Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
HIG buys Beinbauer from Orlando
Management team, headed by Tobias Lührig and Patric Meeth, will continue to lead the group
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
CVC exits Paroc in €900m trade sale
GP sells the business after a three-year holding and expects the deal to complete by early 2018
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Steele joins Kirkland & Ellis
Steele joins Kirkland after six years at Freshfields
US law firms gear up to take on magic circle
Increased dominance of US law firms in UK threatens magic circle
Freshfields private equity star Bown leaves for client CVC
Chris Bown, CVC
Blackstone and PAI sell United Biscuits' KP Snacks
Intersnack has acquired KP Snacks from The Blackstone Group and PAI partners portfolio company United Biscuits, in a deal reportedly worth around £500m.
Advent to take Mediq private for €775m
Advent International has announced plans to delist Dutch pharma company Mediq from the Euronext Amsterdam, valuing the company at €775m.
EQT buys UC4 from Carlyle
EQT has wholly acquired Austrian software company UC4 from the Carlyle Group.
Cinven acquires Pronet Güvenlik from Turkven
Cinven Partners has acquired Turkish alarm systems provider Pronet Güvenlik in a secondary buyout from Turkven Private Equity and other institutional shareholders.
Cinven snaps up ICG's CPA Global in SBO
Cinven has agreed to acquire intellectual property specialists CPA Global from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and Electra Private Equity in a secondary buyout thought to be worth around $1bn.
STAR buys ThyssenKrupp's marine systems business
STAR Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Blohm & Voss's civil business from ThyssenKrupp.
Pamplona Capital Management exits TMD Friction
Pamplona Capital Management has sold automotive supplier TMD Friction to Tokyo-based Nisshinbo Hodings for €600m.
Ex-Freshfields and Milbank lawyers found new firm
Tilmann Gütt and Heiner Feldhaus, formerly of Freshfields, and Sebastian Olk, ex-Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, have announced the launch of a new law business in Munich.
Permira sells Provimi for €1.5bn
Permira has reached an agreement to sell Dutch animal food producer Provimi to Cargill for €1.5bn.
Triton acquires Europart
Private equity house Triton has acquired commercial vehicles parts distributor Europart from the Pederzani family for an undisclosed amount.
AHB appoints Waitz as new partner
Hamburg-based law firm Ahrends Hofert Bergemann (AHB) has announced the appointment of Dr Benjamin Waitz as a partner.
Freshfields appoints joint sector group leader of financial institutions group
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Andrew Hart as joint sector group leader of its global financial institutions group (FIG).
Apax bids for Utimaco Safeware
Apax Partners has bid €17.10 per share for Utimaco Safeware AG using its shell company Shield Bidco Limited.
Gibson, Dunn appoints Freshfield's Roberts to London office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Jeff Roberts as a London-based partner with a focus on international M&A, private equity and equity capital markets.