King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have advised the vendors of the Evolution Healthcare Group on the sale of the Group to funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).

The vendors included funds affiliated with investment firm ROC Partners, a Goldman Sachs (GS) fund, the founders and existing management.

The transaction will see PEP acquire a majority stake in the private hospital operator.

The KWM deal team was led by Private Equity Partner Mark McNamara supported by Senior Associate Nick Hawthorne and Associate Justin Wretham.

CMS advises Gaydoul Group on the sale of the Navyboot trademarks and certain of the Swiss Navyboot boutiques and outlets

The department store group Globus, which is part of the Migros Group, acquires the renowned shoe and fashion brand Navyboot and a large part of the Swiss Navyboot boutiques and outlets with effect as of 1 January 2019.

Cleary Gottlieb is representing GiVi Holding (the Versace Family holding company of Gianni Versace S.p.A.), Donatella Versace, and Versace’s CEO Jonathan Akeroyd in connection with the sale of Versace to Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. for approximately $2.13 billion.

Casablanca—Dentons Morocco has advised Compagnie Marocaine de Goutte à goutte et de Pompage (CMGP) existing shareholders, the Moamah family and Amethis Maghreb Fund I on the disposal of a majority stake of CMGP to Development Partners International (DPI).

The German investment company IMCap Partners acquires a majority stake in the Austrian certification expert Intact GmbH. Intact was founded in southern Styria in 2001 with the objective of supporting companies in their audit and certification as well as quality management processes by providing highly specialized process software solutions. In the meantime, the company has opened offices in Switzerland and the United States.

International law firm Fieldfisher acted for advertising technology company Bidstack on its £6.8 million reverse takeover by Kin Group plc and its readmission to London's AIM market, as it seeks to harness the untapped potential of video game advertising.

A team led by corporate partner Brad Isaac advised Bidstack Ltd throughout the acquisition by Kin Group (now Bidstack Group plc), formerly a wellness tech company, and on the accompanying placing by Bidstack Group to raise £3.5 million.