Shop Apotheke Europe N.V., one of the leading online pharmacies in Continental Europe focused on non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medication and pharmacy-related beauty and personal care (BPC) products, recently announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Frankfurt. The Company operates in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. The offer consists of up to […]
Swiss and German start-up FinanceFox has recently revealed a massive $28 million Series A funding round, led by Target Global and Horizons Ventures. This is one of the latest investments in a growing trend of so-called ‘insurtech’ companies that are starting to eat away at the share of venture capital going to finance start-ups. The […]
UK based Central Accident Management Services (CAMS) recently secured £700,000 in funding, after which it has been able to buy the land it is based on in Birmingham, and create new jobs within the firm. The land it has bought, a 2.5-acre site in Small Heath, has enabled previous rent sped to be allocated to […]
Looking at another nation in the Middle East, our next thought leader explains why mergers are moving the UAE’s M&A landscape forward and are set to boost FDI throughout 2017. Dr. Habib Mohamed Abdullah, Managing Partner of Middle East Alliance Legal Consultancy (MELF), here talks to Lawyer Monthly about the prospects of further M&A operations […]
Lobbying for a more favourable and FDI enabling business environment, this thought leader believes that often South Africa is perceived as an onerous location for operations, and intends to change that view. Talking to Lawyer Monthly about the various challenges the South African M&A landscape encounters daily is Bartlett Hewu of Hewu Attorneys. Here he […]
Next up on our special M&A focus is Frank Wu, Co-Chair of the Greater China Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP. Frank talks about the current M&A landscape in China, where it’s heading towards, and what kinds of challenges are involved in agreements and transactions within the East Asian nation. In the M&A […]
Carrying on with our special competition & antitrust focus, Lawyer Monthly here looks at the markets in South Africa, what the latest legislative developments on competition law have been in the region, how the M&A landscape is faring, and talks to Pieter Steyn, Director of Werksmans and Chairman of LEX Africa, who details his and […]
VTG Aktiengesellschaft (WKN: VTG999), one of Europe's leading wagon hire and rail logistics companies, has gained a new major shareholder. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure has communicated that it will hold 29% of the company’s share capital and will thereby become the company’s largest shareholder. Andreas Goer, founder of AAE (Ahaus-Alstätter Eisenbahn), which was acquired by VTG […]
BGF recently invested £10m equity capital in RiverRidge Recycling. RiverRidge is the largest independent waste management operator in Northern Ireland, treating over 400,000mt of waste each year on behalf of local authorities, commercial businesses and individual households. The owners of RiverRidge acquired a small skip hire and landfill site in 2011, and since then the business has grown […]
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buy-out of Presteigne Broadcast Hire. Presteigne Broadcast Hire is one of the market leaders in the broadcast equipment hire sector in the UK. The business hires a selection of specialist equipment predominantly to outside broadcast companies with a particular focus on the live sport and event sector. Founded […]
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