Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity house Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of a majority stake in Source Holdings Limited, a leading European exchange traded product (ETP) provider.

Source offers exposure to equity, commodity and fixed income benchmarks, through 77 products which account for more than US$14bn in assets under management. The existing investors, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Nomura, will maintain significant minority stakes in the business.

Bingham represented SapientNitro, part of Sapient, in its acquisition of La Comunidad, a leading creative agency renowned for award-winning, engaging campaigns that consistently break boundaries in cross-cultural marketing. Well known for its offbeat work for brands such as Converse, MTV, Subway and Virgin Mobile, La Comunidad is also recognized for cutting edge work with brands such as Best Buy, Citibank, Corona, Disney, Hornitos and Sauza Tequilas, Modelo Especial, Sony, and Time Warner Cable.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Alibaba Group (Alibaba), China’s largest e-commerce company, on its US$170m joint investment with Yunfeng Capital into CITIC 21CN Co. (Stock Code: 241), a member company of CITIC Group.

Global law firm Reed Smith announces that a team led by Panos Katsambas and Thomas D. Gommes advised Invel Real Estate Partners (Invel) on its acquisition of a 66% stake in NBG Pangaea Real Estate Investment Company (Pangaea) from the National Bank of Greece (NBG) for approximately €653 million.

Kirkland & Ellis represented Belmont Hong Kong Ltd. (the offeror), a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Wangfujing International Commercial Development Co., Ltd., in its US$654 million (HK$5,099 million) acquisition of a 39.53-percent interest in, and the related takeover of, PCD Stores (Group) Limited (331: Hong Kong). The privatization was publicly announced on January 31, 2013, and completed on December 5, 2013, and PCD Stores became a wholly owned subsidiary of the offeror.

London - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Brightstar Corp., the world’s largest wireless distribution company and a leader in services for the wireless industry, on the acquisition of 20:20 Mobile.

20:20 Mobile is a leading provider of distribution and integrated supply chain solutions to the European mobile industry with more than 3,500 customers and an annual turnover of almost £1bn.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) in its acquisition of Aptalis, a privately-held U.S.-based specialty Gastrointestinal and Cystic Fibrosis company, for $2.9 billion in cash from TPG, the global private investment firm. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust approval in the U.S. and Canada, is expected to close in the first half of 2014.

Moscow, Russia, — Baker & McKenzie advised Yamal Development LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Novatek and Gazprom Neft, on a USD2,940 million acquisition of a 60 percent equity stake in Artic Russia from Eni. Artic Russia owns a 49 percent interest in SeverEnergia, a Russian oil and gas company operating in the Yamal-Nenets region.

Previously, in December 2013, Baker & McKenzie advised Novatek on a share swap with Rosneft, whereby Novatek’s 51 percent interest in Sibneftegas was swapped for Rosneft’s 40 percent share in Artic Russia.

Speechly Bircham has advised the Paperhat Group, a leading print management, creative services and cross-media marketing group, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Grebot Donnelly Associates.

Grebot Donnelly Associates is a leading communications specialist for the education sector. From strategic thinking to full delivery - the company has significant experience in providing marketing and PR services for local authorities, trust, sponsors, academies and schools across England.

A Travers Smith team led by Corporate partner Helen Croke and Banking partner Ben Davis has advised ATPI, backed by ICG, on the acquisition of Voyager Travel, one of Australia’s largest independent travel management companies, specialising in corporate travel management for small to large multi-national and international enterprises, universities and charitable organisations.

Travers Smith advised ATPI on the equity and banking aspects of the transaction for the wider ATPI group. DLA Australia partner Richard Moshinsky advised ATPI on the Australian acquisition.