Slaughter and May advised Chime on the UK-based communications company’s £13m acquisition of marketing services provider Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest. Commercial partner Martin Whelton led for Slaughters while Streather Solicitors senior partner Bruce Streather acted for Vallance.

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary represented Synergy Healthcare on the UK health support services group’s £12m takeover of Shiloh. Corporate partner John Campion took the lead for Synergy, while Walker Morri corporate associate Richard Naish acted for healthcare and hygiene products supplier Shiloh.