International legal business DWF has advised retail chain Sofology Ltd on its proposed buy-out deal by DFS.

Sofology is a specialist sofa retailer with a network of 37 stores in the UK which, together with a strong web presence, offers customers a technology-led omni-channel proposition.

DFS is the UK's market leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture, operating a retail network of living room furniture stores in Britain and Europe, together with an online channel.

Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of London-based sharing economy start-up, Love Home Swap, on its sale to RCI, a division of the Wyndham Hotel Group.

Founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow and her brother, Ben Wosskow, Love Home Swap is one of the world’s largest home exchange platforms and had been backed by MMC Ventures. RCI’s acquisition of Love Home Swap builds upon an investment it made in the company in 2015 and will continue to run the business as an independent brand.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (‘Hutchison Telecommunications’) on the sale of its fixed-line telecommunications business Hutchison Global Communications Investment Holding Ltd. (‘HGC’) to a unit of global private equity fund I Squared Capital for US$1.86bn (HK$14.5bn).

Shoosmiths has advised Hotel La Tour Limited on its sale of the entire share capital of Hotel La Tour Birmingham Limited (which operates Hotel La Tour in Birmingham) to Dalata UK Ltd (part of Dalata Hotel Group Plc).

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) and Chiltern announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which LabCorp will acquire Chiltern in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.2bn. Upon completion of the transaction, Chiltern will become part of LabCorp’s Covance Drug Development segment.

Shoosmiths advises on sale of iconic Birmingham hotelNational law firm Shoosmiths has advised Hotel La Tour Limited on its sale of the entire share capital of Hotel La Tour Birmingham Limited (which operates Hotel La Tour in Birmingham) to Dalata UK Ltd (part of Dalata Hotel Group Plc).

Shoosmiths has advised Spence Johnson on its sale to world leading fintech company, Broadridge, in a deal that sees the creation of a unique single industry data source.

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised Spence Johnson on its sale to world leading fintech company, Broadridge, in a deal that sees the creation of a unique single industry data source.

A leading provider of data, analytics and consulting services to the financial asset management industry, Spence Johnson operates across Europe, the United States and Asia.

Hill Dickinson has advised the shareholders of Boweld Truck Bodies on its sale to German-based manufacturer Meiller.

Boweld is a Deeside-based manufacturer of steel tipping bodies and auxiliary equipment for trucks. The company, which supplies the commercial motor industry in the UK, has been acquired by Meiller for an undisclosed sum.

Boweld's Holywell site, together with all employees, will be retained and integrated into the Meiller network.

Former owners George and Austin Boden will remain in place as managing directors.

Stibbe advises Cimpress on the sale of Albelli to Gilde Buy Out Partners and the Albelli Management.

Albelli is a company that prints photo albums for consumers and is active in several countries, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Sweden.

EGS Beteiligungen AG (EGSB) sold Biketec AG (manufacturer of the Flyer e-bike) to ZEG Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft eG. Completion of the transaction is subject to merger control approval.

Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to EGSB in this transaction. The team includes Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, Philippe Seiler and Raphael Egger (all M&A), Susanne Schreiber and Cyrill Diefenbacher (both tax), Markus Wang and Jonas Bornhauser (both IP) as well as Mani Reinert and Barbara Wälchli (both competition/antitrust).