Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised global commodity business Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) on the sale of both its Africa-based fertilizers and inputs operations and its global metals business.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised global private equity firm EQT on the sale of diagnostic imaging business I-MED Radiology Network to fellow private equity firm Permira.
I-MED is the leading diagnostic imaging provider in Australia, performing almost five million procedures across 204 clinics every year.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Avico Group on the sale of its subsidiary Flybus to Transdev.
Avico Group offers a range of integrated services for the aviation transport industry, including aircraft leasing and chartering and airport facilities such as cabin cleaning and training. Flybus transfers passengers and aircrew between Paris Charles–de-Gaulle terminals and aircraft. It has a fleet of 50 buses serving more than 40 airlines, transporting over seven million passengers annually.
Burges Salmon’s corporate team has advised the shareholders of Bristol based True Clarity on its acquisition by Valtech, a global digital agency focused on business transformation.
The cross-firm team was led by corporate partner Mark Shepherd and senior associate Tim Roberts.
Baker McKenzie advised Selecta AG (“Selecta”), a leading European vending and coffee services provider on its sale of Selecta Finland to JOBmeal. This was a 'forced' sale, as EU antitrust regulators cleared Selecta’s proposed acquisition of Dutch peer Pelican Rouge, subject to the divestment of all their vending service activities in Finland.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised global commodity business Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) on the sale of both its Africa-based fertilizers and inputs operations and its global metals business.
Schulte advised Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA), an employee-owned investment manager, in its sale of a majority stake to Virtus Investment Partners Inc., which operates as a multi-manager asset management business. SGA has $11.6 billion in assets under management in U.S. and international growth equity strategies. The transaction, in which Virtus will purchase interest held by private equity firm Estancia Capital Management and by SGA's partners, will expand Virtus' investment offerings and diversify and expand its clients base.
DLA Piper has advised Herge Holding on the sale of Nutriad, a global feed additives producer to Adisseo for a total consideration of $192m. Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Adisseo is one of the world's leading experts in feed additives and forms part of chemical company, China National BlueStar. Herge Holding is held by RBS and Rabobank.
NMS Group was assisted by CMS in the definition of the agreement for the restructuring of its debt with certain leading banks and in the process of selling 90% of the company to the Chinese investment fund Hefei Sari V-Capital Management Co., Ltd. The closing of the transaction is expected within the first quarter of 2018, as soon as the necessary authorizations from the Chinese Government are finalized.
DLA Piper has advised Herge Holding on the sale of Nutriad, a global feed additives producer to Adisseo for a total consideration of $192m. Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Adisseo is one of the world's leading experts in feed additives and forms part of chemical company, China National BlueStar. Herge Holding is held by RBS and Rabobank.