Eversheds Sutherland advised Musgrave on this deal, to buy the Donnybrook Fair chain of upscale Dublin supermarkets, worth up to €25 million.
Musgrave finalised the buyout from Joe and Mary Doyle, who founded and control Donnybrook fair.
Mr Doyle will continue to run Donnybrook Fair for Musgrave, growing the brand in partnership with its new owner. Donnybrook fair will not be rebranded.
Contact
David O'Beirne
Slaughter and May is advising United Energy Group Limited (UEG) in relation to its acquisition of Kuwait Energy plc for cash consideration of up to approximately US$650 million.
The acquisition was announced on 24 September 2018 and constitutes a major transaction under the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
Ropes & Gray advised Medtronic plc, a global leader in medical technology, in its acquisition of Mazor Robotics, a pioneer in the field of robotic guidance systems. Medtronic will acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Mazor for $58.50 per American Depository Share, or $29.25 (104.80 ILS) per ordinary share, in cash, for a total of approximately $1.64 billion, or $1.34 billion net of Medtronic's existing stake in Mazor and cash acquired. The transaction, announced on Sept. 20, is expected to close during Medtronic's third fiscal quarter ending Jan.
Shearman & Sterling advised Warner Music Group (WMG) on the acquisition of EMP Merchandising Handelsgesellschaft mbH (EMP), one of Europe’s leading specialty music and entertainment merchandise e-tailers. The acquisition is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including competition authority approval in Germany.
Client name
Waterland
Other parties involved
Keylane B.V., Inovita B.V., Inotime B.V.
Nature of transaction
Eversheds Sutherland has advised Aksiom Partners Fund I, LP (“Aksiom”) in its acquisition of Jernbro Industrial Services AB from Cinven Capital.
Aksiom invests in medium-sized European companies that offer and supply advanced technical services for customers in the industrial and energy sectors, and that have a high growth potential.
Jernbro is one of Sweden’s leading operators within industrial services, with a current turnover of approx. SEK 1 billion.
Baker McKenzie recently advised Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Tokio Marine Nichido"), on its acquisition of Safety Insurance Public Company Limited from Insurance Australia Group. The transaction was the largest non-life insurance acquisition in Thailand to date.
Silicon Valley, 20 September 2018 – Hogan Lovells is advising Adobe in its acquisition of Marketo, the market-leading cloud platform for B2B marketing engagement, for US$4.75 billion. This acquisition brings together the richness of Adobe Experience Cloud analytics, content, personalization, advertising and commerce capabilities with Marketo’s lead management and account-based marketing technology to provide B2B companies with the ability to create, manage and execute marketing engagement at scale.
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams ("WFW") has advised Wielton S.A. ("Wielton") on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of UK-headquartered semi-trailer manufacturer Lawrence David Limited ("LDL").
Headquartered in Wielun and listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Wielton is the third largest producer of semi-trailers, including tippers and tautliners for traction units, in Europe and the market leader in several Central and Eastern European countries as well as in Central Asia.
CymbiQ Group AG, a portfolio company of the German private equity investor capiton, has acquired anovis it-services and trading gmbh, Vienna, Austria.
The acquisition of the Austrian managed security service provider marks the first step of CymbiQ Group AG in establishing a European cyber-security-group around ISPIN AG, Bassersdorf, Switzerland. In the future, the group shall pool the competences of several European service providers and offer a one-stop-shop for integrated security solutions.