Ropes & Gray Advises Epiris on Acquisition of Bonhams
Ropes & Gray has advised UK private equity firm Epiris on Epiris Fund II’s acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders.
Ropes & Gray has advised UK private equity firm Epiris on Epiris Fund II’s acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders.
A global team of Pillsbury attorneys led by San Francisco Corporate partner Jenny Liu represented China Hengrui Co., Ltd., in its acquisition of Engenuity, a UK-based composite design and analysis company. According to the Daily Journal, the deal marks the entrance of Engenuity into the Chinese market. The company will continue as a business unit of China Hengrui.
Burges Salmon has advised Warburg Pincus management on the £160 million buy-out of Supplier Assessment Services (Constructionline).
Burges Salmon’s corporate team has advised management on the Warburg Pincus backed £160 million buy-out of Supplier Assessment Services Limited (Constructionline), the UK’s leading health and safety accreditation and supply chain risk management services provider, from Capita.
Linklaters has advised new client Jacobs Holding, a global investment firm, on the acquisition of Cognita, the leading global schools group, from Bregal Investments and KKR.
Cognita operates over 70 schools across 8 countries, employs 7,000 teaching/support staff and educates more than 40,000 children. The organisation was established in 2004 by Bregal with the acquisition of a single school in the UK and from there expanded successfully into Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Freeths’ specialist hospitality lawyers have advised Brunning and Price on the acquisition of Food & Fuel, operators of 11 premium London pubs.
Owned by The Restaurant Group plc, Brunning and Price has grown from a handful of sites to a collection of 64 individual pubs mainly in rural locations in the NW, N Wales, W Midlands and the South East. The acquisition of Food and Fuel secures sites in prime London locations.
DLA Piper has advised Wulff Group Plc (Wulff), the expert in products for the workplace, on its acquisition of Mavecom Palvelut Ltd (Mavecom), and the share issue on the Nasdaq Helsinki. The preliminary purchase price for Mavecom's share capital is approximately €1.5 million, and the company will continue its business as an independent unit within Wulff Group Plc.
DLA Piper has advised marketing communications group, Zeeland Family Plc (Zeeland Family), on its acquisition of Nitroid Oy (Nitroid), and the private offering and listing of shares on the Nasdaq Helsinki.
Nitroid is a marketing communications agency with offices in Kotka, Kouvola and Lappeenranta, South-Eastern Finland. It employs 32 staff.
Legal business DWF has advised the EDM Group, the leading supplier of aviation, defence and rail training simulators globally, on its acquisition of RP Aero Systems, a UK-based engineering company that delivers specialist materials and training systems to the aviation industry.
Legal business DWF has advised the EDM Group, the leading supplier of aviation, defence and rail training simulators globally, on its acquisition of RP Aero Systems, a UK-based engineering company that delivers specialist materials and training systems to the aviation industry.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie successfully supported IHAG Holding in their acquisition of the Widder Hotel AG, which it will integrate in its brand «The Living CircleAll related properties are acquired by Swiss Life.
Baker McKenzie acted for Afterpay Touch Group on its recently announced expansion into the UK by acquiring buy now, pay later platform ClearPay, and the successful $117 million placement and proposed $20 million share purchase plan.