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M&A: Seller's Counsel

Delphi represents MDTM Invest and minority sellers in the sale of Acne to Deloitte

31 Aug 2017

Delphi represents MDTM Invest and the remaining owners in the sale of Acne-group to Deloitte Digital. Acne-group comprises Acne, Acne Production, Acne Film, Acne Advertising, Acne Drama, Acne Digital and Acne Photography.

Delphi’s team consisted primarily of Michael Juhlin (responsible partner), Jeppa Persson and Marcus Halling.

DLA Piper advises N365 Group Holding AB shareholders on its sale to Mediaplanet

30 Aug 2017

DLA Piper has advised the shareholders of N365 Group Holding AB (previously Nyheter365) in relation to the sale of all shares in the company to Mediaplanet.

N365 Group has, since its launch in 2012, rapidly progressed into a leading content marketing-supplier in the Swedish market, with a focus on data-driven native advertising and the news website Newsner. The sites comprising the N365 Group portfolio are distributed in 17 languages with over 50 million unique visitors every month.

Freshfields advises Cinven on the sale of CPA Global

30 Aug 2017

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised leading international private equity firm Cinven on its disposal of CPA Global to Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for an undisclosed consideration. CPA Global is recognised as the world’s leading intellectual property (‘IP’) management and technology company, providing IP software, services and data & analytics for corporates and law firms.
 

Macfarlanes advises Revolution Bars Group plc on its recommended takeover

29 Aug 2017

Macfarlanes has advised Revolution Bars Group plc, a leading operator of premium bars in the UK, on the recommended takeover offer for it by Stonegate Pub Company Limited.

Stonegate is the fourth largest managed pub company in the United Kingdom in terms of number of operating sites. Its offer values Revolution at approximately £101.5m and the transaction is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo, Nctm, Dentons and Latham & Watkins advise on the acquisition of Lutech from Laserline

28 Aug 2017

One Equity Partners (OEP), a private equity firm operating in the middle market segment, acquired Lutech S.p.A. (and its subsidiares) from majority shareholder Laserline and the other shareholders.

Crédit Agricole Cariparma S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A. and Banca IMI S.p.A. acted in the acquisition as arrangers and lenders.

Lutech is a leading italian group in the IT system integration and solutions sector who in 2016 recorded an approx. €180-million overall turnover.

Setterwalls assisted in the sale of the German video game developer Black Forest Games to THQ Nordic

25 Aug 2017

Setterwalls has acted as legal advisor to the founders of the German video game developer Black Forest Games in the sale to THQ Nordic AB listed on Nasdaq’s European growth market First North.

 THQ Nordic is one of Sweden’s most successful game developers. The acquisition encompasses inter alia the IP-rights to the games “Giana Sisters”, “Helldorado” and “Rogue Stormers”.

Setterwalls' team consisted of Hakan Fohlin and Niklas Follin.

Allen & Overy advising Algeco Scotsman, a portfolio company of TDR Capital, on $1.1 billion sale of its North American modular space business

24 Aug 2017

Allen & Overy is advising Algeco Scotsman, a portfolio company of TDR Capital, in connection with the $1.1 billion sale of its North American modular space and portable storage business (“Williams Scotsman”) to Double Eagle Acquisition Corp., a NASDAQ-listed, special purpose acquisition company.  The stock purchase agreement for the sale was executed on August 21, 2017. The sale is subject to the approval of Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.’s shareholders and is expected to close in October 2017.