Berlin – CMS has advised capiton IV GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG on the sale of its shares in the Schwanenmühle group to a family office in Luxembourg. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

A team of CMS lawyers, including the lead partner Dr. Eva Annett Grigoleit, advised capiton on all legal aspects of the transaction. CMS advised capiton on the acquisition of its shares in the Schwanenmühle group in 2012 and since has provided ongoing legal advice to capiton in relation to its stake in the group.

Willkie advised the sellers and Solaris on the transaction.

On July 3, 2018, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. ("CAF"), a multinational group with over 100 years of experience in the supply of comprehensive transit solutions and leader in the railway industry, announced its strategic investment in Solaris Bus & Coach S.A ("Solaris").

Skadden is advising Altaba Inc. on its sale of up to $2 billion in shares of Yahoo Japan Corporation to a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp.

The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised the Tübingen-based healthcare investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement on the sale of all its shares in the specialty pharmaceuticals company AMW GmbH, including its subsidiary Endomedica GmbH, to Hybio Pharmaceutical and YF Capital. The transaction shall be executed in several steps. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction volume.

Cologne – Indian building materials producer HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the CK Birla Group, has acquired German floor covering manufacturer Parador from its existing owner, NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the competition authorities.

DLA Piper in Sweden has advised the shareholders of Danish events website, Evendo International A/S, on the SEK 90 million sale of 100% of the shares in the company to internet advertising company, ADONnews. The transaction was funded by a share issue in ADONnews to the sellers of Evendo.

Skadden is advising Altaba Inc. on its sale of up to $2 billion in shares of Yahoo Japan Corporation to a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp.