Ashurst is advising First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in connection with the UK aspects of its recommended offer for Lumina Copper Corp. Pursuant to the acquisition, First Quantum will acquire, by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under Canadian law, all of the outstanding securities of Lumina. Based upon the consideration, the total value of 100 per cent. of the fully diluted common shares of Lumina is approximately C$470 million.

Nabarro has advised Swedish engineering giant Indutrade on four, strategically significant acquisitions. CRP, Micro Spring and Pressworks, Birmingham Specialities and ALH Systems have all been acquired by Indutrade over the last two months to strengthen its UK market position. Nabarro has worked closely with Indutrade advising throughout the execution of their acquisition strategy. These transactions follow on from two acquisitions carried out in the UK and Ireland in 2013 on which Nabarro also advised.

King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin advised ACE Management and IRDI (Institut Régional de Développement Industriel de Midi-Pyrénées) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Cassidian Test & Services group.

US-listed Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., located in Massachusetts, has acquired the German-based FontShop Group, including its US subsidiary, FontShop International Inc., based in San Francisco. The most notable part of the transaction is the acquisition of the FontFont typeface library, as well as further typeface families designed by the internationally renowned industry figure and co-founder of FontShop, Erik Spiekermann. The aggregate transaction value is in the double-digit million range.

A Travers Smith team led by corporate partner Phil Sanderson has, alongside Schjodt AS, advised Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of AGR Holdings AS ("AGR"), the petroleum services division of Olso-listed AGR Group ASA for NOK 1,640 million (c. €195 million).

Hogan Lovells has advised the Bestway Group on the acquisition of the Co-operative Group's Pharmacy business for £620 million. The transaction was announced today and is expected to complete in October 2014.

Bestway is the UK’s eighteenth largest privately owned company and seventh largest family-owned business.  Among the businesses within its international group, Bestway is the UK’s second largest independent wholesaler serving 125,000 independent retailers and caterers from 64 warehouses nationwide.

ProStrakan Group Plc, a subsidiary of global pharmaceutical company, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co, Ltd (KHK), has entered into an agreement with Novo A/S, to purchase the entire share capital of Archimedes Pharma Limited for £230 million in cash.

Clifford Chance has assisted Royal DSM on its signing of the share purchase agreement in relation to its proposed acquisition of Aland (HK) Holding Limited, a leading vitamin C manufacturer in China, based in Hong Kong. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions.

This proposed transaction will further strengthen DSM's global position in the vitamin C market.

Hogan Lovells advises CNP Assurances on the acquisition of a majority stake in the insurance sudsidiaries of Banco Santander and the entering into a strategic partnership

Hogan Lovells has advised CNP Assurances in relation to the acquisition of a 51% stake in the shareholding of the Irish based life and non-life insurance subsidiaries of the Banco Santander Group and the entering into a long-term strategic partnership with Santander Consumer Finance.

Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Acadia Healthcare Company, a US based provider of inpatient behavioural healthcare facilities, on a US$662 million agreement to acquire Partnerships in Care (PiC). The acquisition completed on 1 July 2014.