Hill Dickinson has advised Styles & Wood Group plc, the integrated property services and project delivery provider, on the recommended cash offer by Central Square Holdings Limited. The offer comprises 465 pence in cash per ordinary share, valuing the diluted share capital of Styles & Wood at £42.5 million.

The acquisition is to be implemented by way of scheme of arrangement with final completion is expected to occur in March 2018.

Linklaters advised J.P Morgan, acting as the presenting bank alongside BNP Paribas, in relation to a potential takeover bid, followed by a squeeze-out targeting shares in the SFR group initiated by Altice.

The Linklaters team was managed by Marc Petitier, a partner in the Corporate division. Cyril Abtan, partner, dealt with the aspects of the counter-guarantee for the presenting banks. They were assisted by Maxime Le Bivic, associate. Luis Roth, a partner in Capital Markets dealt, with all the American law aspects of the deal. He was assisted by Sonny Ha, associate.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Nordic Packaging and Container (Finland) Holdings Oy (‘NPAC Holdings’), a company controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC on the €365 million sale of its Powerflute semi-chemical fluting business to Mondi Group. The transaction, which was announced on December 22, 2017, remains subject to competition clearance and customary closing conditions and is expected to complete during the first half of 2018. Them full press release is available here.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Seaoil Philippines, Inc., the country’s largest independent fuel operator, in a strategic partnership with Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd. Caltex will acquire a 20% equity interest in Seaoil.

The transaction, valued at US$100 million, will allow Seaoil to benefit from Caltex’s support for continued growth strategy.

Hamburg – The Grenzebach Group has sold Ventech Systems GmbH to Goodyear and LJU Automatisierungstechnik GmbH to Conductix-Wampfler GmbH. CMS advised the Grenzebach Group on both transactions via two teams headed by M&A specialists Dr Hilke Herchen and Dr Jacob Siebert.

Hamburg – The Grenzebach Group has sold Ventech Systems GmbH to Goodyear and LJU Automatisierungstechnik GmbH to Conductix-Wampfler GmbH. CMS advised the Grenzebach Group on both transactions via two teams headed by M&A specialists Dr Hilke Herchen and Dr Jacob Siebert.

DLA Piper has announced that Lewis Greenwald has joined the firm's Tax practice as a partner in the New York office.

Greenwald's practice is focused on international tax planning and structuring for multinational companies, including tax-efficient acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations and repatriations; migrating intellectual property to tax-favored jurisdictions; transfer pricing; foreign currency gains/losses; dual consolidated losses; and FTC/OFL planning.

Eversheds Sutherland advises Phoenix Equity Partners in multi-million pound acquisition of Forest Holidays

Eversheds Sutherland has advised leading UK mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on its acquisition of Forest Holidays Group Limited (Forest Holidays), owner and operator of secluded eco-cabins and treehouses on nine sites across Britain’s National Forests.

Phoenix has acquired a controlling stake in Forest Holidays alongside existing shareholders LDC and The Forestry Commission.

CMS has provided advice to Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego in relation to financing the construction of a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Edinburgh co - owned by the Polish family company Polcom Group. The value of the project is GBP 14 million.