Selected Transactions

Translink has been successful in advising clients on hundreds of cross-border and domestic Merger and Acquisition transactions since its founding in 1972. The following table provides a list of selected transactions completed and, where possible, a brief description is provided on Translink's role for the client in the transaction.

From January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 Translink and member offices have been involved in over 80 transactions, among which:

• Schmidt (Belgium)

  Advised Schmidt on the sale of the company to Histoire d’or (Belgium)

• Falck Security (Finland - Security)

  Advised Falck Security in the acquisition of I&E Systems Limited (Finland) - (Security)

• Iqua Limited (Finland - Electronics)

  Advised Iqua Limited on obtaining growth financing from Venture Capitalists (Finland)

• OFI Private Equity and Christophe Barnoin (France)

  Advised OFI Private Equity and Christophe Barnoin on the acquisition of 98% of Group Grand Sud - Soho from the Chaput family and private (France)

• Segula Technologies Group (France - Staffing Services)

  Advised Segula Technologies on the acquisition of Kenda Systems Inc (USA) - (IT Staffing Services)

• Kistefos (Norway - Investment Company)

  Raised €10 million for the purpose of acquiring Carrot Communications (Norway) - (Telecoms)

• Mamut ASA (Norway - IT Company)

  Raised €25 million for the acquisition of the listed company Active 24 ASA (Norway)

• Telenor / Skandia Liv. (Norway - Telecoms)

  Advised Telenor and Skandia Liv. on the sale of 51% of AVR Voice Provider to Ledstiernan (Sweden) - (Telecoms)

• Vanco Plc (UK - Staffing Services)

  Advised Vanco Plc on the acquisition of Universal Access Holdings US (USA) - (Network Provisioning, Management and Operations)

• AdServing International A/S (Denmark)

  Assisted AdServing International A/S to get listed on the Danish Stock Exchange

• Applus (Spain)

  Advised Applus, the Certification and Inspection Unit of Aguas de Barcelona Group on the sale of a minority stake in the company to Cajamadrid (Spain)

• Barker Jørgensen A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Barker Jørgensen A/S on the sale of the company to a conglomerate

• Barto A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Barto A/S on the sale of the company to a competitor

• BDO Consulting (Argentina)

  Advised BDO Consulting on its sale of 60% to Seidor (Spain)

• Buscom Limited (Finland)

  Advised Buscom Limited on its sale to Norwegian Fara ASA

• Carlo Lorentzen A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Carlo Lorentzen A/S on the sale of the company to an MBI

• Cartonplex S.a. (Spain)

  Advised Cartonplex S.a. on the sale of the company to the Clondalkin Group (Ireland)

• Crown Foods A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Crown Foods A/S on the sale of the company through an MBI

• CUC A/S (Denmark)

  Advised CUC A/S on the sale of the company to management

• Daher (France)

  Advised Daher on the acquisition of Unigel S.L. (Spain)

• Daher (France)

  Advised Daher on the acquisition of the automotive logistics division of Grupo Sesé (Spain)

• Darekon Limited (Finland - Electronics)

  Advised Darekon Limited in the acquisition of ET-Electro Oy (Finland) - (Electronics)

• Delta (Belgium)

  Advised Delta on the acquisition of a majority stake of Indaver (Belgium)

• Deltalab S.L. (Spain)

  Valuation/disposal of Deltalab S.L. to Giravi Group and a private investor

• Depeche A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Depeche A/S on the sale of the company to an Investor Group

• Derby Hotels (Spain)

  Valuation of Derby Hotels (one of the main hotels chain in Barcelona) and advisory on the sale of a minority stake.

• Display Team Limited (Finland)

  Advised Display Team Limited on its sale to HL-Display AB

• DLVS A/S (Denmark)

  Acts as Certified Advisor to DLVS A/S

• DUC A/S (Denmark)

  Advised DUC A/S on the sale of the company to an MBI

• ETDE (France)

  Advised ETDE on the acquisition of 100% of MBIAG of 3i Switzerland

• Excel A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Excel A/S on the sale of the company to a Danish MBI

• Exilion Capital Ltd. (Finland)

  Advised Exilion Capital Ltd. on the acquisition of Eliel real estate from the Finnish Railroad´s Pension Fund

• Filia A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Filia A/S on the sale of the company to an MBI

• Finnish institutional investors

  Founded an investment fund for the largest Finnish institutional investors (Real-Estate)

• Four Season Venture Capital (Norway)

  Advised Four Season Venture Capital on the sale of 26% of an Icelandic software company to TM Software (Iceland)

• Genpack A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Genpack A/S on the sale of the company through an MBI to an investor

• Glave (Norway)

  Advised Glave on the acquisition of 34% of the Norwegian manufacturer of bathroom installations, Litex (Norway) - (Bathroom installations)

• Globe Specialty Metals (USA)

  Advised Globe Specialty Metals on their acquisition of Stein Ferroaleaciones (Argentina)

• Groupe Danone (Spain)

  Valuation of Font Vella and Aguas de Lajarón, the Spanish soft drink business of Groupe Danone

• Groupe Malherbe (France)

  Advised Groupe Malherbe on the acquisition of the temperature controlled logistics division of TNT Logistics (France)

• Groupe Malherbe (France)

  Advised Groupe Malherbe on the sale of Transports Ladoux to Groupe Olano

• Heradan Stål (Denmark)

  Advised Heradan Stål on the sale of the company to a Danish competitor

• Industrial Cartonera del Envase S.A. (Spain)

  Advised Industrial Cartonera del Envase S.A. on the sale of the company to GED IBERIAN PRIVATE EQUITY , S.A. S.G.E.C.R. (Spain)

• Industrias Alimenticias Argentinas (Argentina)

  Advised Industrias Alimenticias Argentinas on the sale of the company to McCain (Canada)

• ISS Brazil (Brazil - Brazil)

  Advised ISS Brazil on their acquisition of BJP, a facility and industrial maintenance company in Brazil (Brazil) - (Facility and Industrial Maintenance)

• ISS Mexico (Mexico - Business Services)

  Advised ISS Mexico on their acquisition of San Rafael, the leading facility cleaning company in Mexico (Mexico) - (Facility Cleaning)

• ISS Mexico (Mexico - Business Services)

  Advised ISS Mexico on their acquisition of TAP NEW, a facility maintenance company in Mexico (Mexico) - (Facility Maintenance)

• Joni A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Joni A/S on the sale of the company to a private Investor

• Jørgen Schmidt Trading A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Jørgen Schmidt Trading A/S on the sale of the company to Sanistall A/S

• KAL A/S (Denmark)

  Advised KAL A/S on the sale of the company through an MBI

• Køge Bugt Anlægsgartner ApS (Denmark)

  Advised Køge Bugt Anlægsgartner ApS on the sale of the company through an MBI

• Leysen (Belgium)

  Advised Leysen on the sale of the company to Thenergo (Belgium)

• Lineage Capital LLC (USA)

  Advised equity investors of Lineage Capital LLC (USA) on a leveraged recapitalization of an IT company (USA)

• Link Messaging AB (Sweden)

  Advised Link Messaging AB on the sale of the company to Zap Dance (Norway)

• MBI (Denmark)

  Advised an MBI on the acquisition of PC Vinduer og Døre A/S

• MBO (Belgium)

  Advised an MBO on the acquisition of Hannecard (Belgium)

• MBO (Belgium)

  Advised an MBO on the acquisition of a majority stake of Pro-Duo (Belgium)

• Navarti (Spain)

  Advised Navarti on the sale of an industrial plant to Cerámicas Gaya, S.A

• Niros Communications AS (Denmark)

  Advised Niros Communications AS on the sale of the company to Radius AB (Sweden)

• OJ Electronics A/S (Denmark)

  Advised OJ Electronics A/S on the sale of the company to a German competitor

• One Med Group Limited (Finland)

  Advised OneMed Group Limited in the acquisition of WL-Medical Ltd.

• Owel-Ghijs (Belgium)

  Advised Owel-Ghijs on the sale of the company to an anonymous buyer

• Perfumerías Dromay S.A. (Spain)

  Valuation/disposal of Perfumerías Dromay S.A. to Grupo Recio

• Plasmedic (Denmark)

  Advised Plasmedic on the sale of the company to a competitor

• Portugal Bureau A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Portugal Bureau A/S on the sale of the company to a Danish Travel Agency

• Presenta A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Presenta A/S on the sale of the company to an MBI

• Proyectar Connect (Argentina)

  Advised Proyectar Connect on the sale of the Company to ICT (USA)

• Ravfehrn A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Ravfehrn A/S on the sale of the company to a Private Equity Fond

• Schatz Data A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Schatz Data A/S on the sale of the company to BEC (Danish Bank's EDP Centre)

• Schelfhaut (Belgium)

  Advised Schelfhaut on the acquisition of Canoot (Belgium)

• Serra Soldadura S.A.

  Restructured Serra Soldadura S.A.'s capital structure with a banking pool

• SOROS Funds Group

  Advisory services in Argentina for the SOROS Funds Group for an M&A Transaction within two funds of the SOROS Funds Group (RECOVERY S.A. and SFP S.A.)

• Star Sportswear Ltd. (UK)

  Advised Star Sportswear Ltd. on the sale of the company to Kenmore Private Equity Ltd. (UK)

• Stellac Limited (Finland)

  Advised Stellac Limited to raise growth financing from Venture Capitalists

• Streamfish A/S (Denmark)

  Advised Streamfish A/S on the sale of the company to Norlax

• Telenor (Norway - Telecoms)

  Advised Telenor on the sale of their Swedish conference call service Meet-At to Net Connect (Norway) - (Telecoms)

• Telenor Link (Sweden)

  Advised the Telenor Link on its sale to the Swedish listed company One2Com.

• Televenture Private Equity V AS (Norway)

  Advised Televenture Private Equity V AS on the sale of the company to Radius AB (Sweden)

• Service Point Solutions SA (Spain)

  Advised Service Point Solutions SA on the acquisition of Allkopi AS from Thrane Gruppen (Norway)

• Wahlstrøm ApS (Denmark)

  Advised Wahlstrøm ApS on the sale of the company to a competitor

• Wavin-Labko OY (Denmark)

  Advised Wavin-Labko OY on the sale of the company to Indutrade OY (Denmark)

• Zepto Computers A/S (Denmark)

  Acts as Certified Advisor to Zepto Computers A/S