Alcedo SGR, through the Alcedo V Fund, has acquired control of the companies P.A. ABS. S.r.l. and P.A. Expertise S.r.l. (jointly the PA Group) from the Retelit Group, one of Italy's leading TLC operators. PA ABS and PA Expertise are specialised in the implementation of application solutions and advanced system...

The Council of the European Union has today reached a significant milestone by finally agreeing on the text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), following a series of meetings since the provisional political agreement was reached between the Council and the European Parliament. The road to agreement has...

Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of justETF GmbH on the sale of the company to Scalable Capital GmbH. The founding couple Petra and Dominique Riedl are to continue to manage the brand, team and location in the future. Osborne Clarke has previously provided legal advice to justETF GmbH for...

Osborne Clarke has advised the international education group Galileo Global Education Germany on the acquisition of the distance learning university AKAD University (AKAD), which will enable it to further expand its position in the online higher education segment. The previous owner of AKAD University was AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE &...

Osborne Clarke has advised family super app Bling on its successful USD 12 million Series A financing round. The family tech company Bling, founded in Berlin in 2021, developed its offering from a pocket money card and associated app into a holistic platform for families. Starting out as an app...

Dixons Carphone is Europe’s leading specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company. The company, headquartered in London, offers a comprehensive range of electrical and mobile products, connectivity and expert after-sales services. The mobile retailer Phone House recently generated a turnover of about 350 million euros in Germany. The company...

Osborne Clarke has advised Taxfix Group, one of the leading financial platforms for digital tax returns in Europe, on the acquisition of TaxScouts. With over 5 million tax returns filed in Germany, Italy and Spain, the Taxfix Group is one of the leading financial platforms for digital tax returns in...