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DLA corporate partner Andrew Carpenter advised West Private Equity on its £35m acquisition of Clinovia. Carpenter led the deal alongside fellow corporate partner Stephen Atkinson, supported by banking partner Peter Crichton. Field Fisher Waterhouse corporate partner Marie-Caroline Frochot led the team advising the vendor, LVL Medical Groupe, supported by corporate partner David Wilkinson.

Ashurst Morris Crisp corporate partner Jeremy Hill has advised Merck Consumer Healthcare on its £16m acquisition of Peter Black Direct Marketing. Eversheds corporate partner Robin Johnson advised the vendor. Merck will rename the company Lamberts Healthcare and aims to expand its influence in the sector.