Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the shareholders of J.W. Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG (JWO), one of Germany's leading paint manufacturers, on the sale of 65 per cent shares to Hempel A/S. Hempel A/S, based in Denmark, one of the world's leading manufacturers of coating solutions. The acquisition is subject to approval by the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) and the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Funds managed by CapMan Buyout have agreed to sell their holdings in MPT Sweden AB to Holta Invest, a privately held Norwegian investment company.
 
MPT Sweden is the world-leading supplier of metal powders for the welding and hardfacing industries. The company headquarter is located in Ekshärad, Sweden.
 
CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert.
 

Societe Generale Group, through Boursorama, has agreed to sell the entire stake of Boursorama in Self Trade Bank S.A.U., its Spanish subsidiary, to private equity fund Warburg Pincus.

This transaction is part of Societe Generale Group's continuous effort to simplify its setup to focus on its core businesses and create synergies within the Group. It will have a limited positive impact on Societe Generale Group’s financial ratios.

The sale is expected to close before the end of year, following completion of the necessary regulatory authorisations.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Silverfleet Capital and other selling shareholders on the sale of Ipes, a leading provider of fund administration and outsourced services to private equity clients in Europe, to trade buyer Apex Fund Services.

We represented the shareholders of ITaito Oy in a transaction in which all shares of ITaito Oy were sold to Dustin Finland Oy, a subsidiary of the Swedish listed company Dustin Group.

Ropes & Gray has advised the founders of Cathelco, a UK-based global manufacturer of equipment for ships and offshore installations, on its sale to Evac, the world’s leading provider of integrated waste, wastewater and water management systems for the marine, offshore, and building industries. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Dr. Rainer Herschlein and his team of lawyers comprehensively advised Frankfurt-based investment company VR Equitypartner GmbH and the other shareholders of vohtec Qualitätssicherung GmbH – BÖLLINGER GROUP Holding GmbH and the company’s two managing shareholders – on the sale of their shares to ELEMENT Materials Technology Herne GmbH and accompanied the transaction. The relevant agreements were signed on June 1, 2018. The sale is subject to antitrust approval.