Month: April 2017

Vistra Expands Footprint in Germany with Acquisition of optegra PR Newswire HONG KONG, April 3, 2017 HONG KONG , April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra, one of the world’s leading corporate service providers of international incorporations, trust, fiduciary, private office, and fund administration services, has announced the acquisition of optegra, a German based specialist in auditing, tax consultancy, legal advisory, and management consultancy services. With offices in Cologne , Hamburg and Munich , optegra has a staff of 120 professionals serving clients from a range of industries, including automotive, information technology, telecommunications, health care, private equity, real estate, renewable energy, and engineering. Their specialist knowledge enables optegra to provide expert solutions surrounding financial and regulatory services, transaction support, payroll accounting, tax consultancy and administration, as well as start-up support. […]

Fagerhult Acquires the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Assets of Organic Response PR Newswire HABO, Sweden, April 03, 2017 HABO, Sweden , April 03, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Fagerhult has today acquired the IPR and certain of the assets of Organic Response Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) and Organic Response Investors Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed). These IPR and assets relate to the lighting control and building analytics solution known under the Organic Response brand name. “We have acquired the IPR and assets of Organic Response due to the significant value and potential we see in their lighting control products and analytics technology for our Group businesses. […]

PA Group Acquires Video Streaming Company StreamAMG PR Newswire LONDON, April 3, 2017 LONDON , April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PA Group – the news and information business and parent company of the Press Association – has added StreamAMG to its growing portfolio of specialist media businesses, having taken a 61% stake in the video streaming company. StreamAMG provides online, high definition video solutions to rights-holders and content owners, enabling them to capitalise on the value of their video content. […]

Astellas to Acquire Ogeda SA – Acquisition Expands Astellas’ Late Stage Clinical Pipeline with Fezolinetant – PR Newswire TOKYO and GOSSELIES, Belgium, April 2, 2017 TOKYO and GOSSELIES, Belgium , April 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka , “Astellas”) and Ogeda SA (CEO：Jean Combalbert, “Ogeda”) announced today that Astellas and Ogeda shareholders have entered into a definitive agreement under which Astellas has agreed to acquire Ogeda a privately owned drug discovery company. Ogeda is a clinical-stage drug discovery company that discovers and develops small molecule drugs targeting G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). […]

Portuguese Resolution Fund And Lone Star Sign Agreement For Lone Star To Acquire Stake In Novo Banco PR Newswire NEW YORK and LISBON, Portugal, April 1, 2017 NEW YORK and LISBON, Portugal , April 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Lone Star today issued the following statement on the agreement signed yesterday by the Portuguese Resolution Fund and Lone Star with the approval of Bank of Portugal for Lone Star to acquire a controlling stake in Novo Banco , subject to closing conditions, including various regulatory approvals. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with the Bank of Portugal , and we look forward to working with Portuguese authorities, the European Central Bank, and the European Commission to ensure the agreement meets all closing conditions in the coming months,” said Olivier Brahin , president of Lone Star for Europe . […]