Fossil Group is to acquire Misfit, a specialist in wearable technology and connected devices. The acquisition will enable Fossil Group to expand its addressable market, offering consumers both traditional timepieces and fashionable connected accessories. Misfit brings to Fossil Group a scalable cloud and app platform, a world-class software and hardware

Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management are to acquire RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. RegionalCare is the owner and operator of eight market-leading, non-urban hospitals located in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Montana, Ohio, and Texas.   The transaction, which is conditioned on customary regulatory reviews and

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has entered into a period of exclusivity with Wolseley plc, to acquire their France-based business, Bois & Matériaux (B&M), a distributor of building materials. B&M is one of the top three business-to-business distributors of building materials in France, with two established brands: Réseau Pro and

Noerr has advised Home24 AG on its acquisition of fashion4home GmbH. The Noerr team led by Dr Sascha Leske worked closely together with the company’s in-house legal department led by General Counsel Dr. André Schneider. With the merger of the two companies, Home24 AG further expands its position as Europe’s

Private equity and venture capital investor BaltCap is to acquire the invoicing and financial automation business of OpusCapita in the Baltics. BaltCap Private Equity Fund II managed by BaltCap has signed an agreement to buy the business operations serving the local markets in the Baltic States from Finnish financial process

Japanese company Topcon Corporation intends to submit a purchase offer to the shareholders of ifa systems AG via its Dutch subsidiary Topcon Europe BV with the aim of acquiring a 50.1 per cent holding in the firm. As ifa systems AG shares are listed on the Entry Standard of the

Alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has won the bid to acquire Småkraft AS, the largest operator and developer of small-scale hydropower plants in Norway. The acquisition will be the third public hydro transaction for Aquila Capital in 18 months and will further expand the firm’s already significant footprint in the

LA_based private equity fund Balmoral Funds has acquired Enesco, a designer, developer, and distributor of consumer products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers, home décor boutiques, as well as national retail chains and direct- to-consumer retailers. “We are excited to welcome Enesco to the Balmoral Fund

A global study of 100 senior executives at life sciences companies by global law firm Reed Smith, in partnership with Mergermarket, reveals that 94 per cent are planning to make an acquisition in the next year. A further 87 per cent are expecting these to be cross-border transactions.   The