Norton Rose Fulbright has advised global reinsurer Swiss Re on the acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in Leadway Assurance Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading insurers.
Stibbe has made a significant contribution to the establishment of the first General Pension Fund in the Netherlands. Aegon is the first company to receive approval from the Dutch Central Bank to launch a General Pension Fund in the Netherlands. This offers a cost-effective alternative for new and existing company pension schemes.
General Pension Funds are a new concept in the Netherlands. They provide an alternative for company pension schemes currently administered independently or via an insurer.
Enferno AB, a leading Swedish tech company, takes approximately SEK 20M in venture capital from Verdane Capital VIII F/S for accelerated expansion in the rapidly growing European market for cloud-based e-commerce system. The proceeds from the new issue will be used to finance the continued product development, marketing support, recruitment, and accelerated expansion in Europe.
Setterwalls' team consisted of Håkan Fohlin and Karl-Johan Nörklit.
Leading legal business DWF has advised the management team of New World Trading Company (NWTC) on their acquisition, with Graphite Capital, of NWTC.
Private equity investor LDC originally invested £2.7m for a minority stake in NWTC in 2013 through the Hill Capital Food & Beverage Fund, which was set up to back early stage food and drink concepts.
Orrick advised Sevenhugs, creator of connected home products aimed at simplifying the smart home experience, on its $14.6 million Series A financing round. Led by investment firm Xerys Gestion, the funds will be used to focus significantly on building the Sevenhugs team and investing in product development, including accelerating the development of the soon-to-launch intelligent Smart Remote.
International legal practice, Osborne Clarke has advised Juniqe on the closing of a financing round. Founded in 2013, Juniqe is a Berlin-based e-commerce site that specialises in art prints, apparel and accessories. Since its foundation, the start-up has already received an eight-figure investment and is now active in 13 European countries.
Juniqe has raised EUR 14 million from Highland Capital Partners Europe, Vorwerk Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Redalphine. The fresh capital will mainly be used to accelerate growth in Europe.
VISCHER supports its client Advanced Osteotomy Tools – AOT AG which has its corporate seat in Basel, in conducting a substantial Series-C financing round. The newly raised funds shall finance AOT's program for CE-certification of the CARLO™-System (Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome) and primarily support the market launch in the European Market. CARLO™ shall be the first tactile medical robot worldwide to cut through human bone using a non-contact cold laser technology whose unique precision scales outside the scope of the humanly feasible.
International legal practice, Osborne Clarke has advised moneymeets community GmbH on its investment by PostFinance AG. Founded in 2011, moneymeets is one of the market leaders in the area of digitalisation of financial services. Since its foundation, the company has gained a broader investor base, including Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures and Woodman Asset Management Group.
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang has advised global content production company FremantleMedia in connection with its investment in Dancing Ledge Productions, a production company established by award-winning drama producer Laurence Bowen and which will primarily focus on scripted programmes.
An integrated team from global law firms Reed Smith and Pavia e Ansaldo, led by Dr. Octávio de Sousa and Dr. Michele Cicchetti, has advised Dr. Helmuth Rothenberger Group on its investment in Leistritz Group with business seat in Nurnberg (Germany). The legal advice contained all aspects of the investment, including corporate, finance as well as labor and employment law.