Nabarro has advised the management team and certain selling shareholders on the management buy-out of boutique specialist recruitment business, Human Capital Investment Group, backed by Graphite Capital, a leading mid-market private equity firm.
Krones AG has acquired a majority stake in Till GmbH to strengthen its technology portfolio. Headquartered in the Bavarian town of Neutraubling, Krones is one of the world's leading manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging technology. Till GmbH develops systems for digital direct printing on containers. The founders of Till GmbH will continue to play an operational role in the firm.
A team from CMS led by Munich-based partner Dr Martin Kolbinger advised Krones AG on all legal aspects of the transaction.
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Howden Broking Group, a subsidiary of Hyperion Insurance Group, on the acquisition of a majority stake in German insurance distribution group Schouten Sicherheit International (SSI), part of Schouten Zekerheid. SSI was founded in 1990 by former national hockey player Peter Caninenberg and is best known for its work in the fields of Sports, Movies and Special Risks. Other divisions of SSI include Real Estate as well as Industry & Commerce.
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee advised Navis Capital Partners on its acquisition of MFS Technology (S) Pte Ltd, an established one-stop provider of flexible printed circuits (FPC), printed circuit boards (PCB) and rigid-flex printed circuit solutions serving more than 50 blue-chip customers globally.
Benchmark Holdings PLC announced it will acquire the entire issued share capital of SalmoBreed AS and shares in the Icelandic company Softnfiskur HR.
The combination of SalmoBreed’s competence in genetics and Stofniskur’s unique capability to supply fertile ova 52 weeks of the year will create a world-leading salmon and aquaculture breeding business, expected to be the world’s second largest salmon egg producer.
See the press release here.
AdeB’s team was led by partner and Head of M&A, Per A. Dagslet.
THommessen are acting on behalf of Bluestar Elkem in connection with the acquisition of REC Solar. The transaction was announced on 24 November. The total cash consideration is NOK 4.3 billion.
The transaction is subject to approval by an extraordinary general meeting of REC Solar, which is expected to be held mid-January 2015. The transaction is expected to be completed in March/April 2015.
REC Solar ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is a leading global provider of solar energy solutions.
Langley Holdings has agreed to acquire DruckChemie, a German print chemicals group that went into administration in September. Merger clearance has been granted and the transaction is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
DruckChemie, with annual revenues of approximately EUR 75 million and around 300 employees, is Europe’s leading producer of chemicals and other consumables for the printing industry. The company has locations throughout Europe and also has operations in Brazil.
Osborne Clarke has advised Mitie Investments Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitie Group plc ("Mitie"), the FTSE250 strategic outsourcing company, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Source Eight Limited ("Source8"), the real estate, technology and risk management consultancy.
The Osborne Clarke team was led by Corporate Partner Ray Berg who was assisted by Corporate Senior Associate Samantha Myers and Associate William Nicolson. For more information please see here for the RNS.
Linklaters advised IK Investment Partners on the acquisition of the Transnorm Group, a company of the Equita GmbH & Co. Holding KGaA and several co-investors.
IK Investment Partners is based in Hamburg. The pan-European private equity house focuses on investments in the Nordic countries, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as in France and the Benelux countries. Since 1989, the IK funds have invested in more than 83 European businesses.
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Ratos in its acquisition of Ledil Oy from the company founders. Ledil is a leading global player in secondary optics for LED lighting.
Our core team included Mikko Heinonen, Jesper Kostiainen, Heikki Vesikansa, Ville Kivikoski, Markus Bremer (finance) and Heikki Majamaa (finance)