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Advised Darktrace, the machine-learning cyber security company, on its latest investment which tipped the company's value over the magical $1USD billion mark ($USD 1.25 billion), making it the firm's latest Unicorn.
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Advised as Singapore counsel to Clearbridge Health, a medtech investor, on the proposed initial public offering of 88 million shares at 28 cents each on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange to raise net proceeds of S$21.4 million to build a business focused on precision medical services.
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Advised US life sciences company Unchained Labs on the acquisition of German rap.ID Particle Systems GmbH. The transaction was managed in only four weeks, including due diligence, negotiations and notarization of the share purchase agreements with a focus on intellectual property rights. In connection with this transaction, Unchained Labs raised $17 million in a series D financing. Novo Ventures, Canaan Partners, TPG Biotech and Tri-Valley Ventures all participated in the financing.
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advised our major client, ProSiebenSat.1, on its purchase of Frankfurt-based adtech company Kairion, an e-commerce specialist, from Cocomore AG. Our Munich team regularly handles the legal due diligence for ProSiebenSat.1 in relation to IP, IT, Commercial as well as Antitrust/Compliance. In addition, we advise in relation to the client's purchase agreements. This huge and very challenging deal involved many of our lawyers in different practice groups too.
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We successfully represented Interoute's subsidiary, Easynet, in the Court of Appeal which allowed the consolidation of multiple group companies under the Cross-Border Merger Regulations. The decision is now a leading case on the subject and clarified the extent of the UK Court's discretion to approve mergers under the Cross-Border Merger Regulations. This clears the way for multiple companies to be consolidated cross-border within the EU.
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We have been reappointed to Arm's tier 1 panel for M&A, and appointed for the first time to the Commercial EMEA panel. Cross-selling our practice expertise is a real success story, particularly with such an innovative and industry shaping company that fits firmly within the firm's tech sweet spot.
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We advised Ilmarinen Pension Insurance (Finland) on the sale of 50% of its portfolio to AMF (Swedish counterpart), consisting of 15 properties, incl. Nokia’s and Finnair’s HQs, with a total value of ~€400m.
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Advised Brainiac on its EUR12.5 million fundraising from VC investors from France and Belgium. Brainiac is a start-up dedicated to the development of the first parallel neuronal calculator, based on the functioning mechanism of the human brain.
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Advised Calero Software on its strategic acquisition of UK based company Veropath, a leading provider of telecoms expense management software. This transaction is the latest example of our cross border M&A deals between the US and UK.
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Acted for EY on the establishment of a joint venture with Guardtime, one of the world's leading blockchain solutions companies, which has the potential to transform the $30 billion global marine hull insurance industry.
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Our Italian team has recently assisted Giulio Fiocchi S.p.A. (the holding company owned by the Fiocchi family) on the sale of its subsidiary, Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A (an Italian small caliber ammunition manufacturer) and its controlled entities to Charme III (a fund of the European private equity firm, Charme Capital Partners). It is one of the most significant transactions in the Italian private equity market, both in terms of size and importance of the target company given its leading position in the market. As a consequence of the size of this deal, we have received some strong media coverage.
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Advised the shareholders of BBS Automation GmbH, one of the leading providers of high-quality automation solutions for complex assembly and testing processes with locations in Germany, USA, Malaysia and China, on their investment and joint venture with EQT Mid-Market Europe.
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Advised Canaccord Genuity Limited as nominated adviser and broker on the initial public offering of Kore Potash plc on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, with a market cap of AUS$92.6m. Kore Potash is an advanced stage potash exploration and development company whose primary project is located in the Republic of Congo.
