Kirkland & Ellis advises Alteri Investors on the acquisition of CBR Fashion Group from Swedish financial investor EQT. The purchase agreement has been signed subject to customary closing conditions. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Alteri Investors is a specialist investor in the European retail sector. It was launched in November 2014, with investments from funds managed by affiliates of the leading alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management, LLC.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised EQT VII portfolio company Piab, a Sweden-based vacuum pump developer, on the acquisition of FEBA AUTOMATION & Modulare Systeme GmbH (FEBA Automation).

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Johnson Matthey on the sale of its UK automotive battery systems business, a subsidiary that specializes in high-voltage automotive grade battery systems for electric and hybrid vehicles, to Cummins Inc.

Baker McKenzie advised Credit Suisse as sole arranger on an unitranche-financing including a working capital facility, a premiere on the German Market.

Credit Suisse arranged the unitranche-financing including a working capital facility for an acquisition financing. As sole mandated lead arranger the bank also acted as underwriter. The syndication for the financing is still pending.

Today, 5 February 2018, the Swedish mobile gaming operator LeoVegas starts trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. LeoVegas was previously listed on First North Premier.

Baker McKenzie is acting as legal adviser to LeoVegas in connection with the change of listing to Nasdaq Stockholm. Baker McKenzie's team consists mainly of Anders Fast, Joakim Falkner, Per Blom, Johanna Flink, Henric Roth, Stefan Balazs and Linnea Back.

Baker McKenzie advised Al Zayani Investments on its acquisition of the 'Kreiller 214' project development in Munich from Bucher Properties.

The project development is a mixed use property with a lettable area of approx. 4,200 sqm located at Kreillerstraße 214 in Munich-Trudering. Anchor tenants will be Deutsche Postbank and FitStar. Completion of the project development is scheduled for Q1/2019.

More than 350,000 sq ft of new office and research space, including a state of the art Biohub, is being created at Cambridge Science Park thanks to a landmark joint venture.

The landmark joint venture between Trinity College, Cambridge and Tus Park, the Science Park development body of Tsinghua University in Beijing, will inject over £200 million into a new phase of renewal and investment in Cambridge Science Park.

Addleshaw Goddard's North West Corporate team has advised J Murphy & Sons on the acquisition of Carillion's UK power framework business.

The transaction will see the transfer of 22 employees to Murphy, as the global infrastructure company takes over Carillion's position on National Grid’s electricity overhead lines, substation and underground cable framework contracts, following the liquidation of Carillion.

Ashurst advised SEB AG on financing the acquisition of Schroth Safety Products (Schroth), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of occupant protection systems for specialised applications in aerospace, motorsports, defense, and medical transport, by international private equity firm Perusa. The purchase was part of a management buyout (MBO) with Perusa Partners Fund 2, L.P. as majority shareholder as well as dedicated Schroth managers from both Germany and the United States of America. Schroth was sold by its parent company TransDigm Group Incorporated.

DLA Piper represented SoftBank Vision Fund in connection with its US$300 million investment in Wag Labs, Inc., a Los Angeles-based startup that provides on-demand mobile dog care services.

Founded in 2014, Wag! is focused on providing dog walking, dog sitting and dog boarding services on an on-demand basis via its mobile app. Wag! currently serves millions of customers in more than 100 cities.