Kirkland advised private equity fund Evergreen Pacific Partners’ portfolio company SafeWorks, LLC on the acquisition of DualLift GmbH. DualLift, based in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany, is a manufacturer of traction hoists. SafeWorks, LLC, based in Seattle, designs and builds hoists, service lifts, climb assist systems, platforms, rigging devices and other safety products, and provides training and services. Combined, the two companies are the largest manufacturer of traction hoists in the world.

L Capital Asia, the Asian private equity fund of luxury brands group LVMH, and M1 Fashion, a subsidiary of Lebanese investment firm M1 Group, have acquired a majority stake in Pepe Jeans Group, a Spanish headquartered international group of companies operating in the fashion industry, from Torreal SA, Artá Capital and L Capital Europe. The group includes Pepe Jeans London, which accounts for 70% of group sales and the Hackett brand, which accounts for the remaining 30% of group sales. The agreement was signed on February 6, 2015 and the transaction was completed on July, 7 2015.

Noerr has advised the Munich financial investor Deutsche Invest Equity Partners on the acquisition of a participation in PlanetHome AG structured as a co-investment with the US financial investor AP Capital Investments. The seller is HypoVereinsbank (UniCredit Bank AG).

PlanetHome is one of the leading real estate service providers in Germany and Austria. Core areas are the brokerage and financing of residential real estate. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.

Advisors to Deutsche Invest Equity Partners GmbH: Noerr LLP

Noerr has advised the automotive supplier NEUE HALBERG GUSS GmbH on the takeover of the South African foundry Atlantis Foundries (AF). The seller is Mercedes Benz South Africa.

With this acquisition, NEUE HALBERG GUSS is strengthening its business in the truck and commercial vehicles sector. Atlantis Foundries specialises in casting cylinder blocks for commercial vehicles and besides Daimler also supplies engine manufacturers in the UK and the USA. The Daimler group remains an important customer after the takeover.

Munters has acquired HB Group, an international company that specializes in customized hygienic climate control systems for the food/dairy industries. HB Group has locations in the Netherlands and a joint venture in the Czech Republic.

Munters is a global leader and premium partner in energy efficient air treatment solutions, with manufacturing and sales in 30 countries by around 2,700 employees. Munters has annual net sales of approximately SEK 5 billion and is owned by Nordic Capital Fund VII.

Travers Smith LLP has advised its long standing client Langholm Capital on the acquisition of Wool Overs.

Founded by Mark and Clare Shenton in 1989, Wool Overs has developed from a business selling cable-knit sweaters at country shows, to an international online retailer selling over 150 different styles of jumpers, sweaters and cardigans.

Slaughter and May is advising Platform Specialty Products Corporation (Platform) on its cash and share public takeover offer for Alent plc (Alent). The recommended offer was announced on 13 July 2015 and values Alent’s entire issued and to be issued share capital at approximately US$2.096 billion.

Delphi has advised the energy company Adven in the acquisition of the heating company Enycon AB. Enycon was founded in Sweden in 2010 and owns and operates 16 facilities across Sweden. Enycon’s business concept is to provide customers with safe and environmentally friendly heating solutions as well as complete solutions for heating services.

Delphi selected as advisor when Addtech acquires all shares in Mediplast. Mediplast is a leading Nordic supplier of medical technology equipment and consumables. The company has its head office in Malmö and pursues operations via its own trading companies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. In the 2014 financial year, the Mediplast Group generated sales totaling approximately SEK 465 million and had roughly 120 employees.

The total purchase consideration of the acquisition of Mediplast amounts to approximately SEK 480 million.

Clifford Chance has advised Fosun Industrial Holdings Limited, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong listed Fosun International Limited, on its offer to acquire all of the registered no-par value ordinary shares of Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA (Germany). The purchase price amounts to a maximum of EUR 210 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the relevant financial authorities.