Norton Rose Fulbright has advised VTC Partners GmbH (VTC Group) on the July 13, 2015 sale of Silbitz Group GmbH (Silbitz Group) to Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).

Silbitz Group is a composite of three pattern- and mold-making foundries with a broad product portfolio. VTC Group is a fast growing and independent industrial holding company with a focus on investments in international, medium-sized companies headquartered in German-speaking countries. Norton Rose Fulbright has advised VTC on previous transactions, including its acquisition of Silbitz Group in 2011.

International law firm Hill Dickinson has acted for pharmaceutical manufacturer NuPharm Group and its wholly-owned trading subsidiary NuPharm Laboratories, as it is acquired by Quantum Pharma in a £13m deal.

Hill Dickinson’s corporate team, led by Ian Riggs with assistance from Mercy Mba and James Down, advised the sellers on the deal.

DWF has advised Inspired Capital plc in connection with an increased cash takeover offer from Bentley Park UK Limited of 21.5 pence per share, valuing the Company at £47.1m.

Gleiss Lutz advised E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH and Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH on the sale of Netz Veltheim GmbH to TenneT TSO GmbH. Until now E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH and Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH held stakes of 66.67 and 33.33 percent, respectively, in Netz Veltheim GmbH.

A Travers Smith team led by head of Private Equity, Paul Dolman has advised long standing client Kester Capital LLP ("Kester") and management on the sale of Briefing Media to a Newco backed by Lyceum Capital.

The Travers Smith team also included tax partner Kathleen Russ, finance partner Donald Lowe and corporate associates Alex Dixon, Genevieve Marten, Katie McGarry and Lauren Causon.

Pinsent Masons has advised the shareholders of Brookdale Care on its sale to Tracscare, leading specialist provider of care and support for adults with challenging and complex needs.

The long established care provider, Brookdale, is renowned for its specialism in delivering outstanding care and support for people with autism and its leading Milton Park Therapeutic Campus. The campus provides an innovative care pathway, with specialist services for psychiatric intensive care, intensive behavioural support, transition and registered residential needs.

Ashurst advised ALNO AG on the sale of its subsidiary Impuls Küchen GmbH, Brilon, to Steinhoff Möbel Holding GmbH, Brunn am Gebirge, Austria. The purchase price has not been disclosed.

With this transaction, ALNO AG has taken the next step in its strategic realignment.

The Ashurst-Team was led by Frankfurt corporate counsel Dr Gerrit Clasen and Martina Rothe. Counsel Dr Anna-Katharina Lohbeck advised on post-contractual service agreements.

The insolvency administrator Michael Pluta from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH succeeded in finding a buyer for the plastering company Beck located in Bopfingen. The buyer of the company is Franz Traub GmbH & Co. KG from Aalen. All 15 members of staff will be kept on. The acquisition will be effective from 1 July 2015. It has been agreed that the purchase price will not be published.

Delphi has been legal advisor to Svensk Järnvägsteknik AB in the sale of all shares in the company. The purchase price consisted partly of cash, partly of newly issued shares in NRC Group ASA.

CMS has advised Value4Capital, a private equity fund, on the sale of Home.pl, the largest provider of Internet services to the SME sector in Central and Eastern Europe, to 1&1 Internet SE.