DLA Piper represented CGI Windows & Doors Holdings, Inc. (CGI), a portfolio company of Cortec Group Fund IV, LP and a premier manufacturer of hurricane-impact-resistant windows and doors, in the sale of its business to PGT, Inc. (NYSE: PGTI), a leading manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors. The transaction is expected to close in September of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

Clifford Chance has advised U.S. private equity investor The Carlyle Group on the sale of ADA Cosmetics, Kehl (Germany), to private investment company Ardian.

ADA Cosmetics is a global manufacturer of premium hotel cosmetic products. The Carlyle Group started its investment in ADA in 2011. Today, the company employs around 300 people and supplies about 15,000 customers around the world with its products. In 2012, ADA generated a turnover of EUR 50 million.

Ashurst has advised funds managed by Charterhouse Capital Partners in connection with the sale of Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvD) to EQT VI.

International TMT law firm Olswang has advised the shareholders of Eclipse Energy Group, the international B2B data and analytics company, on its sale to Platts a division of McGraw Hill Financial, for an undisclosed sum.

International law firm, Osborne Clarke has advised longstanding client LDC together with the Management Team on the sale of Penn Pharma in a transaction worth £127m.

LDC is the UK's leading regional mid-market private equity house. It first invested in Penn Pharma back in 2007. The deal saw Penn sold to PCI, a leading pharmaceutical packaging company based in Philadelphia.

The Osborne Clarke team advising LDC was led by Private Equity Partner Alisdair Livingstone and assisted by Senior Associates Chris Yeo and Caroline Drummond.

Allen & Overy has advised 21st Century Fox, Inc on its landmark sale of Sky Italia and its 57.4% stake in Sky Deutschland to BSkyB for a total consideration of USD9.3 billion in cash and assets.

Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc., located in California (USA), has sold its worldwide PC games business including its subsidiary Aeria Games Europe GmbH to ProSiebenSat.1 Games, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Group and leading games publisher.

Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc., recently rebranded as PlayNext, was founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. It forms part of the PlayNext Group with offices in the USA, Brazil, Japan and Korea. The German branch in Berlin with 190 employees was opened in 2008.

A Bingham team led by partner Andrew Ray represented Oculus VR as it closed its sale to Facebook for approximately $2 billion. Oculus VR is the leader in immersive virtual reality technology and has built strong interest among developers, having received more than 75,000 orders for development kits for its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift. Facebook plans to extend Oculus’ existing advantage in gaming to new verticals, including communications, media and entertainment, education, and other areas.

King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin advised Qualium Investissement on the sale of its majority stake in DGF group to 21 Centrale Partners. The firm also advised Capzanine on the related mezzanine financing.

21 Centrale Partners will become DGF’s majority shareholder alongside the management led by CEO Bruno Rouxel, after purchasing the stake of Qualium Investissement and other minority shareholders who have owned the group since 2008. The closing of this operation is subject to the approval of the Competition Authority.

Hogan Lovells has advised the Sellers, Rupert Morley and Jeremy Beglin, on the sale of Halcyon Relocation Limited to UniGroup Worldwide UK Limited.

Halcyon Relocation Limited is the parent company of the Sterling Group, Europe's largest independent moving and relocation group.  The Sterling Group offers relocation services to some of the world’s leading companies including major investment banks and professional services firms and has offices in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Asia and the USA.