Monthly M&A Insider - Mergermarket
Monthly M&A Insider - Mergermarket
Monthly M&A Insider - Mergermarket
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Mid-market deals<br />
Top 15 European announced mid market deals of the month (March 2009)<br />
(€10m to €250m)<br />
Announced Status Target company Sector Target/seller<br />
financial<br />
adviser<br />
6-Mar-09 P Troika Dialog<br />
Group (33%<br />
stake)<br />
Financial<br />
Services<br />
2-Mar-09 P Roxar ASA Energy,<br />
Mining &<br />
Utilities<br />
30-Mar-09 P COSMOFON<br />
AD Skopje ;<br />
and Germanos<br />
Telekom SA<br />
Skopje<br />
26-Mar-09 P Transpetrol AS<br />
(49% stake)<br />
23-Mar-09 P Ground Handling<br />
Newco; MRO<br />
NewCo; and<br />
Pantheon<br />
Airways SA<br />
16-Mar-09 P Banca Italease<br />
SpA (69.30%<br />
stake)<br />
31-Mar-09 C Groupe Lucien<br />
Barriere SAS<br />
(15% stake)<br />
3-Mar-09 P Presse<br />
Publications SR<br />
SA (49.90%<br />
stake)<br />
23-Mar-09 P Ericsson AB<br />
(TEMS business<br />
unit)<br />
27-Mar-09 P CastelMac SpA;<br />
Frimont SpA.;<br />
and Scotsman<br />
Group<br />
24-Mar-09 P Reservoir<br />
Exploration<br />
Technology ASA<br />
(52.75% stake)<br />
Troika<br />
Dialog<br />
Group<br />
Arctic<br />
Securities;<br />
Astrup and<br />
Partners<br />
Target/seller<br />
legal adviser<br />
DLA Piper;<br />
Herbert Smith/<br />
Gleiss Lutz/<br />
Stibbe<br />
Bidder company Bidder financial<br />
adviser<br />
Standard Bank<br />
Group Limited<br />
Schjodt Emerson<br />
Electric<br />
Company<br />
TMT Telekom<br />
Slovenije dd<br />
Business<br />
Services<br />
Ministry of<br />
Economy of the<br />
Slovak Republic<br />
Transportation Marfin<br />
Investment<br />
Group Holdings<br />
SA<br />
Financial<br />
Services<br />
Morgan<br />
Stanley<br />
Chiomenti<br />
Studio Legale<br />
Standard Bank<br />
Group<br />
Bidder legal<br />
adviser<br />
Clifford<br />
Chance<br />
JPMorgan Bryan Cave;<br />
Wiersholm<br />
ING Clifford<br />
Chance<br />
Investment Bank<br />
of Greece<br />
Vgenopoulos<br />
& Partners<br />
Law Firm<br />
Banco Popolare Mediobanca Studio Legale<br />
Pavesi Gitti<br />
Verzoni<br />
Leisure Accor SA BNP Paribas;<br />
CIBC World<br />
Markets;<br />
Goldman Sachs;<br />
Lazard; SG<br />
TMT Tamedia AG Tavernier<br />
Schantz<br />
TMT Ascom Holding<br />
AG<br />
Industrials &<br />
Chemicals<br />
Energy,<br />
Mining &<br />
Utilities<br />
2-Mar-09 P Autodistribution Industrials &<br />
Chemicals<br />
2-Mar-09 P MF Bilsport &<br />
Specialforsakring<br />
AB; Modern RE<br />
SA; Moderna<br />
Forsakringar Sak<br />
AB; and netviq<br />
AB<br />
Financial<br />
Services<br />
DnB NOR Advokatfirmaet<br />
Steenstrup<br />
Stordrange<br />
Rothschild Dewey &<br />
LeBoeuf;<br />
Shearman &<br />
Sterling<br />
Warburg Pincus<br />
LLC<br />
Cheyne Capital<br />
Management;<br />
Lime Rock<br />
Partners ; and<br />
Trafalgar AS<br />
TowerBrook<br />
Capital Partners<br />
LP<br />
UBS Investment<br />
Bank<br />
Europe<br />
Seller company Deal<br />
value<br />
(€m)<br />
237<br />
OTE MTS<br />
HOLDING BV<br />
192<br />
190<br />
NK Yukos OAO 177<br />
Government of<br />
Greece<br />
Internal Colony Capital<br />
LLC<br />
Baker &<br />
McKenzie<br />
Willkie Farr &<br />
Gallagher<br />
Aforge Finance Bredin Prat;<br />
Kirkland<br />
& Ellis;<br />
Linklaters<br />
TrygVesta AS Fox-Pitt Kelton<br />
Cochran Caronia<br />
Waller<br />
Edipresse<br />
Publications SA<br />
177<br />
174<br />
153<br />
152<br />
Ericsson AB 124<br />
Manitowoc<br />
Company Inc.<br />
120<br />
Schjodt 110<br />
Cederquist;<br />
Kromann<br />
Reumert<br />
Investcorp SA 110<br />
Moderna<br />
Finance AB<br />
109<br />
<strong>Monthly</strong> M&A report – 96