PARIS – McDermott Will & Emery advised Canadian company LuminUltra Technologies Ltd., a company specializing in the monitoring and testing of microbes in drinking water, sewage water treatment and a market leader in rapid and portable microbiology monitoring instruments in the acquisition of the “ATP-Métrie” activity involving the microbiological solutions tests used by the aqua-tools company, a French company specializing in water microbiology in the industrial, health and environmental sectors.

Travers Smith LLP has advised The Access Group, one of the UK's leading providers of software to mid-market customers, on its acquisition of iCareHealth.

Squire Patton Boggs has advised Deutsche Wohnen Beschaffung und Beteiligung GmbH on the acquisition of GETEC Media GmbH and its subsidiaries and affiliates belonging to the GETEC Group. The team acting for long-standing client Deutsche Wohnen was led by Berlin office managing partner Dr. Kai Mertens and included Corporate senior associate Alina Navarro-Melendo.

Client name
Ramphastos Investments Management B.V.

Other parties involved
Lion Capital Partners

Nature of transaction

West Yorkshire-headquartered specialist print supplier Hague Group has acquired a £6m-turnover print management company based in the Midlands.

Venture, which has been established for more than 40 years, has a turnover of about £6m and employs 30 staff over its three sites in Leicester, Ilkeston and Newcastle under Lyme.

The current sales and administration team will remain in place at Venture and Hague plans to invest to further develop sales.

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised AROBS Transilvania, a market leader in software products and services development, in relation to the acquisition of SAS Grup. SAS Grup owns alarma.ro and is one of the main players in the fleet monitoring solutions field in Romania. The deal was signed in August and closed in October.

Marcus & Millichap acquired Primecorp Commercial Realty, Ottawa's largest independent commercial real estate brokerage.

Primecorp has offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Gatineau. Under the deal, Primecorp's Ottawa headquarters will remain open but will take the Marcus & Millichap name, while staff in Toronto and Montreal will move to the US parent's offices in those cities.

Marcus & Millichap is the largest US commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in real estate investment services.

Squire Patton Boggs has acted for the Edelmann Group, a leading global provider of high-quality board and paper packaging solutions, in its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Elanders Beijing Printing Co., Ltd, an entity formerly owned by Elanders AB. Leading the team advising Edelmann was Corporate partner Sabine Pittrof in Squire Patton Boggs’ Frankfurt office.

International law firm Bird & Bird advised longstanding Swedish client LKAB Minerals and its UK subsidiary in connection with the acquisition, subject to merger clearance, of the business of Francis Flower, comprising two companies Francis Flower (Northern) Ltd and Gurney Slade Lime & Stone Ltd.

Ropes & Gray represented Hearthside Food Solutions, a leading contract manufacturer, and its majority owners Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group, in Hearthside’s agreement to acquire Greencore USA, a leading frozen contract packager and producer of refrigerated, fresh-made sandwiches, entrees, and salad kits. This transaction expands and diversifies the Hearthside network to 38 production facilities in the U.S. and Europe. The transaction, announced on Oct. 15, is subject to customary closing conditions.