Baker McKenzie Global Private Equity Deals List, 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2018
A summary of some of the recent key private equity deals on which we have advised. Party for which Baker McKenzie acted on the deal is in bold.
Target Transaction Description Deal Size Geography Region
Consumer Goods & Retail American & Efird Advised on the non-US aspects of Platinum Confidential UK, China, EMEA Equity’s acquisition of American & Efird. Germany, Mexico APIIT Education Advised Ekuiti Nasional Berhad on the sale of Confidential Malaysia Asia Pacific Group APIIT Education Group to KV Asia Capital and the management team. Bellsolà Advised Landon Investments on the sale of Confidential Spain EMEA Bellsolà to Ardian. Betterware de Advised Betterware de Mexico on its Small Mexico Americas Mexico corporate restructuring. Biletal İç ve Dış Advised the Abraaj Group on its acquisition of a Confidential Turkey EMEA Ticaret A.Ş. minority stake in of Biletal İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. Brakes Group Advised Bain Capital and Brake Bros on the Large UK, US EMEA sale of the Brakes Group to Sysco Corporation. budgetplaces.com Advised Palamon Capital Partners on the sale Confidential Spain, UK EMEA of budgetplaces.com to Edreams Odigeo. Casual Beer & Advised Abac Solutions SICAR on the Confidential Spain EMEA Food, S.A.U. acquisition of Casual Beer & Food, S.A.U. by Eating Group Ventures. CC Friedrich Advised Monomoy Capital Partners on its Upper-mid Singapore, Asia Pacific Holdings, Inc. acquisition of CC Friedrich Holdings, Inc. Indonesia, Cayman Islands, US DeLille Cellars Advised Bacchus Capital Management on its Confidential US Americas investment in DeLille Cellars.
Deal size Small = USD 50m or less Upper-mid = USD 250m - USD 500m Lower-mid = USD 50m - USD 250m Large = USD 500m +
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Consumer Goods & Retail (continued) McDonald’s Advised McDonald’s corporation on its Confidential US, Sweden, EMEA divestment of operations in Sweden, Denmark, Denmark, DXN Holdings Advised KV Asia Capital on the acquisition of an Confidential Malaysia, Asia Pacific Finland and Norway to Guy Hands, the founder Finland and equity stake in DXN Holdings. Singapore of Terra Firma. Norway East Balt Bakeries Advised One Equity Partners on the sale of Large US, Mexico Americas OfficeMax Group Advised Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Confidential Australia, New Asia Pacific East Balt Bakeries to Grupo Bimbo. the OfficeMax Group. Zealand, US Eco-Stim Energy Advised Eco-Stim Energy Solutions on the Small US Americas Panther Creek Advised Bacchus Capital Management on its Confidential US Americas Solutions recapitalization of Fir Tree Partners, entering into Cellars investment in Panther Creek Cellars. a deal with Albright Capital Management LLC. Ritmos Cativantes Advised MEFIC Capital on the acquisition of Confidential Luxembourg, EMEA Gimborn Advised Hillhouse Capital Group on the Confidential Germany EMEA Ritmos Cativantes from Ritmos Partners Ltd. Portugal, acquisition of Gimborn from Czech private equity Spain firm Penta Investments. Rydells Advised Accent Equity Partners on the Small Sweden EMEA Guzmán Advised on Miura Private Equity’s divestiture Lower-mid South Africa, EMEA Försäljning AB acquisition of Rydells Försäljning AB and Gastronomía in Guzmán Gastronomía to Bidcorp. Spain and S-Blommor i S-Blommor i Stockholm AB. Stockholm AB haustierkost.de Advised Serendipity on the acquisition of a Confidential Germany, EMEA majority stake in Visionistas GmbH.” Sweden Selecta Group Advised Selecta Group on its sale of operations Small Estonia, Latvia, EMEA in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Baltcap. Lithuania, Ideal Standard Advised Ideal Standard on the refinancing and Confidential Pan-European EMEA Switzerland acquisition by Anchorage and CVC Credit Partners. Staples Australia Advised Platinum Equity on its agreement to Lower-mid Australia Asia Pacific Intertoys Advised Blokker Holding on the sale of Confidential Netherlands, EMEA and New Zealand acquire Staples Australia and New Zealand from Intertoys to Alteri Investors. UK their US parent, Staples Inc. INTI University Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its Lower-mid Malaysia Asia Pacific Taza Food Advised Ashmore on the acquisition of a Small Saudi Arabia EMEA and Colleges acquisition of INTI University and Colleges from Company majority stake in Taza Food Company. Laureate Education, Inc. Tekman Books Advised on Miura Private Equity’s acquisition Confidential Spain EMEA IPC Group Advised Tennant Company on the acquisition Large US, Brazil, Americas of a majority stake of the Spanish company of IPC Group from Ambienta. Italy, UK Tekman Books. IQI Advised Egeria on the acquisition of IQI. Confidential Netherlands EMEA Tenby Education Advised Ekuiti Nasional Berhad on the sale Confidential Malaysia Asia Pacific Klaussner Advised Monomoy Capital Partners on the Confidential US Americas Group of its Tenby Education Group to International Furniture acquisition of Klaussner Home Furnishings. Schools Partnership. Industries Tigerlily Advised ASX-listed Billabong International Small Australia Asia Pacific Kofola Advised KSM Investment S.A. on its acquisition Confidential Czech EMEA Limited on the sale of Tigerlily to Crescent ČeskoSlovensko of minority shareholding in Kofola ČeskoSlovensko Republic Capital. a.s. a.s. from Enterprise Investors. Turkent Gıda ve Advised Yum! Restaurants International Confidential Turkey EMEA Leen Bakker Advised Blokker Holding on the sale of Leen Confidential Netherlands EMEA Turizm Sanayi ve Management LLC on the sale of Turkent Gıda Bakker to Gilde Equity Management. Ticaret Anonim ve Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi to the Şirketi Abraaj Group. Madrigal Family Advised Bacchus Capital Management on its Confidential US Americas Winery investment in Madrigal Family Winery. Twister Holding AB Advised Diversey, a portfolio company of Confidential Sweden EMEA Bain Capital, on the acquisition of the Swedish Mavi Giyim Ticaret Advised Turkven Private Equity on the sale of Confidential Turkey EMEA company Twister Holding AB from Polaris Private ve Sanayi A.Ş. its shares in Mavi Giyim Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. Equity.
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Consumer Goods & Retail (continued) Konsortium Advised Employees Provident Fund on its Upper-mid Malaysia Asia Pacific Lebuhraya Utara- acquisition of Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur United Bakeries Advised Moulins de Kleinbettingen S.A. in Confidential Czech EMEA Timur (KL) Sdn. (KL) Sdn. Bhd. from Nuzen Corporation Sdn. Bhd. connection with the takeover of United Bakeries. Republic, Bhd. Luxembourg Natgas Querétaro Advised Natgas Querétaro on an investment Small Mexico Americas Vestiaire Collective Advised Vitruvian on its fundraising for Vestiaire Lower-mid France EMEA by Northgate Capital through its Mexico fund Collective. (CKD). VinaCapital & Advised VinaCapital on its hospitality joint Upper-mid Vietnam Asia Pacific National Grid Advised Macquarie on its acquisition, of a 61% Large UK EMEA Warburg Pincus venture project with Warburg Pincus. stake in the National Grid’s gas arm. Joint Venture Tesar S.r.l. and Advised R&S Group on the acquisition of Tesar Confidential Italy, Poland EMEA Zenith Hygiene Advised Bain Capital on its acquisition of Lower-mid UK EMEA Elettrostandard S.r.l. and Elettrostandard Polska Sp. z oo. Group plc Zenith Hygiene Group plc through its portfolio Polska Sp. z oo. company Diversey. Thames Water Advised Macquarie on the sale of its stake in Confidential UK, Kuwait EMEA Thames Water to OMERS. Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Various targets Advised American Capital Ltd on its acquisition Confidential Indonesia, Asia Pacific of an Indonesian company developing mini-hydro Singapore A wind farm Advised Commerz Real Confidential Germany EMEA electricity projects in Indonesia. of a project Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft on its development acquisition of a wind farm the BVT Group. Ventos de São Advised Casa dos Ventos on the sale of two Confidential Brazil Americas company of the Clemente and Brazilian wind farms to Actis through its wind BVT Group Ventos de Tianguá subsidiary Echoenergia. Buriram Energy Advised the Buriram Sugar Group Power Lower-mid Thailand Asia Pacific Co.,Ltd Plant Infrastructure Fund on the sale of biomass power plants from Buriram Energy Financial Institutions Co.,Ltd and Buriram Power Co.,Ltd. Abacus Gaw Advised Gaw Capital Partners on the Lower-mid Australia, Asia Pacific Contenur Advised both Demeter Partners and Miura Lower-mid Spain, US EMEA Investment Trust formation of Abacus Gaw Investment Trust, a Cayman Private Equity on the sale of Contenur to joint venture platform with Abacus Property Islands, Hong Acon Investments. Group. Kong Enovos Advised RWE and E.ON on their joint sale of Confidential Germany, EMEA Afcarme Assisted First Merchant Bank Limited on Small Zimbabwe, EMEA their minority stakes in Enovos. Luxembourg with FMB Capital Holdings Limited’s acquisition of Malawi, UK, Barclays Bank PLC’s interest in Afcarme. Mauritius Gas Natural Advised Brookfield Infrastructure Group Large Colombia Americas S.A.E.S.P. on the acquisition of a 59.1% stake in Gas Natural Alpha Data Centre Advised the Canada Pension Plan Upper-mid Hong Kong, Asia Pacific S.A.E.S.P. Fund Investment Board (CPPIB) on its investment Singapore, in Alpha Data Centre Fund. Canada Gravity Midstream Advised EnCap Flatrock Midstream on the Confidential US Americas Corpus Christi sale of Gravity Midstream Corpus Christi to Pin Alpha Private Advised Alpha Private Equity on the Large Pan-European EMEA Oak. Equity Fund 7 formation of Alpha Private Equity Fund 7. HG Power Advised Navis Capital Partners on the Small Malaysia Asia Pacific Anlagestiftung Advised Migros-Pensionskasse (MPK) on Large Switzerland EMEA Transmission Sdn. disposal of its stake in HG Power Transmission der Migros- the transfer of its Swiss real estate portfolio Bhd. Sdn. Bhd. to Rohas Tecnic Berhad. Pensionskasse to Anlagestiftung der Migros-Pensionskasse Immobilien Immobilien. IslaLink Advised Fiera Infrastructure on acquisition of Lower-mid Spain, US EMEA IslaLink from EQT Infrastructure. Armis Advised Elaia Partners and Iris Capital on Confidential France EMEA their fundraising for Armis.
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Financial Institutions (continued) Klarna Advised Visa on its investment agreement with Confidential Sweden, US EMEA Klarna. Bambora Advised Nordic Capital on the sale of Bambora Large Sweden, EMEA to Ingenico Group. Belgium Linxo Advised Crédit Agricole and its subsidiary, Confidential France EMEA the Crédit Agricole Innovation and Research Black Toro Capital Advised Black Toro Capital on the restructuring Confidential Luxembourg, EMEA Fund (FIRECA), as part of its new investment in of its existing portfolio and the creation of a Spain fintech Linxo. successor fund to further raise and deploy capital in Spain LT Group Advised Ufenau Capital Partners on the TEX Confidential Germany EMEA Group’s acquisition of LT Group (LT BahnTechnik Bureau van Dijk Advised EQT VI on the sale of Bureau van Dijk Large Belgium, EMEA GmbH and LT SchienenTechnik GmbH). to Moody’s. Netherlands Midaxo Advised Idinvest Partners on a Series B Confidential France, Finland EMEA CB Egitim Advised the Carlyle Group on the sale of its Confidential Turkey EMEA fundraising for Midaxo. Hizmetleri A.S stake in CB Egitim Hizmetleri A.S. to Yucel Family. Pioneer Advised Amundi on its acquisition of Pioneer Large Italy EMEA Challenger Deep Advised Global Advisors on a fundraising for Confidential France, UK EMEA Investments Investments from UniCredit SpA. Challenger Deep. Re-Vive Advised Re-Vive on the structuring and Confidential Belgium EMEA CPPIB, Ivanhoe Advised the Canada Pension Plan Large Singapore, Asia Pacific establishment of a new private equity fund Cambridge and Investment Board on its partnership with Indonesia, US investing in brownfield projects. LOGOS partnership Ivanhoe Cambridge and LOGOS to develop and acquire logistics properties in Singapore and Spring REIT Advised Spring REIT on its acquisition of a Lower-mid UK EMEA Indonesia. portfolio of 84 properties in the UK from a private equity real estate fund. Eko Faktoring A.Ş. Advised a private equity firm on the acquisition Confidential Turkey EMEA of Eko Faktoring A.Ş. from Bancroft. Tesch Inkasso Advised GFKL Lowell Group on the acquisition Confidential Germany EMEA of Tesch Inkasso from Avedon Capital Partners. Elix Vintage Advised Grupo Elix on the incorporation of a Lower-mid Spain EMEA Residencial Socimi joint venture, Elix Vintage Residencial Socimi, by Tinubu Square Advised investment fund Long Arc Capital on Lower-mid France EMEA several national and international funds, including its investment in Tinubu Square. KKR, Altamar and the Deutsche Finance Group. Various targets Advised Finstar on a number of venture capital Confidential Pan-European EMEA Exchange Tower, Advised City Developments Ltd. on the sale of Lower-mid Thailand Asia Pacific transactions with fintech companies in Eastern and Asian Bangkok Exchange Tower in Bangkok to the TPRIME REIT. Europe and Asia. Gateway Real Advised Gaw Capital Partners on the Large Hong Kong, Asia Pacific Verdite Advised AT Capital on the sale of its shares in Confidential Turkey EMEA Estate Fund V, L.P. formation and first closing for their fifth flagship Cayman International Inc. Verdite International Inc. to Wadern Associates private equity real estate fund — Gateway Real Islands, US Limited. Estate Fund V, L.P. Hannover Leasing Advised CORESTATE Capital Holding on Confidential Germany EMEA Healthcare Group the acquisition of 94.9% of the shares in the Hannover Leasing Group. Alpha Medical Advised Apax Partners on Unilabs’ acquisition Confidential Czech EMEA Hurks Group Advised HB Capital and Opportunity Confidential Netherlands EMEA of Alpha Medical from Mid Europa Partners. Republic, Partners on the acquisition of the Hurks Group. Slovakia, UK InVesting B.V. Advised Arrow Global on the acquisition of Confidential Belgium, EMEA Astorg Advised Echosens on Astorg’s acquisition of a Small France EMEA InVesting B.V. from HAL. Netherlands, minority stake through an LBO. Portugal, UK Biolin Scientific AB Advised Ratos AB on the divestment of Biolin Confidential Sweden EMEA JPW Industries Advised Gamut Capital Management on the Upper-mid Taiwan Asia Pacific Scientific AB to AddLife Development AB. purchase of JPW Industries from Tenex Capital Partners.
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Healthcare (continued) physiovia Advised Temedica GmbH on the planned Confidential Germany EMEA financing round for the Munich start-up Bloom Burton Advised Bloom Burton Healthcare Lending Confidential US Americas physiovia. Healthcare Trust II on the establishment of the trust as a Lending Trust II non-redeemable investment fund and financing ReActive Robotics Advised ReActive Robotics GmbH on its Confidential Germany EMEA led by GMP Securities LP. GmbH second financing round. Bushu Advised Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V Large Japan, US Asia Pacific Santédiscount Advised Ardian Growth on its investment in Confidential France EMEA Pharmaceuticals on the proposed sale of Bushu Pharmaceuticals Santédiscount. Holdings Holdings to one purchaser by way of auction SARquavitae Advised Palamon Capital Partners and the Large Spain, France EMEA sale process. rest of SARquavitae shareholders on the sale of CatalYm GmbH Advised Forbion Capital Partners on the Small Germany EMEA the company to PAI Partners. Series A financing of CatalYm GmbH. Sophion Advised Ratos AB (publ) on its divestment of Small Denmark, EMEA Confidential Advised CG Health Ventures on its investment Confidential Spain EMEA Bioscience Sophion Bioscience A/S to management buyers. Sweden in a venture financing round of a new biotech Spineart Advised Gimv on its acquisition of a stake in the Small Belgium, EMEA company. share capital of Spineart. Switzerland, Doctolib Advised Eurazeo Croissance on its Series C Small France EMEA Germany, investment in Doctolib. France, Italy, US Doktorhuus Advised Ufenau Capital Partners on the Confidential Switzerland EMEA Holding AG acquisition of Doktorhuus Holding AG. swiss smile Advised EQT Midmarket Fund on the sale of Confidential Switzerland EMEA its stake in the Swiss dental chain swiss smile to FEops NV Advised Valiance on leading a substantial new Small Luxembourg, EMEA Jacobs Holdings AG. financing round of FEops NV. Belgium TDC A/S Advised Macquarie on its takeover bid for the Large Denmark EMEA GBA Gesellschaft Advised Pagoda Investment on the acquisition of Confidential Austria, EMEA entire issued share capital in TDC A/S. für Bioanalytik GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik from Adiuva Capital. Germany Tokuda and City Advised Acıbadem on the sale of 15% shares in Confidential Turkey EMEA Ingesport Health & Advised Torreal on Torreal and Mutua Madrileña’s Confidential Spain EMEA Hospital Groups Tokuda and City Hospital Groups to IFC. Spa Consulting SL acquisition of Ingesport Health & Spa Consulting SL. Unidental Advised the owner of Unidental on the sale of Confidential Spain EMEA Invent Farma Advised Invent Farma on its acquisition by Upper-mid Iceland, UK, EMEA the company to Portobello. Apax Partners. Luxembourg, Spain MyCartis NV Advised MyCartis NV on its fundraising. Small Belgium EMEA Industrials, Manufacturing and Transport Neovacs Advised Neovacs on fundraising in the form of Small France EMEA Aislamientos Advised Aislamientos Suaval on the sale Confidential Spain EMEA convertible bonds and a private placement. Suaval of a minority interest to Oquendo Capital and subsequent financing. Newpharma Advised Korys Investments NV and Confidential Belgium EMEA Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV on the Altendorf Group Advised Avedon Capital Partners on the Confidential Germany EMEA acquisition of shares in the Newpharma group. acquisition of Altendorf Group. Oystershell NV Advised Oystershell NV and its selling Confidential Belgium EMEA An Austrian Advised GK Grünenfelder AG on its acquisition Confidential Austria, EMEA shareholders on the sale to Gilde Buy Out. private equity of 100% of the equity interests from an Austrian Switzerland fund private equity fund. PAION AG Advised Cosmo Pharmaceuticals NV on its Small Germany EMEA subsidiary Granell Strategic Investment Fund Anchor Glass Advised CVC Capital Partners and its Large US Americas Limited’s investment in PAION AG. consortium partner, B.A. Glass B.V. on their acquisition of Anchor Glass. PharmaFluidics NV Advised a consortium consisting of three parties Small Belgium EMEA (Heran BVBA, RMM NV and FPIM/SFPI NV/ SA) on an investment in PharmaFluidics NV.
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Industrials, Manufacturing and Transport (continued) Elastorsa Advised Elastorsa on its acquisition of Corpfin Confidential Spain EMEA Capital. Autodis Advised Bain Capital on the sale of the Polish Confidential Poland EMEA operations of Autodis to LKQ. Elektro-Startups Advised Elektro-Startups e.Go Mobile AG on Confidential Germany EMEA e.Go Mobile AG three financial rounds with ZF Friedrichshafen. Bandırma Advised BRF S.A. on the acquisition of a majority Upper-mid Turkey, Brazil EMEA Vitaminli Yem equity stake in Bandırma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi Euromaint Advised Ratos AB (publ) on its divestment Lower-mid Sweden, EMEA Sanayi A.Ş A.Ş. of Euromaint to funds advised by Orlando Germany Management. Billund Advised Broodstock Capital on the acquisition Confidential Chile, Norway Americas Aquakulturservice of a major share in Billund Aquakulturservice A/S. FKS Food and Agri Advised FKS Group on Proterra Investment Lower-mid Singapore Asia Pacific A/S Pte. Ltd. Partners’ investment in FKS Food and Agri Pte. Ltd., the food and agriculture arm of FKS. Brand Factory Advised Scope Growth II LP on the sale of Confidential Sweden EMEA Group AB Brand Factory Group AB with subsidiaries to Ineko GPA Global Advised EQT on certain aspects of its acquisition Confidential China, Hong Asia Pacific Group AB. of GPA Global group. Kong, US Chromalox, Inc. Advised Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc on Large US, UK Americas HTC Group AB Advised Husqvarna AB on the acquisition of Confidential Sweden, EMEA the execution of a merger agreement to acquire the Floor Grinding Solutions Division of HTC Denmark Chromalox, Inc. from Irving Place Capital. Group AB from Polaris Private Equity. Cleverciti Systems Advised Cleverciti Systems GmbH on a Small Germany EMEA International Advised Yanmar Holdings on its acquisition of Lower-mid India, Japan Asia Pacific GmbH growth funding round. Tractors an 18% stake in International Tractors. Confidential Advised Advent International on the Confidential Brazil Americas KVK Holding Advised Sika on its acquisition of KVK Holding Small Czech EMEA acquisition of a Brazilian distributor of auto parts from private equity firm Arx Equity Partners. Republic and accessories by Grupo Fortbras. Menorquina Advised Black Toro Capital II on the Lower-mid US, Spain Americas Consolidated Advised Platinum Equity on Worldwide Flight Confidential UK EMEA investment in Farggi to acquire Menorquina. Aviation Systems Services’ acquisition of Consolidated Aviation Mexican industrial Advised Hines Investments on the acquisition Large Mexico, US, Americas Systems from ICV Partners. parks of industrial parks in Mexico. Canada Convargo Advised InVenture and Earlybird on Small France EMEA MNG Kargo Advised Turkven on the acquisition of a 100% Lower-mid Netherlands, EMEA Convargo’s fundraising. stake in MNG Kargo Yurtiçi ve Yurtdışı Taşımacılık Turkey Corvara Advised Accent Equity Partners on the Confidential Sweden EMEA A.Ş. divestment of Corvara to Veolia Nordics. Netafim Group Advised Temasek on its bid for an interest in the Confidential Argentina, Americas Davex Sdn Bhd Advised Alliance Holding Company Limited Small Malaysia Asia Pacific Netafim group. Australia, on its disposal of Davex Sdn Bhd to Ekuiti Brazil, Chile, Nasional Berhad. China, Netherlands, Drukkerij Zwart Advised Wagram Equity Partners on the sale Confidential Netherlands EMEA Peru, Spain, of Drukkerij Zwart to Schur Flexibles. South Africa, Turkey, US, UK duagon AG Advised listed Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on Lower-mid Switzerland, EMEA the acquisition of all issued shares in Swiss- Germany Netlog Lojistik Advised the Abraaj Group on the acquisition of Lower-mid Turkey EMEA headquartered duagon AG. Hizmetleri A.Ş. a 24% stake in Netlog Lojistik Hizmetleri A.Ş. Eco Log Sweden Advised Accent Equity Partners on its Small Sweden EMEA Partner Logistics Advised ABN AMRO and Royal De Heus on Confidential Netherlands EMEA AB acquisition of Eco Log Sweden AB. Group the sale of Partner Logistics Group to Lineage/Bay Grove Capital.
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Industrials, Manufacturing and Transport (continued) Technology, Media & Telecoms Scandlines Advised funds managed by First State Large Germany, EMEA Abry Partners Advised BSO in relation to an Abry Partners Confidential France EMEA Investments and Hermes Investment Luxembourg fundraising. Management on the acquisition of ferry operator Scandlines from 3i Group. albis-elcon Advised CCS Group on the acquisition of Confidential Germany, EMEA systems Germany albis-elcon systems Germany gmbH and lectron Switzerland SMB Group Advised Patrimonium Private Equity on its Confidential Switzerland, EMEA gmbH electronic gmbH. sale of SMB Group to Marle International SAS. France Amtek Tekfor Advised Monomoy Capital Partners on the Confidential Germany EMEA Taiheiyo Seiki Advised J-STAR on the sale of Taiheiyo Seiki Confidential Japan Asia Pacific acquisition of the German drive specialist Amtek Holdings Holdings shares. Tekfor. Thor Shipping & Advised Accent Equity Partners on the Small Sweden, EMEA Brasil Aceleradora Advised Monsanto on its investment in Brasil Small Brazil Americas Transport AB. acquisition of Thor Shipping & Transport AB. Netherlands, de Start-Ups Aceleradora de Start-Ups. UK Containerchain Advised CHAMP Private Equity on its Lower-mid Malaysia, Asia Pacific TitanX Advised Tata Autocomp Systems on the Confidential Sweden EMEA Group acquisition of a 50% interest in the Containerchain Singapore, acquisition of TitanX from EQT. Group. Hong Kong, Thailand Tommy Nordbergh Advised Accent Equity Partners on its Confidential Sweden EMEA Åkeri acquisition of Tommy Nordbergh Åkeri. Content Square Advised Eurazeo Croissance in the Series B Small France, US EMEA fundraising of software company Content Square. TPC Holding B.V. Advised Wega Invest B.V. on the sale of TPC Confidential Netherlands EMEA Holding B.V. to Zhejiang Transfar Co. Ltd. Cultura Colectiva Advised Vicasoen (Cultura Colectiva) on an Small Mexico Americas investment deal from Dalus to expand its current U.N. Ro-Ro. Advised DFDS on the acquisition of 98.8% of the Large Denmark, EMEA business. shares of U.N. Ro-Ro. Turkey DFI Inc. Advised MagiCapital Group on entering into Upper-mid Taiwan Asia Pacific Various funds Advised Daimler on multiple investments in Various US and Pan- Americas a consortium with Qisda Corporation to launch a leading venture capital funds throughout Europe European tender offer against the outstanding listed shares and in the US. of DFI Inc. Xella Group Advised an affiliate of Lone Star on its Large Germany, US EMEA Duck Creek Advised Accenture on the sale of a majority Confidential Australia, UK Asia Pacific acquisition of Xella Group from PAI Partners and Technologies stake in Duck Creek Technologies to funds advised investment funds managed by Goldman Sachs. by Apax Partners. ePak Technologies, Advised One Equity Partners on the Confidential US, China Americas Limited acquisition of ePak Technologies, Limited. Flexthings Advised Flexthings on its fundraising from the Confidential France EMEA Polish company Transition Technologies. Globetouch Inc Advised Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Confidential US, New Americas on a Series C investment in Globetouch Inc. Zealand Go-Jek Advised KKR on the fundraising of Go-Jek. Large Indonesia Asia Pacific
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Technology, Media & Telecoms (continued) Historic Tele- Advised Peakside Capital Advisors AG on the Confidential Germany EMEA communications acquisition of the ‘Historic Telecommunications Office Office Schlüterstraße’ (Fernsprechamt Schlüterstraße Schlüterstraße) in Hamburg-Rotherbaum. Jeschke Advised Ufenau Capital Partners on the Confidential Germany EMEA Umwelttechnik Kanalservice Group’s acquisition of Jeschke GmbH Umwelttechnik GmbH. Keesing Media Advised Ergon Capital Partners III SA on Lower-mid Netherlands, EMEA Group BV its buyout of Keesing Media Group BV from Belgium, Telegraaf Media Group. Luxembourg Ledger Advised Ledger as part of a Series B investment Lower-mid France EMEA by several French and international funds, led by Draper’s funds. Limes Audio AB Advised Limes Audio AB on the divestment to Confidential Sweden EMEA Google Inc. Momondo Group Advised The Priceline Group Inc. on its Large US, UK, EMEA acquisition of the Momondo Group. Denmark Payfit Advised Accel on the Payfit fundraising. Small France, US EMEA PlanetArt Assisted Claranova in the reclassification of its Small France, UK, EMEA “software” unit in seven jurisdictions, while it also Canada, simultaneously finalized the entry of industrial Germany, investors in its US subsidiary PlanetArt. Spain, China Sensus Advised Sensus on the sale of its local subsidiary Large Chile, US Americas to Xylem. Toradex Group Advised the Toradex Group on the sale of 10 Confidential Switzerland, EMEA (various Toradex Group companies to a group of investors US, Japan, companies) represented by Verium AG. Vietnam and India TrustInSoft Advised TrustInSoft on a fundraising from Confidential France EMEA investment funds managed by Idinvest Partners. Various targets Advised Coral Group on a venture capital Upper-mid US Americas strategic partnership with AT&T.
Deal size Small = USD 50m or less Upper-mid = USD 250m - USD 500m Lower-mid = USD 50m - USD 250m Large = USD 500m +
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