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M&A: Seller's Counsel

Baker Botts Represents SI Group in Acquisition by SK Capital Partners

05 Jun 2018

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, announced today an agreement to acquire SI Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, SI Group operates 20 manufacturing facilities on five continents with more than $1 billion in annual sales and over 2,800 employees worldwide.

Freshfields advises Advent International on its proposed sale of Ammeraal Beltech to Partners Group

05 Jun 2018

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) is advising leading global private equity firm Advent International (‘Advent’) in connection with its exclusive negotiations to sell Ammeraal Beltech, a global leader in light-weight process and conveyor belting, to Partners Group.
 

CMS advises Meditest SA on its sale to Unilabs, Laboratoires d'analyses médicales SA

04 Jun 2018

CMS Switzerland advised Meditest SA, a family-owned group based in Vevey and specialised in medical laboratories, in its sale to Unilabs, Laboratoires d’analyses médicales SA, a Geneva-based company operating the field of medical lab analyses.

Meditest, a well-established name in both general and specialized medical diagnostics, has been providing for nearly four decades high-end medical lab services throughout French-speaking Switzerland both directly and through several subsidiaries and branches operating from Neuchâtel, Yverdon, Lausanne and Montreux.

Mayer Brown advises KD Group on sale of Adriatic Slovenica

01 Jun 2018

London — Mayer Brown has advised Slovenian listed financial group KD Group on the sale of a 100% stake in its insurance company Adriatic Slovenica to Italian insurance group Generali for €245 million.

Adriatic Slovenica, Slovenia's third largest insurer, provides a full suite of property and casualty, health, life and pension products. Adriatic Slovenica owns mutual fund manager KD Skladi, which has more than €750 million of assets under management. Through its subsidiaries it also has a presence in Croatia and Macedonia.

Gowling WLG helps position ICT solutions group sale to private equity collective

01 Jun 2018

With a turnover approaching £100m and an impressive technical capability underpinned by multiple vendor certifications, GCI is undoubtedly a front-runner of the ICT services sector and has a strong customer and partnership base, with customers including Sunlife, Shelter, Prospect Union, Dimensions, Parliamentary Digital Services, Trafford Council, University of London, FieldFisher, Keoghs, Marie Curie, Yamaha WorldSBK, Merlin Entertainment and Center Parcs.

Osborne Clarke advises Gram Games on $250M sale to Zynga

01 Jun 2018

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Gram Games, the mobile game developer behind 1010! and Merge Dragons!, on its $250 million sale to leading social games company, Zynga Inc. (Zynga).

The acquisition brings to Zynga a talented team with a proven track record of developing highly engaging mobile games across multiple genres played by millions of people daily. Zynga expects its acquisition of Gram Games will be an additional catalyst to its growth and delivery of its long-term profitability targets.

Willkie Advises A2iA on its Acquisition by Mitek

31 May 2018

Willkie Paris represents A2iA in connection with its acquisition by Mitek, a global leader in digital identity verification solutions.

Willkie advised A2iA, a global leader in artificial intelligence and image analysis, and its management team led by Jean-Louis Fages and Olivier Baret, on its acquisition by Mitek Systems, Inc. (Mitek), a global leader in digital identity verification solutions.

Macfarlanes advises on sale of LOD by BCLP

31 May 2018

Macfarlanes has advised on the sale of alternative legal services provider LOD (Lawyers on Demand) to UK-based private equity firm Bowmark Capital.

Macfarlanes, who also advised LOD on its 2016 merger with Australian and Asian business, AdventBalance, represented the LOD sellers including BCLP.

The Macfarlanes team for this matter was led by corporate and M&A partner Jessica Adam with assistance from solicitor Andrew Turner.

Travers Smith advises on sale of Loveholidays

30 May 2018

Travers Smith LLP has advised the shareholders of Loveholidays on its sale to Livingbridge for an undisclosed sum.

Loveholidays is a short-haul beach holiday provider, and the fastest-growing online travel agent in the UK.  It allows customers to create bespoke holidays through 'discovery search', allowing customers to select a holiday based on filters that matter to them, rather than location and date only.  The company was founded by Alex Francis and Jonny Marsh in 2012 and now employs a team of 140 people.

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