Stuttgart – Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) is investing in SERO Schröder Elektronik Rohrbach GmbH (SERO), the holding company behind SERO GmbH & Co KG, a development and manufacturing service provider for electronic components. The sellers are company founder Armin Schröder and members of his family. DBAG and the fund it advises, DBAG Fund VII, will acquire both SERO and its business premises from the Schröder family. The current management team will take a stake in the company. The purchase agreement is expected to close in November 2018.

Düsseldorf – Manuka Health New Zealand Limited has acquired 100% of the shares in Neuseelandhaus GmbH from the current sole shareholder, Reinhard Kuhfuß. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Arnold & Porter advised UK-based Armour Home Electronics Limited (Armour Home) on the sale of its leading UK home office and TV furniture business, Alphason Designs, to Dorel Home, a division of Dorel Industries Inc. (Dorel).

A team made up of Eskil Bielefeldt, Patrick M. Toftegaard and Sanela Lulic assisted Michael Block Holding ApS, which has together with Perto Holding ApS sold all shares in Danish quality chocolate maker Eliza Chokolade af 10/12 2004 ApS to Eliza Chokolade Holding ApS.
 
Eliza Chokolade has made chocolate since 1936 and has been in the Perto family since 1981. Today the enterprise has a staff of 40 and, in addition to chocolate, it also makes specialities for supermarkets and filling stations in Denmark.

Kristian Tokkesdal and Patrick M Toftegaard have advised the sellers on the sale of Dansk Montage Supply A/S to GB Holding Viby A/S in September 2018.

The background of the acquisition is that both companies seek to strengthen their business and position and find that there is a clear potential for synergy effects.

Weil advised global pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis sp. z o.o. in connection with the carve-out, by way of demerger, of Zentiva Polska sp. z o.o. from Sanofi's organizational structure and the subsequent sale of Zentiva Polska to investment fund Advent International Corp.

The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised the owners of Fabry's Food & Snack GmbH & Co.KG on the sale of all share-holdings to Natsu Foods GmbH & Co. KG. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction volume.

Simmons & Simmons has advised Orlebar Brown (and certain selling shareholders) on the sale of its luxury men’s swim and resort wear brand, to Chanel.

A UK subsidiary of the eminent Paris based fashion group acquired all the shares in Orlebar Brown Limited on 25 September 2018.