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Deal: Schoenherr advises Quadrivio on the acquisition of Italian Farmol

Schoenherr advised Italian private equity firm Quadrivio SGR S.p.A. (“Quadrivio”) on the Hungarian and Slovakian legal aspects of the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Farmol S.p.A. (“Farmol”), an Italy-based producer of aerosols and liquid-based specialty products...

Wolf Theiss handles AMS takeover of Singapore-based Heptagon

Austria Microsystems AG (AMS) signed a contract for the acquisition of Singapore-based Heptagon Advanced Micro-Optics PTE. LTD (Heptagon). Sellers are primarily a number of renowned financial investors and the management and employees of Heptagon. It is expected that...

Dentons advises Liberty Global on acquisition of Multimedia Polska

Dentons advised Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company, on the acquisition of Multimedia Polska, Poland’s number three cable operator with 1.6 million homes passed, mainly through its hybrid fiber-coaxial cable network, serving...

Clifford Chance reconfigures in Saudi Arabia

Clifford Chance has recalibrated its presence in Saudi Arabia in the wake of local authorities questioning the legality of the firm’s office in Riyadh. The magic circle firm has forged an association with newcomer Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H). Fahad...

Brazil’s telecom giant Oi SA mulls over debt relief plan

With an aim to speed up Oi SA’s in-court reorganization, debt holders of the telecommunications giant’s 65.4 billion reais are mulling over a debt relief plan. The latest preliminary and confidential plan reportedly includes a five-year grace period and lowering...