Loyens & Loeff advised HighBrook on its acquisition of an 86% interest in Groothandelsgebouwen N.V., listed at Euronext Amsterdam, and the Groothandelsgebouw, the biggest multi-company office building in the Netherlands.
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Bird & Bird's French corporate team has advised L’Appart Fitness in its refinancing and subsequent acquisition of Nextalis, a pioneer of the French fitness business operating under brands such as Amazonia, Gigagym and Wideclub.
The financing of the acquisition was provided by Amundi Private Equity Funds and a debt financing provided by LCL and Crédit Agricole Sud-Rhône-Alpes.
Berlin—Global law firm Dentons has advised the Gagnez family, which owns French lighting manufacturer Sammode, on the acquisition of Hoffmeister Group. Hoffmeister Leuchten GmbH, based in Schalksmühle, Germany, and its Berlin subsidiaries SILL Leuchten GmbH and SRM Technik GmbH filed for insolvency proceedings at the end of April 2018. The transaction is expected to close on July 31, 2018.
International legal business DWF has advised on the management buyout (MBO) of forklift dealership Global Material Handling Ltd.
Corporate partner Lisa Stavropoulos led the DWF team on the deal alongside solicitor Ciara Healy, advising Global Material Holdings Limited on becoming the sole owner of Global Material Handling Ltd. The business supports the materials handling operations for clients across the region including Rowlinson Group, Primeline Espress and Park Cakes.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised C.D Holding Internationale SAS, an affiliate of French UP Group, on its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in PL Gutscheinsysteme GmbH and its subsidiary givve Ltd. (givve) for an undisclosed price.
Osborne Clarke acted for Banca Sella Holding SpA in the acquisition of Smartika SpA, the first company to operate in Italy in the peer-to-peer lending sector – online loans between private individuals already widespread in Great Britain and the United States and in constant growth in Italy.
DLA Piper has advised Lotus Bakeries "Lotus" on its acquisition of The Kids Food Company Limited and Kids Food Global Limited "Kiddylicious", an innovative British food company that creates nutritious, portion-controlled snacks and meals for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
"This is an exciting time for Lotus as they continue to strengthen their natural foods brand in the UK and overseas."
Cleary Gottlieb is representing Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, a Finnish public limited liability company, in its acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions Holdings, Inc. which signed on July 23, 2018.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a global leader in fiber-based materials is acquiring Expera Specialty Solutions, a U.S.-based specialty paper producer, to expand its presence in North America and further strengthen its offering of advanced custom-made fiber based materials.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Prudential and Eastspring Investments (‘Eastspring’), Prudential’s Asia asset management division, on its proposed acquisition of an initial 65 per cent stake in TMB Asset Management Co., Ltd (‘TMB Asset Management’), with an option to increase its ownership to 100 per cent in the future.
Herbert Smith Freehills is advising ERAMET SA (ERAMET) on its $A350m off-market takeover bid for ASX-listed Mineral Deposits Limited (MDL).
ERAMET and MDL operate the TiZir Joint Venture, which comprises two integrated operating assets, being the Grande Côte mineral sands operation in Senegal and the TiZir Titanium and Iron ilmenite upgrading facility in Norway. The successful takeover bid will allow ERAMET to increase its exposure to TiZir by consolidating the joint venture.