric manufactures and sells motion control and intelligent lighting products in China, North America, Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Pinsent Masons advises Huizhou Desay SV Automotive Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of antenna technology ABB Bad Blankenburg GmbH

15 Mar 2019

Huizhou Desay SV Automotive Co., Ltd. ("Desay SV") has acquired ANTEBB Holding GmbH, the sole shareholder of Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg GmbH based in Weimar, which also holds participations in Sweden and Turkey (together "ABB"), from a fund advised by financial investor PREMIUM Equity Partners with the help of Pinsent Masons.

DWF advises Aperture Trading Ltd in rescue deal to secure over 1,000 jobs

14 Mar 2019

Global legal business, DWF, has taken the lead role in advising Aperture Trading Limited on the purchase of window manufacturing company Synseal, safeguarding over 1,000 jobs.

Aperture Trading Limited (Aperture) has announced it has successfully completed an agreement to purchase the majority of Synseal Group’s trade and assets from administration for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will safeguard more than 1,000 jobs, secure continuity of supply to 1,200 customers and allow the business to focus time and investment on new growth opportunities.

DLA Piper advises Ocean Outdoor on €51m acquisitions of Dutch groups Interbest and Ngage Media

14 Mar 2019

DLA Piper has advised digital advertising firm Ocean Outdoor on its approximately €51 million (£43.5 million) acquisitions of Interbest (Interbest) and Ngage Media (Ngage), two leading digital out-of-home (DOOH) companies operating across the Netherlands.

Interbest is the country's biggest independent roadside operator with 88 digital and static OOH masts in prime locations on the busiest road and motorway networks. Its portfolio covers all the Dutch municipalities including the Randstad megalopolis of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague.

BEITEN BURKHARDT ADVISES ON ACQUISITION OF SENATOR GROUP FROM PERUSA PARTNERS

14 Mar 2019

Munich, 12 March 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Senator Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH on the acquisition of Senator Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries by way of a management buyout. Sellers are two funds of the private equity company Perusa Partners. The parties have agreed to keep the transaction volume confidential.

Osborne Clarke advises The Entertainer on its acquisition of the Early Learning Centre

14 Mar 2019

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised The Entertainer, the fastest-growing, multi-channel high street toy retailer in the UK, in respect of the proposed acquisition of the Early Learning Centre (ELC) business from Mothercare plc.

ELC operates within 80 Mothercare stores in the UK, 400 stores internationally via franchise partners and online through its website. The acquisition also includes its portfolio of iconic British toy brands such as Happyland.

Osborne Clarke advises Aura Health on acquisition of Pharmadrug

12 Mar 2019

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Aura Health Inc. on the acquisition of Pharmadrug Production GmbH. Aura has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire an 80% equity interest in the licenced medical cannabis distributor.

The total purchase price for the acquisition is EUR 4.6 million. Aura will advance EUR 400,000 to Pharmadrug as shareholder loan to assist Pharmadrug to maintain appropriate levels of working capital. The vendor of the Pharmadrug equity interest is Anquor Pharmaceuticals UG (“Anquor”).

Further Global Acquires Payment Alliance International, GBGI Limited

11 Mar 2019

Dechert advised New York-based private equity firm Further Global Capital Management (Further Global) on two recently completed acquisitions within the financial services industry – Payment Alliance International (PAI) and GBGI Limited.

Further Global completed its acquisition of US-based Payment Alliance International (PAI), the nation’s largest privately-held ATM provider with over 75,000 ATMs.

Slaughter and May advised Sunrise on the transitional services and migration aspects of its proposed CHF6.3 billion acquisition of UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global plc

11 Mar 2019

Slaughter and May advised Sunrise on the transitional services and migration aspects of its proposed CHF6.3 billion acquisition of UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global plc. The deal is a transformative one for Sunrise and will turn it into a fully converged challenger in Switzerland to Swisscom (the current market leader) with services across the full quadplay (broadband internet access, television, telephone and mobile) range.

Sunrise is a Swiss telecommunications company. UPC Switzerland is a cable operator. Liberty Global plc is a multinational telecommunications company.

Freshfields advises Berry Global on the recommended cash acquisition of RPC Group

11 Mar 2019

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) is advising Berry Global Group, Inc. (‘Berry’) on its recommended all-cash offer for RPC Group plc (‘RPC’) listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Berry is a Fortune 500 global manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products, with 140 facilities and approximately 24,000 employees across the world. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BERY”.