Bryan Cave’s M&A teams in Frankfurt and Hamburg have advised the Altano Group, a subsidiary of the Swiss investment company Ufenau Capital Partners, on its acquisiton of Pferdeklinik, an equine clinic located in Kirchheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Altano Group, which is one of the leading operators of equine clinics in Germany,

Noerr has advised the Chinese motor manufacturer SEC Holding Co, Ltd, which also owns the publicly traded SEC Electric Machinery Co, on a strategic acquisition of drive technology specialist VEM, a member of the Merckle Group. The VEM Group specialises in manufacturing electric drive systems, custom motors and special machines.

Alliance Etiquettes is actively pursuing its consolidation strategy in the wine, spirits and agri-food high-end labelling sector with the acquisition of Applic’Etains, its fourth build-up since Activa Capital’s investment in July 2015. Applic’Etains is a French company based in Nontron (Dordogne) and specialises in the design and production of high-end

Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private equity firm, has acquired Xebec Global Corporation (Xebec) a highly specialised provider of human intelligence solutions and services to customers in the Intelligence Community. David Wodlinger, a Partner at Arlington, says: “Xebec has built a reputation for excellence in supporting our nation’s

Maven and YFM-backed Indigo Telecom Group (Indigo), a provider of multi-vendor managed and project services to Tier 1 and 2 telecom network operators, equipment vendors, multi-national corporations and government clients, has acquired Belcom247 (Belcom UK Ltd). The deal demonstrates the successful execution of the Indigo’s buy and build strategy and

Rewards Network, a provider of marketing, loyalty services, dining rewards programs and financing to the restaurant industry, has been acquired by TowerBrook Capital Partners, a New York and London-based investment management firm, from Equity Group Investments (EGI). The transaction is complete and financial terms have not been not disclosed. TowerBrook’s

Roc Technologies has secured a GBP10 million investment from BGF to support its longer-term growth strategy and the acquisition of City Change Management (CCM). Founded in 2013 by Chief Executive Matt Franklin and COO Steve Shirley, Roc provides business and technology transformation services to multinational companies and public sector organisations.

Griffon Corporation has successfully completed its acquisition of ClosetMaid, a specialist in home storage and organisation products. ClosetMaid is now part of Griffon’s Home and Building Products segment, which also includes Clopay Building Products and The AMES Companies.   “ClosetMaid is a terrific addition to Griffon’s Home and Building Products

M&A specialists from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have acted as lead legal counsel on a significant acquisition of a Guernsey financial services business. TMF Group, a global financial and business services provider, has purchased Gentoo, an independent provider of administration services to regulated and unregulated funds and family office