Gide advises CNP Assurances on the acquisition of a majority stake in Géosud from Total, Géostock and INEOS. Total and INEOS will sell to CNP Assurances their entire stake, of respectively 56.07% and 13.93%. Géostock will keep a minority 2% stake.

Set up in 2009 for the study, construction and operation of underground natural gas storage sites, Géosud owns a 50% stake in GIE Géométhane, the operator of a natural gas storage site operator located in Manosque (south-east France).

Kirkland & Ellis represents a consortium of investors, including, among others, CITIC Guoan, Golden Brick Silk Road Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Taikang Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, Sunshine Insurance, New China Capital, Huatai Ruilian, Huasheng Capital or their affiliated entities in their acquisition of NYSE-listed Qihoo360 Technology Co. Ltd., a leading Internet company in China, in a transaction valued at US$9.3 billion, including the redemption of approximately US$1.6 billion of debt. The merger agreement was signed on December 18, 2015.

Bygma Gruppen AB has acquired Fröberg Bygg & Järnhandel AB in Borlänge, Sweden. Fröberg Bygg & Järnhandel has revenues of approximately MSEK 100 with approximately 30 employees.

Eversheds advised Bygma Gruppen AB in the transaction. Ulrika Sparrman was responsible partner.

King & Wood Mallesons has advised the Portuguese group Sonae on the acquisition of the Spanish multinational Losan, the second largest wholesale operator in children’s fashion in Spain and currently a top 3 player in Portugal and Italy.

A cross-border KWM team has acted as PRC and Australian advisers to China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) on its acquisition of Pacific Hydro, IFM’s renewable energy portfolio.  This is one of the largest ever acquisitions by a Chinese bidder in Australia and signals the ongoing appetite from Chinese investors for Australian assets.

The Houston office is representing Tesoro Corporation in the acquisition of Great Northern Midstream LLC, a crude oil logistics provider owning and operating recently constructed crude oil pipeline, gathering system, transportation, storage and rail loading facilities in North Dakota's Williston Basin. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. The transaction value was not disclosed.

Inducore AB har förvärvat Axipto AB med verksamhet i Nybro, Målilla och Mönsterås. Axipto har en omsättning om ca 250 Mkr och har ca 100 anställda.

Eversheds biträdde Inducore AB i transaktionen. Ansvarig partner var Ulrika Sparrman.

Slaughter and May is advising COSCO Pacific Limited on its proposed acquisition of China Shipping Ports Development Co., Limited, which is interested in a portfolio of container terminals in the PRC and other parts of the world, for a consideration of RMB7.63 billion (approximately US$1.18 billion). The proposed acquisition forms part of the multi-billion dollar reorganisation of the businesses of the COSCO group and the businesses of the China Shipping group, being the leading companies in the PRC shipping industry.

DLA Piper has advised Australian listed company Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Domino's) on the acquisition of Joey's Pizza Group.

Domino's is the largest pizza delivery chain in Australia and the biggest franchisor of the Domino's Pizza brand with more than 1,500 stores and approximately 30,000 employees in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Japan.

With the acquisition of Joey's Pizza Group and the resulting entry into the German market, Domino's takes a further important step as part of its European expansion.

Budapest -Dentons has advised South African integrated discount retailer Steinhoff International Holdings in its acquisition of a majority stake in Hungarian e-commerce company Extreme Digital.

The Dentons team in Budapest was led by Partner Edward Keller, supported by Partner Anita Horvath, Of Counsel Marcell Szonyi, Counsel Zita Albert, Associate Reka Szalóky and Trainee Associate Eszter Fodor.