Other sectors
Consumer & retail
Sunday Natural Products
Advice to the company and its founder, Dr Jörg Schweikart, on the sale of a stake in Sunday Natural to private equity investor CVC Capital Partners VIII. The partnership between Sunday Natural and CVC Fund VIII will increase the company's international reach and scale its product portfolio. Its founder will retain a significant stake and will continue to play a central role in driving forward strategic expansion. Sunday Natural, founded in 2013, has developed into the fastest-growing brand for the digital direct sales of high-quality vitamins, minerals and food supplements in the DACH region. The Berlin-based company serves over one million customers annually.
Germany
Auchan Retail
Advised the French company on its partnership with the Great Way Group and establishing its presence in Algeria. Auchan Retail is a major French food retailer and the Great Way Group is a distribution specialist in Algeria.
France, Algeria
Hilton Food Group
Advised Hilton Food Group on its acquisition of the Dutch Foppen Group. Foppen is a major Dutch company specialising in the production of smoked salmon for international markets. The move means Hilton expands its protein category market share and gives it its first US entrée.
The Netherlands, UK
Flink
Advised Flink on the acquisition of Cajoo, and Carrefour's investment in Flink. This deal allows Flink to boost its expansion in France and to consolidate its leading position in Europe, in particular by accessing Carrefour's central purchasing unit, which becomes its exclusive distributor in France and a direct shareholder.
Germany, France
SCV
Advised SCV on its investment into Pixyle, a company that helps fashion retailers improve the online shopping experience and boost e-commerce sales by improving efficiency in catalogue management with smart product data entry.
The Netherlands
Attraqt Group plc
Advised retail e-commerce technology provider Attraqt on its recommended takeover offer by Aegean Bidco, a subsidiary of Crownpeak Holdings LLC, which is a portfolio company of US private equity investor K1 Investments LLC.
UK
Lush
Advised Andrew Gerrie and Alison Hawksley on the £216.8m deal with Silverwood Brands to sell their stake in the Lush 'bath bomb' beauty/cosmetics manufacturer and retailer. Andrew Gerrie was one of the co-founders of Lush and together with Alison Hawksley held a 20% stake.
Consumer & retail, TMC
UK
Hilton Food Group
Advised Hilton Food Group on its acquisition of the Dutch Foppen Group. Foppen is a major Dutch company specialising in the production of smoked salmon for international markets. The move means Hilton expands its protein category market share and gives it its first US entrée.
Consumer & retail
the Netherlands, UK
Attraqt Group plc
Advised retail e-commerce technology provider Attraqt on its recommended takeover offer by Aegean Bidco, a subsidiary of Crownpeak Holdings LLC, which is a portfolio company of US private equity investor K1 Investments LLC.
Lush
Andrew Gerrie and Alison Hawksley on the £216.8m deal with Silverwood Brands to sell their stake in the Lush 'bath bomb' beauty/cosmetics manufacturer and retailer. Andrew Gerrie was one of the co-founders of Lush and together with Alison Hawksley held a 20% stake.
Consumer & retail
UK
Damm
Advised Damm, a leading company in the food and beverage industry in Spain and producer of renowned beer brand Estrella Damm, on its acquisition of the Eagle Brewery in the UK from Carlsberg Marston (CMBC). Based in Bedford, the brewery is Damm’s second overseas facility and the first outside the Iberian Peninsula.
Consumer & retail
UK
Chemicals
Polyscope
Advised the shareholders of Polyscope on its sale to Vertellus. Polyscope is a leading manufacturer of specialty additives for coatings, electronics applications and engineering polymers. Vertellus manufactures specialty materials for various personal care, performance coatings, polymer additives, healthcare and food and beverage markets. With the addition of Polyscope’s complementary product portfolio and advanced manufacturing capabilities, Vertellus expands its European production capabilities and extends its reach in high-growth markets.
The Netherlands
Automotive & mobility
RM Sotheby's
Advised RM Sotheby's on the auction of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, often considered to be the most beautiful car in the world. It was secured by a private collector for the record sum of €135 million, a price which made this iconic vehicle one of the top ten most valuable items ever sold at auction.
UAE, Germany
Five
We supported Europe's leading start-up for self-driving cars, Five, on its sale to Bosch, one of the world's biggest mobility providers. The two companies share a common vision of automated driving and safe automated driving systems.
The Netherlands
Aviation
OHB SE
Advised German space and technology company, OHB SE, on the formation of a joint venture with AFK Enterprise AG, including assisting in the JV's acquisition of a minority stake in Deutsche Aircraft Holdings. The equity investment will speed up the development of new greener aviation technologies and demonstrates the growing confidence in the aviation industry's ability to meet the increasing demand for more sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective aircraft.
Germany, UK
The Exploration Company
Advised spacetech start-up The Exploration Company on a €40 million Series A financing. The round was led by investors EQT Group and Red River West. The financing round is the largest Series A financing in the commercial space sector in Europe. The German-French space start-up The Exploration Company is working to build a transport service for people and materials in space and to send a space capsule into space later this year. The company is headed by Hélène Huby, former head of innovation at Airbus subsidiary Defence and Space.
Germany
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
We worked with the insolvency administrator of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport on its sale to Swift Conjoy. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport was hit hard by COVID-19 and following the sale Swift Conjoy, based in Frankfurt, will continue flight operations. Swift Convoys intends to take over the approximately 430 employees. The new investor also plans to further expand passenger and cargo flight operations.
Germany
Travel & tourism
Inflexion and the management team of Scott Dunn
We have advised Inflexion and the management team of Scott Dunn on the £121m sale of the company to Australian listed travel agency Flight Centre. Scott Dunn is a leading luxury travel brand specialising in tailor-made luxury holidays. It has won the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Award every year since 2013 in recognition of its high levels of personal service and destination expertise. The deal enables Scott Dunn to build on its success on a global scale through Flight Centre's platform, and opens new opportunities for Flight Centre to enter the luxury travel market through an already established brand.
UK
Manufacturing & industrials
Isatis Capital
We've advised Isatis Capital on several recent deals including its acquisition of a majority stake in 3R Industries Group, and on the sale of Texys to Fogale Sensors.