Osborne Clarke France has announced the appointment of Anne-Laure Laroussinie as a partner in the firm's Corporate/M&A practice. With this new appointment, Osborne Clarke is continuing its career development policy. Anne-Laure advises industrial groups, SMEs and listed groups on acquisitions and disposals of companies and assets, joint ventures and M&A...

Osborne Clarke has advised the European investor Redalpine on the acquisition of the e-commerce company Perch by the Berlin-based Razor Group. The acquisition took place in connection with the successful Series D financing round of the Razor Group. People who shop at online giant Amazon often receive their goods from...

BGF, the UK’s largest provider of growth capital, has invested £2.5m in Rethink to facilitate the acquisition and anticipates further funding to support Rethink’s plans for organic growth and future selective acquisitions. # Commenting on the acquisition, Stephen Wright, CEO of Rethink Group said: “The newly enlarged Rethink Group now...

Fabian focuses on Corporate law and M&A transactions. He has specialist expertise in the areas of capital markets law, restructurings and energy law matters. After completing a banking traineeship, legal studies in Göttingen and Castellón (Spain), his doctorate and legal training contract in Brussels, Fabian worked as a Senior Associate...

Ventech is a leading Venture Capital firm investing in Europe and China with a focus on the Digital Economy. European Games Group AG is headquartered in Munich and specialises in the worldwide marketing of free-to-play online and mobile games. The company is now able to invest more than 15 million...

The assumption problem It goes without saying that careful attention to the words used is needed when drafting legal documents. But sometimes the parties might use a word or phrase without precisely defining what is meant by it – because they both assume it carries an accepted, natural meaning. Problems...

Osborne Clarke, with a team led by partner Simone Monesi, with senior associate Stefano Panzini and trainee Francesca Giammarino, advised Limestone Capital AG in the acquisition of ‘The Yard’ (Milan), boutique hotel in the heart of the city. Luca Mariani advised the Sellers. The acquisition also included the famous restaurant...