Mayer Brown LLP advised Avedon Capital Partners on the sale of Seebach group, the Germany-based provider of metallic filtration solutions, to John Crane, a division of UK-based Smiths Group plc.

Avedon and its co-investors acquired Seebach group in 2012. Mayer Brown had already advised Avedon on the acquisition of the company.

Mishcon de Reya advised the owners of the Soho Gyms Group on the sale to PureGym.

Soho Gyms was established by Jeremy Norman who created the Heaven nightclub and The Embassy Club in Mayfair. Norman is now part-time executive chairman, guiding the group's expansion.

PureGym plans to convert all of the Soho Gyms sites into the PureGym format through a rolling refurbishment programme.

Larry Nathan, Head of Mishcon de Reya's Hospitality and Leisure Group, led the team with assistance from Corporate Associate Georgia Joseph.

Addleshaw Goddard's leading personal care, household care and health and beauty team continues to experience a busy time amid consolidation and M&A activity within the sector.

In the last two months, it has brought its sector expertise to bear to advise on:

    The sale of the luxury organic cosmetics brand The Organic Pharmacy to a leading Italian Beauty and Personal Care business, Istituto Ganassini SPA di Richereche Biochimiche; and

Addleshaw Goddard's leading personal care, household care and health and beauty team continues to experience a busy time amid consolidation and M&A activity within the sector.

In the last two months, it has brought its sector expertise to bear to advise on:

    The sale of the luxury organic cosmetics brand The Organic Pharmacy to a leading Italian Beauty and Personal Care business, Istituto Ganassini SPA di Richereche Biochimiche; and

Atlanta—Dentons' partner Amanda K. Leech served as legal advisor to Crawford & Company, the world's largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, in the $42.02 million sale of Garden City Group, LLC (GCG) to Epiq, a global provider of legal services.

A team led by Frankfurt-based real estate law specialist Dr. Thomas Nickel advised the shareholders of Dreiturm GmbH on the sale of all their shares. The buyers are investors led by entrepreneur and consumer goods specialist Lars Börgel.
 
Lars Börgel has taken over the corporate succession at Dreiturm GmbH as General Manager and co-shareholder. The shares in the company, which is more than 190 years old, were previously held by a family via two Canadian companies and one private individual.
 

Irwin Mitchell’s Corporate Team Advises On Transaction

Warwick-based food business, Unique Catering & Management Services Limited, has been bought by leading facilities management company, Servest.

Unique Catering & Management Services Limited provide a range of services including staff restaurant catering, client hospitality and vending machines, to a host of well-known national organisations.

Mishcon de Reya advised the management team of TMP Holdings LTD ("TMP"), on its sale to TrueBlue, a global provider of specialised workforce solutions. TrueBlue's acquisition will serve to strengthen the capabilities of its PeopleScout Recruitment Process Outsourcing segment in the UK and globally.