Ashurst advised Quercus Assets Selection and Swiss Life Asset Managers on their successful bid and acquisition of Antin Solar Investments, a portfolio company of Antin Infrastructure Partners ('ASI'), in a 50/50 deal.

The bidding increases Quercus' renewable energy portfolio to 266.5 MW. Established in 2011, the ASI portfolio consists of nine plants with a total capacity of 77.1 MW, and is the fifth largest operator in Italy in terms of solar power generation.

The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2016.

diva-e Digital Value Enterprise was founded in 2015 as a merger of the six established e-commerce companies Ageto, First Colo, kom, Netpioneer, Textprovider and zeros+ones, each specializing in different e-business services and leading suppliers in their fields. All shares were transferred to Emeram.

diva-e belongs to the largest e-business providers in Germany with a turnaround of around EUR 45 million and 380 employees.

P+P provided legal and tax advice to Emeram with the following team:

* Otto Haberstock (lead, partner, M&A/PE, Munich)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising AstraZeneca on its agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in Acerta Pharma, a privately-owned biopharmaceutical company based in the Netherlands and California. The transaction provides AstraZeneca with a potential best-in-class BTK inhibitor, acalabrutinib (ACP-196), currently in Phase III development for B-cell blood cancers and in Phase II clinical trials in multiple solid tumours.

White & Case LLP has advised Energeticky a prumyslovy holding (EPH) on the agreement by its subsidiary, EP Slovakia BV, to acquire the 66 percent stake in Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. owned by Enel Produzione S.p.A., a subsidiary of Italy-based multinational power company Enel S.p.A.

DWF has advised US-based electrical manufacturer Leviton on its acquisition of leading network infrastructure provider Brand-Rex Ltd.

Scottish-based Brand-Rex Ltd provides cabling solutions and high-performance industrial applications for businesses across Europe. The acquisition will enhance Leviton’s international networking solution offering and bring broader access to services for its growing client base.

Mark Gibson, corporate partner at DWF, advised on the deal with support from partner Jon Stevens and solicitors Charles Jemmett and Sophie Doyle.

The private equity fund FSN Capital IV acquires a majority stake in the IT company Netcompany A/S. Plesner assisted FSN Capital with the transaction.
The IT company Netcompany is one of Denmark's leading providers of business critical IT solutions and advice.

FSN Capital's investment in the company is to ensure continued growth and strengthen the company's position in Northern Europe. The founders of Netcompany and the existing management are also reinvesting in the company and will still have a large ownership interest.

Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Investa Office Fund (IOF) on its proposed A$2.52 billion acquisition by the DEXUS Property Group (DEXUS). If successful, the acquisition will create a combined entity with a total of A$23.4 billion in assets under management.

IOF is an ASX-listed real estate investment trust (A-REIT) with a total of A$3.1 billion in assets and 22 investments located throughout Australia.

DLA Piper has advised the UK-based company Altro Limited on the acquisition of a majority stake in Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge GmbH & Co. KG. The deal involved the acquisition of all limited partnership interests, as well as the implementation of a financing structure and a complex purchaser structure. The purchase price has not been disclosed.

Altro Limited is headquartered in the British county of Hertfordshire. The family-owned enterprise is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of interior surfaces, resin systems, flooring and wall cladding systems.

JPM, together with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, have completed the acquisition of Koole Terminals* from EQT Infrastructure. Allen & Overy advised J.P. Morgan Asset Management, on the acquisition.

EQT VII Fund (“EQT”) has entered an agreement to acquire Piab Group Holding AB (“Piab”) from Altor Fund II and minority shareholders. Hannes Snellman is advising EQT in relation to the acquisition, including with respect to patents and IPR, acquisition financing, merger control filings and other legal aspects of the agreed transaction.