Mergers & Acquisitions

Our Mergers & Acquisitions Work

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• Acquisition of a 95% stake of GlobalCorp for Financial Services.

  Advising a consortium of financial investors led by Amethis and included SPE AIF I (SPE Capital Partners) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), on the acquisition of a 95% stake of GlobalCorp for Financial Services.

  Egypt

  Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited on its acquisition of Medco Plast for Packing and Packaging

  Advising Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, dually listed in Thailand and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and one of the world's leading petrochemicals producers on its acquisition of Medco Plast for Packing and Packaging Systems, the largest manufacturer of PET from Gulf Capital’s portfolio company, Middle East Glass.

  Egypt

  Lead counsel to Suez Industrial Development Company (SIDC)

  Advising as lead counsel to Suez Industrial Development Company (SIDC), a majority-owned subsidiary of Orascom Construction PLC (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS), on a project that aims to develop a 2.2 million square meter industrial park in West Cairo, along with an acquisition of 25 per cent stake of the project company.

  Egypt

  Sovereign Fund of Egypt on the USD 2 billion sale of state-held stakes in five EGX-listed companies

  Advising the Sovereign Fund of Egypt on the USD 2 billion sale of state-held stakes in five EGX-listed companies including Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Fawry, and state-owned Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Company (AFC), Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO), and Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling to Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, ADQ.

  Egypt

  Advising Adenia Capital on its acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited

  Advising private equity firm Adenia Capital on its acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

  Kenya

  $21.5 million carrier vessel acquisition

  Assisting Anglo International Shipping Group Limited with their successful bid for the USD$21.5 million acquisition of Ten Jin Maru, a bulk carrier vessel.

  United States

  Acquisition of a global private education group by a Swiss Investment Fund

  Assisting Anglo International Shipping Group Limited with their successful bid for the USD$21.5 million acquisition of Ten Jin Maru, a bulk carrier vessel.

  Switzerland

  Acquisition of company owning the business and operations at Fowlmere Aerodrome

  Advising on the acquisition of a company owning the business and operations at Fowlmere Aerodrome, Cambridge, including certain aircraft, to form part of the client’s flying school business, the British Aerobatic Academy.

  United Kingdom

  Sale of the UK’s largest residential home park

  Sale of the business and operations at Kings Park Village, Canvey Island, Essex to Cove Communities Venture II KPV Limited (North American-based operator Cove Communities) which included 849 pitches and premium on-site facilities.

  United Kingdom

  $200 million logistics business disposal

  Acting for an Italian trading group on the $200 million disposal of their worldwide logistics business.

  Italy
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• Advising Adenia Capital on its acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited

  Advising private equity firm Adenia Capital on its acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

  Kenya

  PROPARCO's proposed investment Moringa Schools Limited

  Advising PROPARCO on its proposed investment in Moringa Schools Limited.

  Kenya

  Stichting DOB Equity's proposed investment in Moringa Schools Limited

  Advising Stichting DOB Equity on their proposed investment in Moringa Schools Limited.

  Kenya

  KES 250million acquisition of Francis Thuo and Partners Limited

  Advising on the KES 250million acquisition of Francis Thuo and Partners Limited by Equity Investment Bank.

  Kenya

  KES 2 billion acquisition of Civicon Limited

  Advising on the KES 2 billion acquisition of Civicon Limited by Trans-century Limited.

  Kenya

  Advising Monarch Insurance on its disposal of a majority equity stake to Holmarcom

  Advising Monarch Insurance, a major Kenyan underwriter, on its disposal of a majority equity stake to Moroccan conglomerate, Holmarcom.

  Kenya

  Premier Solar (Kenya)

  Advising Premier Solar (Kenya) on its joint venture with Starsight Solar (Nigeria).

  Kenya

• $21.5 million carrier vessel acquisition

  Assisting Anglo International Shipping Group Limited with their successful bid for the USD$21.5 million acquisition of Ten Jin Maru, a bulk carrier vessel.

  United States

  USD $1.54 billion sale by Petrobas

  Advising Petrobras on the sale of its interests in Block BC-10 in the Campos Basin, Brazil to Shell and ONGC for USD 1.54 billion.

  United States

  USD $6.25 million strategic ATM manufacturing acquisition

  Acting for a Cennox, a leading ATM manufacturing company in the acquisition of Diebold after the merger of Wincor Nixdorf and Diebold.

  United States

  Acquisition of Europe's largest aluminium smelter

  Advising Liberty House Group, the industrial arm of the GFG Alliance, on its purchase of Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe's largest aluminium smelter from Rio Tinto for US$500,000,000.

  United States

  The Sale of Progressive Games Partners LLC, the parent company of leading proprietary game providers

  Advising the sale of PGP to Galaxy Gaming Inc., a NASDAQ listed entity based in Las Vegas and another leader in the online and physical gaming industry. 

  United States

  Global telecommunications network assets acquisition

  Advising a global telecommunications carrier and network integrator on its cross border acquisition of a fellow network integrator including significant network assets in North America, Europe and Asia

  United States

  USD 130 million carve-out electronics business acquisition

  Acting for leading listed UK electrocomponents distributor on the USD 130 million multi-jurisdictional acquisition of a carve-out business from US multilateral

  United States

• Insurance Australia Group non-life insurer acquisition

  Advising Insurance Australia Group in relation to its acquisition of a 30% stake in AAA Assurance Corporation, a Vietnamese non-life insurer

  Australia

  Pharmaceutical acquisitions in China

  Acting for a major pharmaceutical distribution company in its China M&A transactions and PRC regulatory work

  China

  Advising on a Hong Kong investment holding company's acquisitions

  Advising a Hong Kong based investment holding company in connection with various M&A related transactions in its investment in a commercial bank in China, consumer bank in Indonesia and Thailand and upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia

  Hong Kong

  Lipi Data Systems manufacturing company acquisition

  Advising Mumbai based Lipi Data Systems on its acquisition of PBT International, the UK's largest independent manufacturer of printer cartridges

  India

  Educational training facility acquisition

  Advising an Australian-based asset manager and SME operator in its acquisition of a regional educational training facility in Malaysia and Thailand.

  Thailand

• Sovereign Fund of Egypt on the USD 2 billion sale of state-held stakes in five EGX-listed companies

  Advising the Sovereign Fund of Egypt on the USD 2 billion sale of state-held stakes in five EGX-listed companies including Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Fawry, and state-owned Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Company (AFC), Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO), and Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling to Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, ADQ.

  Egypt

  Acquisition of a 95% stake of GlobalCorp for Financial Services.

  Advising a consortium of financial investors led by Amethis and included SPE AIF I (SPE Capital Partners) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), on the acquisition of a 95% stake of GlobalCorp for Financial Services.

  Egypt

  Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited on its acquisition of Medco Plast for Packing and Packaging

  Advising Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, dually listed in Thailand and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and one of the world's leading petrochemicals producers on its acquisition of Medco Plast for Packing and Packaging Systems, the largest manufacturer of PET from Gulf Capital’s portfolio company, Middle East Glass.

  Egypt

  Lead counsel to Suez Industrial Development Company (SIDC)

  Advising as lead counsel to Suez Industrial Development Company (SIDC), a majority-owned subsidiary of Orascom Construction PLC (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS), on a project that aims to develop a 2.2 million square meter industrial park in West Cairo, along with an acquisition of 25 per cent stake of the project company.

  Egypt

  Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan

  Advising Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan.

  Egypt

  CI Capital on their 80% acquisition of Reefy

  Advising CI Capital on their 80 per cent acquisition of Reefy, Egypt’s leading microfinance institution.

  Egypt

  BLOM Bank SAL

  Advising BLOM Bank SAL in connection with the disposal of a 99.4% stake held in the share capital of BLOM BANK Egypt to Arab Banking Corporation, through a mandatory tender offer.

  Egypt

  Gig-Egypt

  Advising Gig-Egypt on the transaction to acquire 100% of AIG Egypt through a mandatory tender offer.

  Egypt

  Advising PANDORA of its strategic acquisition of Pan ME A/S

  Advising the Danish listed company  PANDORA and leading manufacturer and retailer of hand-finished jewellery, on the regional aspects of its strategic acquisition of Pan ME A/S, a distributor of PANDORA jewellery in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE

  Qatar

  Advising Pandora on its acquisition of Pan ME A/S

  Advising Pandora, the Danish listed company and leading manufacturer and retailer of hand-finished jewellery, on the regional aspects of its strategic acquisition of Pan ME A/S, a distributor of Pandora jewellery in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE.

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• Acquisition of a global private education group by a Swiss Investment Fund

  Assisting Anglo International Shipping Group Limited with their successful bid for the USD$21.5 million acquisition of Ten Jin Maru, a bulk carrier vessel.

  Switzerland

  Acquisition of company owning the business and operations at Fowlmere Aerodrome

  Advising on the acquisition of a company owning the business and operations at Fowlmere Aerodrome, Cambridge, including certain aircraft, to form part of the client’s flying school business, the British Aerobatic Academy.

  United Kingdom

  Sale of the UK’s largest residential home park

  Sale of the business and operations at Kings Park Village, Canvey Island, Essex to Cove Communities Venture II KPV Limited (North American-based operator Cove Communities) which included 849 pitches and premium on-site facilities.

  United Kingdom

  USD 1 billion merger and joint disposal of manufacturers to a private equity house

  Acting for French and German manufacturers on the USD 1 billion merger and joint disposal of their business to a leading private equity house.

  France

  $200 million logistics business disposal

  Acting for an Italian trading group on the $200 million disposal of their worldwide logistics business.

  Italy

  Acquisition of 30% shareholdings in power plants equipment manufacturer

  Advising an international investment vehicle on acquisition of approx. 30% of shareholdings in a major Russian manufacturer of power plants equipment.

  Russian Federation

  Acquisition of JV partner’s interest

  Advising a leading UKCS operating company on the acquisition of a joint venture partner's interest in a producing field arising in the context of the joint venture partner's default.

  United Kingdom

  Acquisition of 25% interest in the Marine Block XII Permit and production sharing contract in the Re

  Advising an international oil & gas company on the sale and purchase agreement and acquisition financing to acquire a 25% interest in the Marine Block XII Permit and production sharing contract in the Republic of Congo.

  United Kingdom

  Sale of a Real Estate Investment SPV

  Acting for the Sellers in relation to the sale of a real estate investment SPV which owned industrial warehousing units built in the 1980s constructed over ground and first floors.

  United Kingdom

  Purchase of a UK headquartered group with operations in the UK, Germany, Poland and Australia

  Purchase of a UK headquartered group with operations in the UK, Germany, Poland and Australia in the business of developing and licensing point of sale and reservations software used in the cruise ship industry by a Singapore subsidiary of Schulte Group from multiple shareholders.

  United Kingdom
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