Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields advises in Ocean Deal Dive
In Short: Lloyd’s Register is buying a majority stake in Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) from private equity firm Oakley
Deals
Dickson Minto
Dickson, Mishcon advise in REIT Takeover
In Short: U.S. investment firm Starwood Capital is buying British property trust Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd. (BCPT) for
Latham Watkins
Latham & Watkins Guides Microsoft Through CMA Investigation
In Short: The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its investigation into Microsoft's hiring of
Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie and Linklaters Lead £3.3 Billion Carlsberg-Britvic Acquisition
In Short: Danish brewer Carlsberg AS is set to acquire Britvic PLC, a UK soft drinks giant, in a £3.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP)
BCLP Advises Plus500's $110 Million Share Buyback
In Short: Israeli fintech Plus500 Ltd. has launched a $110 million share repurchase program to reward investors, signaling strong confidence
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields and Clifford Chance Advise on UCB’s $680 Million Sale
In Short: Belgian biopharma giant UCB is selling its portfolio of established products in China, including epilepsy drug Keppra and
Bird Bird
Bird & Bird Advises Capital’s Share Sale
In Short: Capital Ltd., a UK-based mining services company, sold its entire stake in Predictive Discovery Ltd., an Australian gold
Gateley
Travers Smith and Gateley Advise on Caledonia's £55 Million Acquisition of Direct Tyre Management
In Short: Caledonia Investments PLC has acquired a majority stake in Direct Tyre Management Ltd. (DTM) for £55 million, partnering
Sidley Austin
Gibson Dunn and Sidley Austin Advise on Diversified Energy’s $106 Million Natural Gas Asset Acquisition
In Short: Diversified Energy Co. PLC has finalized a $106 million deal to acquire natural gas assets in eastern Texas
Latham Watkins
Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, and Vinson & Elkins Advise on Woodside’s $2.35B Acquisition of OCI’s Texas Ammonia Facility
In Short: Australian oil and gas giant Woodside Energy is buying OCI NV’s low-carbon ammonia facility in Texas for
DLA Piper
DLA Piper and Freeths Advise on Netcall’s £13 Million Acquisition of Govtech
In Short: Netcall PLC has announced its acquisition of Govtech Holdings Ltd., a U.K.-based digital process automation company
Linklaters
Linklaters, Simpson Thacher, and Devonshires Advise on USS’s £405 Million Strategic Housing Investment
In Short: The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the UK's largest private pension fund, has acquired 3,000 shared-ownership
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields and Linklaters Advise on HgCapital’s £24.3M Exit from TeamSystem to Hellman & Friedman
In Short: British investment firm HgCapital is selling its remaining interest in TeamSystem to U.S. private equity firm Hellman
Linklaters
Baker McKenzie and Linklaters Advise on Carlsberg’s £3.3B Acquisition of Britvic
In Short: Danish brewer Carlsberg is set to acquire Britvic PLC, a British soft drinks company, in a cash deal
Latham Watkins
Latham & Watkins, Wilson Sonsini, and Fried Frank Advise on Boston Scientific’s $1.16B Silk Road Medical Acquisition
In Short: Boston Scientific Corp., with guidance from Latham & Watkins, is set to acquire Silk Road Medical Inc. for
Baker McKenzie
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie Advise as Britvic Rejects Carlsberg’s £3.1B Takeover Bid
In Short: Britvic PLC has turned down a £3.1 billion takeover offer from Danish brewer Carlsberg AS, asserting that
Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds, KWM, and Simmons & Simmons Advise on Deterra’s £144M Trident Royalties Acquisition
In Short: Deterra Royalties through its subsidiary, Deterra Global Holdings, is shelling out £144 million to snap up UK-based Trident
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG and Eversheds Sutherland Advise on Rothesay’s £125M Pension Deal with Medical Protection Society
In Short: Rothesay has nailed a £125 million pension deal with the Medical Protection Society Ltd. (MPS), supported by the