Slaughter and May is advising M3, Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of the Vidal Group from AXIO Data Group for €100m on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The transaction is conditional on conclusion of a works council process in France.

The Vidal Group is a leading European healthcare informatics and information systems company, providing hospitals, primary care physicians, pharmacists and patients across Europe with online access to up-to-date drugs databases and related treatment-based information.

Slaughter and May is advising M3, Inc. as part of an integrated team including Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Bredin Prat, Hengeler Mueller and Uría Menéndez.
Contacts

Slaughter and May: Corporate/Commercial: Paul Mudie (partner), Nick Johnston (associate), Sean Mendelson (associate);

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune: Hiroki Kodate (partner), Risa Fukuda (associate), Sayuri Tago (associate);

Bredin Prat: Alexander Blackburn (partner), Jerome Cordier (counsel), Isabelle Schmitt (avocat à la cour), Julien Bourmaud-Danto (avocat à la cour) ;

Hengeler Mueller:  Christian Möeller (partner), Alf-Henrik Bischke (partner), Jesco Linder (associate);

Uría Menéndez: Juan Martín Perrotto (partner), Álvaro Bourkaib (counsel), Nora Oyarzabal (associate).