Deals

Tracking the latest in mergers and acquisitions. Our Deals section provides in-depth coverage of recent M&A activity, significant transactions, and financial trends. Stay informed about the deals shaping the corporate world and impacting the legal field.

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Novomatic acquires Casino Royal

31st May 2017
Novomatic announced the acquisition of another major player in the German market, Casino Royal Group. The Austrian gaming operator Novomatic has expanded its German presence with this acquisition. The German Federal Cartel Office recently approved Novomatic’s purchase of the Casino Royal Group, one of Germany’s largest gambling hall businesses. Casino Royal operates around 3,500 gambling machines at 130 […]
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Croatia's Olympus d.o.o and Slovenia's OLYMPUS SLOVENIJA d.o.o. merge into Olympus Czech Group, s.r.o., člen koncernu

31st May 2017
Weinhold Legal, Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic, and Selih & partnerji have advised on the merger of entities within the Olympus group, as Croatia's Olympus d.o.o and Slovenia's OLYMPUS SLOVENIJA d.o.o. merged into the Czech entity, Olympus Czech Group, s.r.o., clen koncernu. The merger was registered on 1 March 2017. Selih & partnerji worked as Slovenian […]
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Amethis Finance and Metier acquire stake in Kenafric Industries

28th April 2017
  Amethis Finance and Metier partner to acquire a significant minority stake in Kenafric Industries Limited, the East African leader in the confectionery sector. Amethis Finance and Metier are pleased to announce their partnership with Kenafric Industries (“Kenafric”), in the acquisition of a significant minority stake in their packaged food business. The Kenafric Group was […]
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Aquarama Gest acquires Hypromat Italy

28th April 2017
The company Aquarama, which belongs to the family Bosio, concluded the important acquisition of Hypromat, Franco-Swiss multinational company operating in the Italian territory with 19 plants owned in the car wash industry. The fallout of this acquisition is to be assessed positively in terms of employment; the acquisition does not include layoffs or mobility for […]
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Downing invests £3m in Xupes

28th April 2017
Xupes, a family-owned luxury e-commerce business, has secured £3 million of growth capital from Venture Capital Trust manager, Downing LLP. Xupes was set up by son-father team, Joe and Frank McKenzie, in 2009. It initially specialised in the resale of high-end watches, art and antiques, and has since expanded to include jewellery and handbags, as […]
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Hermes Real Estate Debt Strategy completes GBP29m loan to JV partnership for central London asset

28th April 2017
Hermes Investment Management - the £28.6 billion manager focused on delivering superior, sustainable, risk adjusted returns to its clients -, has completed a £29 million loan for its real estate debt strategy. Hermes Investment Management has provided senior financing to Thor Equities and Chenavari Investment Managers to fund the acquisition of 147-155 Wardour Street, London […]
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Mid Europa Partners sells Zabka Polska to CVC Capital Partners

28th April 2017
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), the leading private equity investor in Central and South Eastern Europe, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell Zabka Polska (‘Zabka’ or the ‘Company’), to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (the ‘Transaction’). The Transaction is subject to customary competition authority clearance, and is expected to […]
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