Baker & McKenzie has acted for Lake Imaging on the merger of the Australian radiology companies Lake Imaging and South Coast Radiology. The new group, also comprising the recent acquisition of Global Diagnostics, has become the fourth largest business in the country’s $3 billion diagnostic imaging market.
As part of the merger private equity group, Advent Private Capital has taken a meaningful stake in the merged group.
Eversheds has advised North East Worcestershire College on successful merger with Worcester College of Technology.
The newly named Heart of Worcestershire College has become one of the largest further education colleges in the country with approximately 10,000 full-time students and turnover of some £40 million following its merger.
Davis Polk advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Millicom) in connection with the $4.4 billion combination of its Colombian telecommunications business, conducted through its subsidiary Colombia Móvil S.A. (Colombia Móvil), with UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. (UNE), a subsidiary of Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (EPM). The transaction was completed on August 14, 2014.
Simpson Thacher represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in connection with Walgreen Co.’s (NYSE: WAG) announcement that it has exercised its option to complete the second step of its strategic transaction with Alliance Boots. The transaction, subject to shareholder and various regulatory approvals, would fully combine the two companies to form the first global pharmacy-led, health and well-being enterprise under the name Walgreens Boots Alliance. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.
Olswang has advised Double Negative (DNeg), Europe's largest independent provider of visual effects for film, on its merger with Prime Focus World (PFW), the creative services subsidiary of Prime Focus Limited, the global media and entertainment industry services provider.
Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of ORION Clinical Services Ltd - a market-leading specialist Clinical Research Organisation - on its merger with Simbec Research Ltd.
Shoosmiths' corporate partner Adam Dowdney led a team of corporate specialists on the multi-million pound deal comprising banking partner Linda Williams, corporate assistant Robert Pook, and paralegals Rebecca Gray and James Arnold.
Additional specialist legal advice was also given from a range of other departments throughout the firm.
Shearman & Sterling is advising B/E Aerospace, the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world’s leading provider of aerospace fasteners, consumables and logistics services, on its process to separate its industry-leading businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies—one focused on aircraft cabin interior equipment, including design, development, manufacturing, certification and direct sales on a global basis (“Manufacturing Co.”), and the other focused on distribution, logistics and technical services for the
Osborne Clarke is assisting long-standing client Carphone Warehouse Group plc (Carphone) with its £3.6 billion recommended all-share merger with Dixons Retail plc.
The merged entity, which will be called “Dixons Carphone plc”, will create a leader in European consumer electricals, mobiles, connectivity and related services, with Carphone's Sir Charles Dunstone and Roger Taylor remaining as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively of the combined group.
Linklaters has advised Dixons on its merger with Carphone Warehouse, which has announced today. The Linklaters team was led by Aedamar Comiskey. Other members of the team included:
Corporate: Dominic Kendal-Ward (Managing Associate) and Nikhil Dhokia (Associate)
Antitrust: Nicole Kar and Sibel Yilmaz (Managing Associate)
Finance: Richard Holden, Patrick Sheil, Neil Pallender (Managing Associate) and Ben Pykett (Associate)
Global Entertainment AG, an immediate 100 percent subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., has successfully completed, as principal shareholder, the group-specific squeeze-out of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (AIA) in the context of an assumption of all assets and liabilities. The minority shareholders of AIA were thereby excluded in return for cash compensation.
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has advised Global Entertainment AG on this transaction.