Dentons Europe’s London office has completed the purchase of the business of the HMV Group by its client, Hilco. Hilco is a retail structuring specialist and HMV is the largest British entertainment company and last surviving national music retailer. The deal is estimated to save 2,500 jobs across the UK and involves at least 140 stores.
Clifford Chance advised European financial investor Chequers Capital, Paris, on the acquisition of Deutsche Fachpflege Holding as well as the related financing.
Deutsche Fachpflege Holding, Munich, is currently offering out-of-clinic intensive care via seven subsidiaries to patients based in the German federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, North-Rhine Westphalia and Saxony.
Lawrence Graham has advised Vanoil Energy Limited, an oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with a portfolio of assets in East Africa, on two recommended takeovers, both of which have been announced within the last month.
Wragge & Co's corporate specialists have advised Sanctuary Housing Association on its acquisition of Cosmopolitan Housing Group (CHG). A team led by corporate partner Peter Smith advised on the deal, which brings an additional 13,500 homes under the Sanctuary Group umbrella, taking its total housing stock up to 94,000. The acquisition was supported by social housing regulator the Homes and Communities Agency.
Tokyo, Milan: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Nabtesco Corporation, a Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, on its purchase of OCLAP S.R.L., an Italian door system manufacturer. The deal signed on 28 March 2013.
Osborne Clarke has just advised global healthcare company Grifols on its 60% acquisition of Progenika, a biotechnology firm for €37 million.
This is the third deal Osborne Clarke has closed for Grifols in the past 6 months, having previously advised on the buy-back of 4.4 million B shares from Cerberus and the refinancing of Scranton enterprises, a major shareholder of Grifols.
Tomás Dagá, Osborne Clarke’s Barcelona-based Chairman, led on all 3 deals.
Slaughter and May advised Legal & General on the acquisition of the remaining shares in Cofunds Holdings Limited not already owned by it in a transaction that values Cofunds at £175 million. Cofunds is the UK’s largest independent platform for financial services and has over £50 billion of assets under administration and a 22% share of the UK investment platform market. Legal & General already holds 25% of the share capital of Cofunds and has been a shareholder since 2005.
Slaughter and May is advising Schroders plc ('Schroders') on a recommended cash offer for Cazenove Capital Holdings Limited ('Cazenove Capital'). The acquisition reflects Schroder’s strategy of growing its private banking business and, in addition, it strengthens its position in UK Intermediary.
Allen & Overy LLP hat den von ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH (ECM) verwalteten Fonds German Equity Partners IV beim Erwerb der in Barsinghausen ansässigen Bergmann Automotive GmbH beraten.
ECM ist eine unabhängige Gesellschaft mit Sitz in Frankfurt am Main und managt exklusiv die Eigenkapitalfonds German Equity Partners. Der Erwerb der Bergmann Automotive GmbH ist die erste Akquisition des Fonds German Equity Partners IV.
Hogan Lovells is proud to announce it has been recognized with the “Private Equity Deal of the Year” award by Latin Lawyer.