Mayer Brown has advised H.I.G Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, and the management team, on the sale of Fibercore Limited to Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, the private equity firm based in San Francisco.
Düsseldor, February 10, 2017 - International law firm McDermott Will & Emery advised the shareholders of Allolio&Konrad on its sale to the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. Allolio&Konrad is a consulting firm with headquarters in Bonn, Germany and is focused on transformation programs in the telecommunications industry. Allolio&Konrad also provides strategic consulting services.
McDermott Will & Emery Advisory Team (Düsseldorf): Dr. Jan Hückel (Corporate Law/M&A), Bettina Holzberger (Employment Law)
We are representing Helsinki-listed Comptel Corporation in connection with Nokia’s EUR 347 million public tender offer for all shares and options rights in Comptel. The board of directors of Comptel has unanimously decided to recommend that the shareholders and holders of option rights accept the tender offer.
Sidley represented Mid Europa Partners, the leading private equity investor in Central and South Eastern Europe, in connection with its agreement to sell Alpha Medical, the leading provider of laboratory testing services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to Apax Partners’ Unilabs. The transaction is subject to customary clearance by local competition authorities and is expected to close in Q2 2017. The transaction represents the largest healthcare transaction in Central Europe since 2008.
Eversheds advised PEQ Invest II AB in the sale of Absortech International AB till Pamica AB. Absortech was founded in 2001 and the company is today world-leader in the moisture protection technology.
The Eversheds transaction team was lead by Ulrika Sparrman (responsible partner).
Allen & Overy LLP has advised Finnish gardening tools manufacturer Fiskars on the sale of its Ebertsankey business to Good(s) Factory B.V., a member of the Elho Group and European market leader in synthetic pottery and related products. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction was effected by way of an asset deal.
Like Elho, Ebertsankey produces plastic flower pots and planters as well as related products. The sale will allow Fiskars to strengthen the focus on its core business.
GSK Stockmann advised the owners and founders of SCiLS GmbH, Bremen, on the sale of their shares to Bruker Daltonik GmbH.
Stibbe advises the private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC on the dual-track exit process of Mauser Group N.V., a global producer of industrial packaging.
In this context, the Stibbe team initially advised on the potential listing of Mauser Group N.V. on NYSE and finally on the USD 2.3 billion private sale to Stone Canyon Industries, a private equity sponsor.
Davis Polk advised Michel Seydoux, following the beginning of the exclusive negotiations in late October 2016 and the execution of the share purchase agreement in late December 2016, on the completed sale of the majority of the share capital of LOSC, the French First Division (Ligue 1) football club based in Lille, to Gérard Lopez, a Spanish and Luxembourgish businessman.
Clifford Chance has advised Allied Mills Australia Pty Ltd (Allied Mills) on its sale by its shareholders, GrainCorp and Cargill, to funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). Allied Mills is Australia's leading manufacturer of flour, bakery premixes and specialty par-baked products. The transaction involved PEP acquiring 100% of Allied Mills for an enterprise value of AU$455 million.
The team advising Allied Mills in connection with the sale included partners Dave Poddar and Lance Sacks, and counsel Amelia Horvath.