The Charles Russell Technology team advised Halma (the leading FTSE 250 safety, health and environmental technology group) on its acquisition of Talentum.   Talentum is a technology bolt-on for Halma's Infrastructure Safety business, Fire Fighting Enterprises ('FFE'). As a result of the transaction the respected Talentum brand of optical flame detectors joins FFE's established product offering of Fireray infrared beam smoke detectors.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity investor Triton Partners on the acquisition of leading European recycling specialist Befesa from the Spanish listed energy and environment technology company Abengoa. The value of the deal, including debt taken over by Triton, is €1,075 billion. The completion of the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and expected during mid July.

We have advised the management team at HBC Vehicle Services Group on all legal aspects of their management buy out of the business.

The buy out from founder and current owner Terry Holding was made by Managing Director Steve Hankins, Financial Director Matthew Bache, IT Director Geoff Riebold, and Commercial Director Jim Chatten.

HBC is the UK's longest running online salvage organisation, specialising in salvage collection and disposal services for the UK's top insurers, fleet and accident management organisations.

Clifford Chance advised Cinven's Fifth Fund, managed by European private equity investor Cinven, London, on the purchase of CeramTec, Plochingen (Germany). The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.49 billion. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities.

Global law firm Eversheds has advised leading UK middle-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners on a £50m investment to support next phase of growth in The Gym Group.

Phoenix Equity Partners has invested alongside Bridges Ventures to expand the Company further to take advantage of the outstanding opportunity to extend the Company’s leadership of the low-cost gym sector.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Dunedin, the UK mid market buyout house, on its backing of the £43 million management buyout of York based Trustmarque Solutions (“Trustmarque”). Trustmarque is a market leading provider of technology services and solutions to private and public sector organisations across the UK. The business was acquired from LDC in a deal that saw Dunedin employ its trademark DebtBridgeTM solution, which ensures deliverability and certainty of debt funding.

ID Logistics, an international contract logistics group, has announced the signature of a preliminary agreement to acquire CEPL, a French logistics provider specialising in automated solutions for retail order fulfilment.

Osborne Clarke has advised Ultra, a defence, security, transport and energy company, on its acquisition of Varisys Limited.

This is the most recent piece of work in a long-standing relationship between Ultra and Osborne Clarke.

The Osborne Clarke team was led by Partner Conrad Davies who was assisted by Associate, Sarah Knight.

A Hill Dickinson team led by Craig Scott (Partner) and Michael Murphy (Solicitor) has advised long standing client Fishawack Communications and its management team on a £6m transaction, which has seen the medical communications agency expand its European foothold by acquiring Swiss company, Archimed Medical Communications.

The Archimed deal represents Fishawack’s first bolt-on acquisition since closing its recent £13m secondary buyout in March 2013 backed by investment from Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a provider of blended equity and debt to UK SMEs.

Trowers & Hamlins has advised Hörmann International on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of IG Doors Limited, a manufacturer of composite external doors for the housebuilding industry, from its management team and certain funds managed by NVM, a private equity house.