Allen & Overy advised Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the financing of GIC and Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in mutual fund platform Allfunds Bank.
Beech Tree Private Equity was advised by DLA Piper on its acquisition of language and skills training company Learnlight Group, according to Mergermarket.
Garrigues advised the Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI) on its merger with US-based Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ), which instructed Olleros Abogados on the deal.
Lisbon law firm Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados (SLCM) advised Mellopark on the sale of its minority stake in Empark to Spain’s ASSIP, Asesoría y Estudios de Mercado and Portuguese infrastructure fund
Cuatrecasas acted for Spanish private equity fund Artá Capital on the €70 million acquisition of the propane gas distribution and sales company Gascan from asset management company Explorer Investments.
Cuatrecasas advised Internos Global Investors on the purchase of the Lux Park Hotel in Lisbon.
Private equity funds GED Capital and Oquendo Capital instructed King & Wood Mallesons and Garrigues respectively on their acquisition of Spanish food and retail sector company Araven.
A multijurisdictional CMS team – including lawyers from the firm’s Spain and Portugal offices – advised Germany’s Hartmann Group on the acquisition of care sector brand Lindor.
