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24/10/2024
On the Pulse webinar series 2024 - Autumn
Welcome to the Autumn part of the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world. We will be hosting webinars on:EU Health Data Space - 24 OctoberCyber Breach Preparedness and Response for the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector - 26 NovemberThe webinars will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session.
10/09/2024
CMS Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments: An International...
We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 edition of our internationally focused Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments. The Annual Review summarises key developments in English...
09/09/2024
CMS Wistrand advised Auctus and Builtech in the acquisition of Brion Group
CMS Wistrand has advised Auctus Capital Partners AG and its portfolio company Builtech Group, an integrated 360° provider in the field of Technical Building Equipment solutions across the German-speaking region, in the acquisition of Brion Group AB. Brion Group is a leading provider of technical services and installation solutions in Sweden with a wide range of services in the areas of heating & sanitation, ventilation and electrical (including traffic solutions). As part of the acquisition, the companies Brion Invest AB, Nytorp Energy Group AB, UTK Activ El AB and Trafiksystem Väst AB were brought together under the Brion Group umbrella. Through the acquisition, Builtech enters the Nordic market and becomes one of Europe’s leading players in the installation market. CMS Wistrand's team consisted of Sascha Schaeferdiek, Ólafur Steindórsson, Amanda Luthman and Mikaela Kronmann (all M&A) who were assisted by Amanda Espinasse (W&I insurance), Lovisa Attesjö (FDI notification), Rebecca Wärngren (employment), My Darling (real estate) and Elinor Berg (GDPR).
04/09/2024
CMS advised Overture Promotions Inc, on the acquisition of Brandon
Overture Promotions Inc., a top 25 distributor of branded merchandise in the United States, has acquired Brandon, a branded merchandise agency headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, with offices in Asia and North America.  The acquisition was backed by Overture’s owner, Westbridge Capital Ltd., a Canadian private equity firm with a long-term view of growing its portfolio companies. Together, Brandon and Overture Promotions form the newly created Overture Marketing Group. CMS is proud to have advised Overture Promotions Inc. on this transaction. The deal was led by CMS Sweden Partner, Per Dalemo, with support from the extensive CMS global network. The transaction exemplifies our expertise in private equity transactions and underscores our ability to deliver seamlessly coordinated, cross-border legal work for our clients. Our teams across multiple jurisdictions, including Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Italy, worked in close collaboration to ensure the successful completion of this deal.
29/08/2024
European Commission’s call for evidence on the revision of the guidelines...
The European Commission has launched on 27 August a public consultation on State aid in the aviation sector. The consultation will run until 8 October 2024.The 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports...
19/08/2024
CMS Wistrand biträder Runway Safe
CMS Wistrand har biträtt Runway Safe AB med att, tillsammans med Tron Capital AB, lämna ett offentligt budpliktsbud till aktieägarna i SARSYS AB genom sitt gemensamt ägda bolag Grundbulten 137100 AB (u.n.ä.t CFME Partners AB) Grundbulten 137100 AB (u.n.ä.t CFME Partners AB) lämnade den 14 augusti 2024 ett offentligt budpliktsbud till aktieägarna i SARSYS om förvärv av samtliga aktier i SARSYS mot en kon­tan­ter­sätt­ning om 2,70 kronor per aktie. Aktierna i SARSYS är upptagna till handel vid NGM Nordic SME. Runway Safe är ett svenskt bolag grundat år 2014 med kontor i både Europa och Nordamerika. Bolaget specialiserar sig på säkerheten på start- och landningsbanor i flygindustrin och bedriver kon­sult­verk­sam­het inom infrastruktur på flygplatser innefattande bland annat stoppsystem för kommersiella flygplan. Runway Safe har sedan tidigare ett partnerskap med SARSYS under vilket Runway Safe är exklusiv distributör i Nordamerika för SARSYS flyg­pro­dukt­pro­gam. Runway Safes vision att genom att erbjuda kunskap och värdeskapande lösningar, förbättra driften och säkerheten på start- och landningsbanor i flygindustrin överensstämmer med SARSYS mål att uppnå säkra väg- och ban­för­hål­lan­den för fordon och flygplan genom, bland annat, utvecklingen och till­han­da­hål­lan­det av IT-system. Kombinationen av Runway Safe, Tron Capital och SARSYS möjliggör fortsatt stöd för att förverkliga ut­veck­lings­pla­ner och till­väx­tam­bi­tio­ner hos SARSYS till gagn för alla intressenter, inklusive medarbetare, kunder och partners. CMS Wistrands team har bestått av Louise Berlin, Amanda Luthman, Mikaela Kronmann, Hendrik Kangasmuukko och Lars Gahnström.
16/08/2024
CMS Data Protection Update EU and Germany, August 2024
I.    The latest from the data protection authorities and current to­pics1.    AI Act: Legislative proceedings finalisedThe legislative proceedings for the AI Act have been completed and came into...
09/08/2024
Antibody Appeals Uncovered
Since the first approval of Muromonab-CD3 in 1986, antibodies have become progressively more common, frequently reaching a ‘block­bus­ter’ status. According to statistics provided by Statista in March...
06/08/2024
The ESAs provide additional clarifications under SFDR
On 25 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published an updated version of the consolidated questions and answers (the “Q&As”) on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation[1]...
05/08/2024
TMO4+ and “First Ready, First Connected” – musings from the workgroup reports
OverviewThe following is an update to our initial Law Now titled “TMO4+ and “First Ready, First Connected” – reforming a disorderly queue?” dated 29 May 2024 which primarily reported on CUSC...
01/08/2024
ESMA’s long-term vision on the functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework
A few weeks after the publication of the European Supervisory Authorities’ (the “ESAs”) joint opinion on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “SFDR”)[1], the European Securities...
31/07/2024
CMS European Class Action Report 2024
Data-driven insights into class action risk across Europe, a key concern for major corporates.