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National care group completes acquisition of Shelton Care

20 Jun 2018

Leading care provider National Care Group (NCG) has completed the acquisition of Shelton Care Limited.

Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Shelton Care was established in 1989 by husband and wife team Lyn and David Vincent. With five residential sites across Staffordshire, the company provides bespoke residential and nursing care; supporting individuals to live more independently. Law firm Blake Morgan advised the shareholders of Shelton Care on the sale of the business.

Internet of Things: Clifford Chance advises Software AG on the acquisition of TrendMiner

20 Jun 2018

Leading provider of digital business applications, Software AG, has acquired Belgian industrial analytics company TrendMiner NV. International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Software AG on this technology-driven transaction.

Software AG continues to expand its technology portfolio in the Internet of Things with TrendMiner. Clifford Chance has been advising Software AG as a preferred provider for many years.

Ascential Acquires WARC Limited

19 Jun 2018

Fried Frank represented Ascential plc (“Ascential”) in its acquisition of global digital subscription business, WARC Limited (“WARC”). The acquisition, which is expected to complete on July 2, 2018, involved the entire share capital of WARC for an initial cash consideration of £19.5m, plus deferred consideration of £4.5m payable in 2018.
 
It has also been announced that WARC will join Cannes Lions' new digital offering, The Work, to form a scaled digital subscription product. 
 

iCON Infrastructure Partners IV Acquires Majority Stake in Eco Eridania S.p.A.

19 Jun 2018

An Orrick cross-practice Italian team has assisted iCON Infrastructure Partners IV, L.P., a new fund launched by iCON Infrastructure (an independent investment group with over €2.5 billion in assets under management), in the acquisition of a majority interest in Eco Eridania, an Italian integrated waste collection, transportation, treatment and disposal business leader in the sanitary waste sector, from Xenon Private Equity V L.P. and from CEO Andrea Giustini’s family holding company Roccaforte S.r.l.

Bird & Bird cross-border team advises F-Secure on its acquisition of MWR InfoSecurity

19 Jun 2018

Bird & Bird acted for NASDAQ OMX Helsinki listed cyber security company F-Secure on its acquisition of MWR InfoSecurity, a privately held cyber security company with its main offices in the UK, the US, South Africa and Singapore. The Bird & Bird team was coordinated by Shing Lo in London and Maria Carlsson in Finland, with the support of Mikko Ahonen in Helsinki and Richard Bloomfield in London.

Linklaters advises Triton Partners and Flokk Group on the acquisition of Profim from Innova Capital

19 Jun 2018

Linklaters has advised Triton Partners, a leading European investment firm and Flokk Group, on the acquisition of Profim, one of the leading manufacturers of office chairs in Poland and Eastern Europe. As a result of the transaction, both Innova Capital, one of the leading private equity funds in the CEE, and the remaining shareholders of Profim, acquired new shares in Flokk in exchange for their existing shareholdings in Profim.

Teleperformance Announces Acquisition of Intelenet from Blackstone

18 Jun 2018

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Teleperformance SE, the worldwide leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, in the Company's pending acquisition of Intelenet, a major global provider of high-end omnichannel customer experience management, back-office, human resources and financial and administration services, from Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for a total consideration of $1 billion (enterprise value).

MinterEllison advises on successful last-minute $1.9bn joint takeover offer for Sirtex Medical

18 Jun 2018

MinterEllison is advising CDH Investments and China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited on their last-minute A$1.90bn joint takeover for ASX listed Sirtex Medical Limited (Sirtex).

Sirtex is an Australian headquartered global healthcare business listed on the ASX. Its core product is a clinically proven liver cancer radiation therapy that is supplied in more than 40 countries.

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