DLA Piper has advised the Company and Shareholders of Options Group, a national provider of care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, on its merger with care solutions provider, Outcomes First Group.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised DMK Deutsches Milchkontor and the Dutch cheese producer DOC Kaas on their proposed merger which the European Commission has cleared today without any conditions or remedies. On the basis of their contractual arrangements, DMK and DOC Kaas are currently preparing the consummation of the merger.
YOUNIQ AG, the leading provider of private student housing in Germany, was merged onto Corestate Ben BidCo AG. In this context, the companies successfully executed a squeeze-out of the minority shareholders of YOUNIQ AG by merger of YOUNIQ AG onto Corestate Ben BidCo AG. Prior to the squeeze-out by merger, Corestate Ben BidCo AG submitted a public mandatory offer which was immediately followed by a public voluntary tender offer to the outstanding shareholders of YOUNIQ AG.
Frankfurt, March 1st, 2016 - Baker & McKenzie is advising Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Shanghai (China), on its intended strategic cooperation with Manz AG. The cooperation is intended to cover energy storage, automation technology, solar technology and other areas of the Manz Group. In this context, Shanghai Electric intends to acquire a participation stake in Manz AG.
Macfarlanes has advised LOD (Lawyers On Demand), the UK's first flexible legal service provider, on a merger with AdventBalance, the marketing leading provider of New Law services in Asia-Pacific.
The merged firm will create one of the world’s largest New Law businesses and will have over 600 lawyers, with offices in London, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Sydney. The merger is expected to complete in March.
Japanese beer brand’s bid to acquire Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime is the biggest M&A deal in Asahi’s history.
A&O is advising Asahi on its bid for AB InBev’s Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime businesses as part of AB InBev’s divestment strategy in connection with its takeover of SABMiller.
Simpson Thacher is representing the sellers, led by FountainVest Partners (“FountainVest”), in connection with the merger of their portfolio company, Key Safety Systems (“KSS”), with Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corporation (“Joyson”). Joyson will acquire outstanding shares of KSS in a cash transaction valued at approximately US$920 million on an equity value basis. The combination will create a global leader in the automotive supplier business with pro forma combined worldwide sales of approximately US$3 billion and 20,000 employees.
Travers Smith LLP is advising Wiggle on its merger with Chain Reaction Cycles . The transaction is subject to a number of regulatory approvals, including merger control clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
White & Case LPP has advised on the merger of Italiaonline S.p.A. and its subsidiary Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A (Seat).
The merger will take place through the reverse merger by incorporation of Italiaonline into Seat, and represents the completion of a wider integration between Seat and Italiaonline. The merger's strategic goal is to create the leading company in the Italian digital advertising market for large organizations, and for local marketing services for small and medium sized enterprises.
De Brauw assisted Rabobank in its merger with all 106 local member banks and in implementing its new governance structure. The new structure came into effect on 1 January 2016 after the General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland approved the merger at meetings held on 9 December 2015.