Dealmaking in Europe turned a corner in Q4 of 2023 and in the early months of this year, as pipelines in private equity, M&A, venture capital and equity capital markets all began to improve thanks to recovering economic conditions across the continent. Osborne Clarke has prepared a report in which...

The FCA publishes expectations for asset manager applications The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has listed the most common errors specifically made by asset managers when applying for authorisation. Firms applying for an asset management permission should carefully address each of the points raised in light of their particular business model...

ECI’s investment will provide support and additional capital to Investis, which will enable it to further strengthen its global growth strategy, following its recent expansion into the US. Investis currently works for 70% of the companies in the FTSE 100 and a total of nearly 2,000 clients across Europe and...

ProSiebenSat.1 Commerce holds a 47 per cent investment in Flaconi. The company now wants to increase its shares and plans to take over the online shop. The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the takeover was led by Partner Nicolas Gabrysch who was assisted by Dr. Benjamin Monheim (all M&A...

Allgeier SE is one of the leading IT service providers for business performance. The listed company works for global companies and medium-sized enterprises from a wide variety of sectors in Europe, India, Mexico and the USA. The Allgeier group offers complete services from design to implementation and operation of IT...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the Brokking Group on its acquisition of Pillaert Meststoffen NV, a leading wholesaler of mineral fertilisers and related products based in Ghent (Belgium). Headquartered in the Netherlands with activities in Western Europe, Brokker Group has been active in the agricultural sector for approximately...