Hanover –At the end of June 2016, Knorr-Bremse will take over GT Group and aquire thus additional know-how in the field of emission control of diesel engines.
In this transaction, the global market leader for braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles is advised by German law firm Luther.
Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe have entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Sihl Group, alongside its current management, from Italian business Diatec Holding. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of coated papers, films, and fabrics and operates on a global scale.
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised Mayhoola, the Qatari private investment company, on its acquisition of Balmain International SA (the parent company of Balmain group) from its current owners. The closing of the deal is expected to occur during summer 2016.
Balmain is an independent fashion house that was founded in 1945 by Pierre Balmain and which is has currently 17 directly owned stores throughout the world.
We acted as the sole legal advisor for Lantmännen ek för with regard to its Russian group company OOO Lantmannen Unibake Russia's acquisition of OOO Unihold.
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe's leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Owned by 27.000 Swedish farmers, Lantmännen has 10.000 employees, operations in over 20 countries and an annual turnover of SEK 37 billion.
Setterwalls assists PPG Industries, Inc in the acquisition of the Swedish Sigma Färg Group. PPG is a global manufacturer of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass, and a Fortune 200 company with headquarters in Pittsburgh and operations in nearly 70 countries around the world.
Setterwalls' team consisted of Kristina Einarsson and Tobias Öd.
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners on its £33 million investment into UK based Walstead Group, and the combined group on its acquisition of Let’s Print Holding AG. The overall transaction has an enterprise value of c.€175 million.
Vinge advises Apsis Group AB in connection with its acquisition of Innometrics AB. Innometrics develops and sells data-driven digital marketing services allowing the customer to merge data from various sources, which is an area that Apsis, with its focus on email and marketing automation, has also focused on.
Vinge’s team consisted of partners Henrik Borna and Anna Edström, counsel Christian Lindhé and, among others, associates Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp, Mattias Sköld and Fredrik Lasson.
Niederer Kraft & Frey has advised Invision Private Equity AG (Invision), a leading private equity company with a focus on mid-size companies in Europe, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Parkresort Rheinfelden Holding AG, a leading provider in the wellness, health and hotel sector.
[Berlin, 2016-06-22] GÖRG assisted Swedish Vitrolife AB (publ) on its recent acquisition of 100% of the shares in German-based OCTAX Microscience GmbH (“OCTAX”) and MTG Medical Technology Vertriebs-GmbH. Vitrolife thereby strengthens its market position and broadens its product portfolio within a growth segment of IVF.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised two German investors on their acquisition of Bradford City Association Football Club.
Bradford achieved fifth place in the English Football League One during that season. The investors aim to drive the club’s growth and commercial development with the acquisition.
The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the acquisition was led by Dr Martin Sundermann who was assisted by Dr Mark Friedrich, Simon Spooner and Damocles Merry (all Corporate).