DLA Piper has advised Finnish private equity investor MB Funds on the acquisition of a majority stake in Raksystems Insinööritoimisto Oy (Raksystems), a provider of professional services in the Finnish property industry. Following the acquisition, Raksystems' current management will continue in their roles and as significant shareholders of the company.

MB Funds' investment will accelerate Raksystems’ growth, enable the company to introduce new services faster, and to develop its service offering in line with customers’ needs.

TLT has supported longstanding client Savills with a further acquisition in the UK, buying leading independent London property services company, Currell.

The deal will see the global real estate services provider add weight to its residential and commercial portfolios in London and accelerate its UK growth strategy.

It follows previous acquisitions completed by TLT for Savills, including two residential sales, lettings and property management agents in the North West in the last quarter.

Baker McKenzie has advised the German group SAP, world leader in software for businesses, on the framework of the acquisition of the French company Contextor, which specializes in robotic process automation.
 
Robotic process automation will enable SAP to simplify user interface interactions across SAP and non-SAP applications. Contextor’s RPA will help deliver the intelligent RPA that SAP plans to include in its principal solutions.
 

Baker McKenzie advised international Germany energy firm DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG on its acquisition of Sierra Oil & Gas Holdings, LP, a leading Mexican upstream company.

Sierra holds six exploration and appraisal blocks in Mexico covering approximately 9,400 square kilometers in the core part of Mexico’s Sureste basin, including a 40% interest in Block 7, which contains a significant part of Zama, one of the world’s largest shallow water discoveries in the past 20 years.

Jones Day is advising Inside Secure in its exclusivity agreement with respect to the acquisition of Verimatrix for an all cash transaction consideration of approximately $143 million at closing (including assumption of $18 million estimated net cash) and an estimated contingent earn-out of $9 million.

International law firm Ashurst has advised Currie & Brown on their acquisition of Crown Project Services (CPS), a long established Sydney-based project management and property advisory company.

Currie & Brown is a global asset management and construction consultancy. The acquisition of CPS strengthens Currie & Brown's project management offering and doubles the size of its business in Australia.

Sydney corporate partner Stuart Dullard stated that "We are delighted to have acted for Currie & Brown on this significant acquisition."

Bevan Brittan has advised AMP Capital and provided them with specialist commercial and regulatory due diligence on its successful acquisition of the Care Management Group.

CMG is a specialist provider of care homes and supported living for people with learning disabilities and particularly complex needs, including autistic spectrum conditions, mental health needs, challenging behaviour, profound and multiple learning disabilities and associated complex health needs. CMG provides services across England and South Wales

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Dutch 3i portfolio company Hans Anders on the acquisition of optical retailer eyes + more. The sellers are Vendis Capital and a group of managers and private investors. 3i expects to invest up to c. €60 million in Hans Anders to support the transaction. Hans Anders is the market leading, value-for-money optical retailer in the Benelux and Sweden in which 3i invested in May 2017. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary approvals from competition authorities.

Paul, Weiss represented Sagewind Capital in the acquisition, alongside Berenson Holdings LLC, of The Athene Group, a software and services company serving the wealth management industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised DentalPro (DP Group S.p.A), the leading dental services provider in Italy which is controlled by private equity fund BC Partners, on the acquisition of a majority interest in Swiss-based dental clinic group ClinioDent Holding AG from its founding shareholders.

Founded in Milan in 2010, DentalPro is the Italian dental clinic market leader, offering high quality dental care through more than 150 full-service clinics across 13 Italian regions.