DLA Piper has advised the listed Swedish company NCAB Group AB in connection with their purchase of the Danish company Multiprint A/S.

NCAB Group is based in Sweden and is one of the world’s largest suppliers of printed circuit boards. Multiprint is one of Denmark’s leading suppliers of PCB.

The transaction was brought to the notice of the public via Nasdaq in Stockholm on 21 February.

The DLA Piper team included Jens Krogh Petersen, Anders Kaasgaard and Anna Christine Krøger-Petersen.

Freshfields advises Saputo Inc. on the recommended cash acquisition of Dairy Crest Group plc
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) is advising Saputo Inc (‘Saputo’) on its recommended all-cash offer for Dairy Crest Group plc (‘Dairy Crest’) listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Slaughter and May is acting for NSF in relation to its all-share takeover offer for Provident to create a leading UK non-standard finance provider with strong positions in credit cards, home credit, branch-based lending and guarantor loans.

Taylor Wessing has advised the world’s leading online travel deals company, Secret Escapes Group, on its acquisition of Empathy Marketing Limited, Ireland’s leading marketplace for premium hospitality and e-commerce offers.

The acquisition will see Secret Escapes Group expand its operations in Ireland. It follows a number of other acquisitions across Europe, including most recently the assets and activities of Amsterdam-based TravelBird, on which Taylor Wessing also advised.

Matheson recently advised Secret Escapes Group on its acquisition of Empathy Marketing Limited, the company behind Pigsback and a number of other online marketing brands and platforms and Ireland’s leading marketplace for premium hospitality and e-commerce offers. Secret Escapes Group is the world’s leading members-only online travel deals company, offering inspiring travel experiences and hand-picked offers to over 62 million users worldwide and operating in 21 countries.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Leep Utilities on its agreed acquisition of SSE Water Limited from SSE plc for an undisclosed sum.

Leep Utilities is a joint-venture between Ancala Partners LLP, the mid-market infrastructure investment manager, and the Peel Group, one of the UK’s leading private real estate investment and infrastructure companies.