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M&A: Acquiror's Counsel

Mayer Brown advises Outbrain on acquisition of Ligatus in stock deal

05 Mar 2019

Mayer Brown advised Outbrain Inc., the world's leading discovery and native advertising platform on the open web, on the acquisition of Ligatus, an indirect subsidiary of Bertelsmann, in a stock deal. The firm advised on the global tax aspects of the transaction.

The addition of the Ligatus will expand and strengthen Outbrain’s position in Europe with over 1,400 premium publishers, including STERN, RTL and Femme Actuelle. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the second quarter of 2019.

Baker McKenzie advises Shell on its acquisition of sonnen

05 Mar 2019

The acquisition will expand Shell's offering of residential smart energy storage and energy services

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has advised Shell's New Energies division (Shell) on its agreements to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households.  The deal, which was announced on 15 February 2019 and was subject to regulatory approvals, closed earlier today.

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/asiapacific/news/2019/03/dla-piper-represents-tally-energy-services-in-their-acquisition-of-epic-lift-systems/

05 Mar 2019

DLA Piper represented Tally Energy Services in the acquisition of Epic Lift Systems, a portfolio company of Intervale Capital. Tally is a private equity sponsored oilfield services company focused on North America shale that seeks to partner with innovative companies in technical oilfield products and services with opportunities for growth, consolidation, and differentiation.

CMS AD­VISES OTP ON MONTENEGRIN AC­QUIS­I­TION

05 Mar 2019

CMS has assisted OTP Bank Group (OTP) on the next step of its strategic expansion in Southeast Europe by advising on the acquisition of 90.56% of Societe Generale (SG) Group's Montenegrin unit. With a market share of 11.5%, Societe Generale Banka Montenegro is the fourth largest bank in Montenegro. The transaction is expected to close in the coming months pending regulatory and merger clearance approvals.

So far, CMS has advised on the acquisition of SG's Bulgarian, Albanian, Croatian, Serbian and Moldovan subsidiaries, with a collective transaction value of over EU1.2bn.

Reed Smith advises ASC Investment S.a r.l. on the acquisition of Canon Deutschland Business Services GmbH and Canon Deutschland University Services GmbH

04 Mar 2019

MUNICH – Reed Smith has advised private equity fund ASC Investment S.a r.l. on the 100 per cent acquisition of Canon Deutschland Business Services GmbH and Canon Deutschland University Services GmbH from Canon Deutschland GmbH.
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ASC Investment S.a r.l. is a financial investor with offices in Luxembourg and Munich, which specialises in the acquisition of medium-sized companies.

DLA Piper advises Canfor Corporation on acquisition of 70 percent of Swedish company VIDA Aktiebolag

02 Mar 2019

DLA Piper has advised Vancouver-based integrated forest products company Canfor Corporation on its acquisition of 70 percent of Swedish-based privately owned sawmill company VIDA for SEK 4.1 billion.

 

Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and owns a 54.8 percent interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., supplier of pulp and paper products worldwide. After the acquisition of VIDA, Canfor's annual production capacity will be approximately 7.2 billion board feet.

 

Warhorse Studios Acquired by THQ Nordic

01 Mar 2019
Baker McKenzie advised THQ Nordic, a major Swedish gaming company, on its acquisition of Prague based Warhorse Studios, a leading independent game developer. THQ Nordic acquired 100 percent of the shares in Warhorse through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Koch Media GmbH.
 
The acquisition included the development studio and all intellectual property rights to the successful award-winning title Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

DLA Piper advises Allegro on share purchase in eBilet Polska

01 Mar 2019

DLA Piper's Warsaw office has advised Allegro.pl on the purchase of shares in eBilet Polska, a market leading online ticket sales company operating in Poland's entertainment industry.

Following the preliminary share purchase agreement, the transaction's completion is subject to the approval of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

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