Today Intrum Justitia and Lindorff announced their intention to combine to create the industry leading provider of credit management services. Intrum Justitia will acquire all outstanding shares in Lindorff in exchange for newly issued shares in Intrum Justitia. Based on Intrum Justitia’s closing price at Nasdaq Stockholm as of 11 November 2016, Lindorff’s enterprise value in the transaction is more than SEK 40 billion.

Hannes Snellman acted as lead counsel to Ahlstrom in the combination of Ahlstrom and Munksjö through a merger (deal value approximately 1,2 billion euro).  The combination will create a global leader in sustainable and innovative fiber-based solutions with preliminary combined annual net sales of approximately EUR 2.2 billion. The combined company will have approximately 6,200 employees as well as production in 14 countries.

Our core team included Johan Aalto, Sonja Siggberg, Maria Lassenius, Soila Söderström, Antti Kuha and Heikki Vesikansa.

Shoosmiths has advised on the merger of Northamptonshire based Prestige Park & Leisure Homes Limited and Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes Limited, two of the UK's leading names in the leisure lodge and park residential manufacturing industry, as part of a multi-million pound refinancing deal.

The merger is backed by a £13m investment from Praesidian Capital as well as additional inward investment from major shareholders and the management team that will facilitate the ambitious plans for growth.

Ashurst has advised PMP Limited (PMP) in its agreement to merge with IPMG Group (IPMG), a printing and digital services provider, in a deal with a combined value of A$120 million.

On October 18, 2016, two leading online travel groups in India, ibibo Group, owned by global technology group Naspers Limited, and MakeMyTrip Limited, a NASDAQ-listed company, have agreed to pursue a transaction that will combine the two businesses under MakeMyTrip Limited, creating one of the leading travel groups in India that provides a one-stop shop for all Indian travelers and serves as a critical partner for travel industry suppliers. Cravath is representing ibibo Group and Naspers in connection with the transaction.

On October 21, 2016, British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“BAT”), which owns 42.2 percent of Reynolds American Inc., made a proposal to merge with Reynolds through the acquisition of the remaining 57.8 percent in the company for $47 billion, of which approximately $20 billion would be in cash and $27 billion in BAT shares.

The Freshfields team was led on the corporate side by partners Simon Marchant, Alison Smith and Vincent Macq, and on the antitrust side by partners John Davies and Thomas Janssens

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer and owner of the Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona brands, on its £79 billion merger with SABMiller. The merger completed on Tuesday 11 October 2016.

Charles Russell Speechlys has advised the Paperhat Group, a leading onsite creative services and digital production group, on its recent merger of its print management business within Paperhat Communications with production specialist Nirvana CPH.

Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has advised RHI AG in connection with its agreed merger with Brazilian Magnesita Refratários S.A. with a view to creating a leading provider of refractory products. The new company will be named RHI Magnesita.

Clifford Chance is advising GP Investments and Rhône Capital ("Magnesita's Controlling Shareholders") as to English law and antitrust matters in connection with the combination of RHI AG ("RHI") and Magnesita Refratários S.A. (“Magnesita”) to create a leading refractory company. The combined company, to be named RHI Magnesita, will be established in the Netherlands and listed in London.