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Advised Hg Capital and Visma in the sale of ownership interests in Visma
Waselius & Wist advised Hg Capital, a specialist private equity investor focused on software and services businesses, and Visma in the Finnish law aspects of the sale of ownership interests in Visma, the leading software company to private and public enterprises in the Nordic, Benelux and Baltic region. Read more
Advised AMC Networks in connection with the rights offering of Next Games
Waselius & Wist advised AMC Networks Ventures LLC, subsidiary of AMC Networks Inc (Nasdaq: AMCX) in underwriting the rights issue of Next Games Corporation (Nasdaq: NXTGMS) by subscription commitments from AMC and another key investor. Final results of the offering were announced 22 October 2019. Read more
Divestment by Commonwealth Bank of Australia of First State Investments
Waselius & Wist represented Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and First State Investments (FSI) in Finnish regulatory filings and approvals relating to the divestment by CBA of leading global asset manager, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. Read more
Acquisition of Verifone Systems Inc. by Francisco Partners and BCI
Waselius & Wist represented Francisco Partners in the Finnish law aspects of the acquisition of Verifone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) by Francisco Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). Read more
Acquisition of Solita by Apax
Waselius & Wist represented Apax Partners in the Finnish law aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in the leading Finnish digital transformation company, Solita, from Vaaka Partners, including the financing arrangements and merger control proceedings relating to the acquisition. Read more
Acquisition by I Squared Capital of TIP Trailer Services
Waselius & Wist represented I Squared Capital, an independent global infrastructure investment manager, in the Finnish law aspects of its acquisition of Tip Trailer Services from HNA Group, a global Fortune 500 company focused on aviation and tourism, logistics and financial services. Read more
Acquisition of Digita Oy by Digital Colony
Waselius & Wist represented Digital Colony in the Finnish law aspects of its acquisition of Digita Oy from First State Investments. Read more
Acquisition of Staples’ European Business by Cerberus Capital Management
Waselius & Wist advised Cerberus Capital Management in the Finnish aspects of its acquisition of a controlling stake in the European operations of the US listed office supplies company Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS). Read more
Proposed divestment by Sandvik AB of its Mining Systems Operations
Waselius & Wist advised Sandvik AB in the Finnish law aspects of the proposed divestment of its mining systems operations to the private equity company CoBe Capital. In 2015, the mining systems operations had annual sales of 5 billion SEK representing 6% of Sandvik Group revenues. Read more
Investment by JZ International
Waselius & Wist advised JZ International in its investment into a Finnish consumer lending platform business. Read more
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