Private M&A Highlights

• G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology holding company, on a number of matters including the $1.5 billion strategic investment by Microsoft in G42.
• City Football Group Limited, the owner and operator of football clubs including Manchester City and New York City FC, on a number of matters including the investment by a consortium of high-profile Chinese institutional investors led by China Media Capital in 2015 and the $500m investment by U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake.
• NJJ Telecom, on its €3.2 billion acquisition of eir, the leading Irish telecommunications company, and the associated co-investment arrangements entered into between NJJ, Iliad SA, Anchorage Capital, and Davidson Kemper.

Public M&A Highlights

• Theta Bidco Ltd (a newly incorporated company owned by joint offerors IHC Industrial Holding LLC and Tasheel Holding Group LLC) on its acquisition of Arena Events Group plc, a leading turnkey events solutions provider, by way of court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
• Six BidCo Ltd (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of investment funds managed by PineBridge Benson Elliot) on its acquisition of Sigma Capital Group plc, a leading provider of Private Rented Sector housing in the UK.
• Masimo LHC Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Masimo Corporation, on its recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of LidCo Group plc.

Private Equity Highlights

• Astorg Partners, and the consortium vehicle owned 50:50 between funds advised by Astorg and Bridgepoint, on its acquisition of Fenergo Group Limited, a leading developer and provider of know-your-customer and client lifecycle management SaaS solutions for financial institutions.
• Symphony Technology Group, a leading California-based private equity firm, on its acquisition of the commodities business of Brady Technologies Group, a leading global trading, risk and logistics software provider for the energy sector.
• Strategic Industrial Capital Partners, the energy focused private equity firm, on its investments into Central American Resources Limited, Magma Global Limited, M-Flow Technologies, Woodlands Energy Services and Sendero Drilling Company LLC.