Willkie represented Vilmorin & Cie, one of the world’s leading seed companies, in its recent acquisitions of two independent South American seed companies, Sursem (Argentina) and Geneze (Brazil).

On November 5, it was announced that Willkie client Vilmorin & Cie, one of the world’s leading seed companies, acquired two independent South American seed companies, Sursem and Geneze, from the investment fund Pampa Agribusiness.

CMS Belgium assisted OraSure Technologies, a US company listed on NASDAQ and a leader in the medical device industry, in connection with its acquisition of Novosanis NV, a Belgian company active in the medical device industry, initially founded as a spinoff company from the University of Antwerp.

The CMS team that assisted OraSure included Vincent Dirckx, Carl Leermakers, Benoît Vandervelde, Guillaume Beauthier and Philippe Hendrickx.

London – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has represented North Technology Group, a global market leader in sails and spars, and its private equity investor Oakley Capital, on its acquisition of MBrands International B.V, operating under the well-known watersports brand, Mystic.

Mystic is a pioneer in kiteboarding, wakeboarding and windsurfing apparel and equipment. The full company announcement is available here.

DWF has advised the shareholders of software solutions business, Magique Galileo Software, on its sale to Sword GRC, a supplier of specialist risk management software and services, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal will see London-based Magique Galileo become part of Sword GRC, which has offices in the UK, USA, Asia and Australia, enabling the newly expanded business to offer a range of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) software and services.

Paris office represented Mademoiselle Desserts in its acquisition of Les Delices des 7 Vallees, a French-based producer of frozen industrial cakes and pastries, from Sagrad.

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised largest real estate service provider in the Netherlands, MVGM-Group, on the acquisition of PropertyFirst GmbH from RGM-Group with effect from 1 January 2019. Bochum-based PropertyFirst GmbH operates at 12 locations and offers any commercial and technical property management services. It manages rental space of approx. 3 million m² and administers numerous rental apartments and owner communities. A team led by the Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Martin Imhof provided legal and tax advice for the acquisition in its entire range.

Frankfurt—Global law firm Dentons advised engineering company Lahmeyer International on the acquisition of Overdick and Deutsche Offshore Consult (DOC), two companies specializing in offshore projects. With these strategic acquisitions, Lahmeyer has strengthened its position as a leading engineering service company in the energy sector, in particular in the rapidly growing market for offshore wind energy. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value.

Established in 1968, Lyndon Scaffolding has sales of approximately £50 million and more than 600 employees. Lyndon Scaffolding has worked on some the U.K.’s largest and most impressive projects, and its portfolio includes Jubilee Bridge at Runcorn, BBC Broadcasting House, Tate Britain, Severn Bridge, Birmingham Gateway Station, Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and the Scottish Parliament Building.