Simmons & Simmons has advised Chequers Capital and IGI SGR in relation to the acquisition of Rollon Group from Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), Consilium and a group of managers.

Rollon has been a leading international linear motion manufacturer since 1975, providing linear bearings, actuators, and linear motion products.

The Simmons & Simmons team was led by Corporate partners Andrea Accornero (Milan) and Oliver Beyer (Munich), supported by Moira Gamba, Michele Natalucci and Sebastian Walczak, with banking advice provided by Davide D’Affronto and Alessandro Elisio.