We advised Bankinter S.A. on the Irish aspects of the acquisition of the banking operations of EVO Banco S.A.U. and its Irish consumer credit card subsidiary Avantcard. This deal is still pending regulatory approvals.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Neptune Energy Group (‘Neptune Energy’) on the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of VNG Norge AS (‘VNG Norge’) from VNG AG, the German natural gas wholesaler and energy service provider. The transaction closed on 28 September 2018.
Shearman & Sterling advised Siparex on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in France-based NG Travel, a tour operator and holiday accommodation provider, through an MBO operation to refocus the group’s capital around its co-founder, Olivier Kervella, and the management team. Karim Massoud, co-founder of the group, sold his stake and will take over Plus Voyages, a subsidiary dedicated to business travel.
Leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has acted for Carr’s Group PLC (Carr’s), the agriculture and engineering group, on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Animax Limited, a producer of market-leading animal health products, for a total cash consideration of up to £8.5m.
KKR Forms SinoCare and Acquires Majority Stake in HeTian
Simpson Thacher represented KKR in connection with the creation of SinoCare Group, an investment and management platform company, which aims to provide high-quality healthcare services to patients in China through the acquisition, build-out and consolidation of hospitals. SinoCare will work with KKR to bring top medical resources and management experience that aim to improve service capabilities and operational efficiencies to healthcare service providers within the SinoCare platform.
Hogan Lovells has advised European private equity firm Trilantic Europe on its acquisition of talent management company James Grant Group from Metric Capital. James Grant Group, which has been renamed YM&U, has clients including Ant and Dec, Steve Aoki, Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby among others.
Idverde, has completed the acquisition of Northern Ireland’s leading landscaping and grounds maintenance company, Out There Services.
Headquartered in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, Out There Services provides a range of services including landscape design, landscape installation, grounds maintenance, tree surgery and environmental management. It employs 250 people and has 70 commercial vehicles across Northern Ireland, England and Scotland.
Charles Russell Speechlys has advised the Civica Group (an investee company of Partners Group) on the acquisition of case management software specialist, iCasework Holding Limited (iCasework).
Gurit Holding AG has signed an agreement to acquire JSB Group A/S for DKK 520 million (equity value) from Verdane Capital. JSB Group A/S employs some 560 employees and provides core material kits for wind turbine blades with operations in Denmark, Spain, Turkey, USA and China. Closing is expected to take place in October 2018.
Karsten Pedersen, Michael Klöcker, Line Marie Pedersen, Jacob Sørensen and Sara Schjørring from DLA Piper has assisted Gurit on the transaction in cooperation with lawyers from DLA Piper in Spain, USA and China.
FRANKFURT – McDermott Will & Emery advised private equity firm VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a minority stake in a cosmetics company Dr Neuberger Group. Its founder, Dr Tobias Neuberger, remains its majority shareholder and managing director. The transaction is subject to approval by relevant antitrust authorities.