Herbert Smith Freehills has advised BMG on the acquisition of J Albert & Son Pty Limited, also known as Alberts.

Alberts has a 131 year history in the Australian music industry, having published songs and released records from many of the greatest names in Australian music including AC/DC, The Easybeats and their songwriters Harry Vanda, George Young and Stevie Wright, John Paul Young and Rose Tattoo. The company also now hosts a roster of contemporary writers including Montaigne, Megan Washington, Brendan Gallagher, Josh Pyke, Urthboy, the Cat Empire and San Cisco.

Global law firm DLA Piper has advised 77 Victoria Street Trust and Sandrift PTE Ltd, members of the Consortium that proposes to acquire all of the remaining shares in Onthehouse Holdings Limited (ASX:OTH) via a scheme of arrangement announced on 6 July. The proposed transaction values the business at more than AU$70,000,000.

Paul, Weiss client Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the largest generic drug manufacturer in Japan by sales, announced that it has agreed to acquire Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in an all-cash tender offer followed by a second-step cash merger, for a total consideration of approximately $736 million. This transaction is the next step in Nichi-Iko's announced strategy to become one of the world's top 10 generic drug makers. The signing concluded a lengthy and challenging auction process. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016.

Dentons advised Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on its recent agreement to acquire Starz Entertainment LLC for US$4.4 billion in a cash and stock transaction, creating a global content powerhouse positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities worldwide.

The Firm is representing Melrose Industries PLC on its recently announced proposed acquisition of Nortek, Inc., a Delaware corporation with common stock trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. The acquisition, which will be implemented principally by a U.S. tender offer to Nortek stockholders, places an aggregate equity value on Nortek of $1.436 billion and an enterprise value of $2.81 billion. Melrose is funding the acquisition, related expenses and the repayment of part of the existing debt of Nortek through a fully underwritten U.K.

De Brauw has advised Avast Software on its proposed acquisition of NYSE-listed AVG Technologies N.V. through a tender offer.

The acquisition of AVG will allow Avast to gain scale, technological depth and geographical breadth to take advantage of emerging growth opportunities in internet security.

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Ton Schutte (lead partner), Casper Nagtegaal, Paula Ravensbergen, and Rick van ‘t Wout.

Vinge advises Arthur J. Gallagher in connection with its acquisition of 85% of Brim AB (Brim). Brim’s annualized revenues total approximately $11 million.
 

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Avast Software, one of the world's major players in the security software market, on its agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange-listed AVG Technologies N.V., a developer of business, mobile and PC device security software applications, for a total consideration of US$1.3 billion.

Nord-Lock has acquired Expander System Sweden AB with wholly owned subsidiaries in Sweden, USA and Germany.

The Expander Group is specialized in the design, manufacturing and sales of the Expander System, an expandable pivot pin system, for heavy machinery and equipment used within mining, forestry and the process industry.

Nord-Lock Group is specialized in innovative and secure bolting solutions. The group is owned by Investment AB Latour.

Baker & McKenzie advised the Swiss Sulzer AG on the acquisition of GEKA Group, headquartered in Bechhofen, Germany. Sulzer takes over GEKA Group, with a turnover of approximately 150 million euros, at a purchase price of 260 million euros from the private equity investor 3i.