On February 2, 2016, China National Chemical Corporation, People's Republic of China and Syngenta AG, Switzerland, signed a transaction agreement pursuant to which ChemChina will launch an all cash public tender offer for Syngenta. The deal is one of the largest all cash transactions ever.

 The offer will comprise a Swiss offer for all publicly held registered shares and a U.S. offer for all American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Syngenta AG. The two offers will commence in the coming weeks and the transaction is expected to close in 2016.

White & Case LLP has advised KF Holding GmbH and its management on the sale of leading German event technology provider KFP Group to US-based PSAV Group.

Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised longstanding client AIM Group Ltd (AIM Group) on its £182 million cross border sale to Liberty Hall Capital Partners (Liberty Hall).

A part of UK based AIM Group, AIM Aerospace was founded in Renton, Washington State, in 1988 and is a leading, independent supplier of composite ducting, substructural and interiors parts for the commercial aerospace industry.  The company boasts an impressive customer base including The Boeing Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Spirit AeroSystems and B/E Aerospace.

Taylor Wessing has advised The Exchange Lab, a programmatic marketing solutions company, on its sale to WPP’s GroupM, the world’s leading global media investment group.

The Exchange Lab has developed unique technology that enables a complete view of all programmatic channels and partners via Proteus. The integration of Proteus by GroupM will expand the efficient and objective measurement and allocation of marketing budgets across any and all programmatic partners, including GroupM’s own proprietary media properties.

Taylor Wessing has advised the shareholders of Kinapse, a leading global provider of advisory, capability building and operational services to the life sciences industries, on a deal which sees Hg Capital become the majority investor in the business.

Established ten years ago by co-founders Nicholas Edwards, Chairman, and Andy Black, CEO, Kinapse has offices in the UK, India and the United States and employs over 500 professionals worldwide. Kinapse is a partner of 9 out of the top 10 global pharma companies.

Automotive component specialist, AxDrive, which is owned by Axel Johnson International, has entered into an agreement to sell Trailereffekter and LVD Lastvagnsdelar. The two distributors of spare parts for heavy vehicles have been acquired by Europart, a German spare parts distributor with operations in 27 countries.

Mayer Brown advised Avedon Capital Partners on the sale of GRW Bearing GmbH to US aerospace and industrial distribution company Kaman Corporation. The purchase price was approximately EUR 135.2 million, net of cash.

GRW Bearing GmbH is active in the field of development and manufacturing of high precision miniature and instrument bearings. With headquarters in Rimpar (Germany), assembly facilities in Prachatice (Czech Republic) and direct sales offices in the USA GRW has more than 500 employees.

Stuttgart – The  scientific  publisher  De  Gruyter  purchased  all  of the shares in von Lucius & von Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft mbH at  the  end  of  2015.  The  publishing  couple  Prof.  Dr.  Wulf  D.  von Lucius    and    Akka    von    Lucius    were    advised    by    Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH during the transaction.

Vanadis Diagnostics AB has been sold to PerkinElmer, Inc. Based in Sweden, Vanadis is developing a novel solution for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) based on digital analysis of cell-free DNA.

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to the shareholders of Vanadis Diagnostics. Our team included: Sara Mindus, Bruce McGinn and Taymaz Afsari.

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised the DPE Deutschland II A and B funds, advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH, on the sale of their majority stake in INTERSCHALT maritime Systems AG, Schenefeld, to Finnish Cargotec, based in Helsinki.