Baker & McKenzie corporate partner Peter Strivens acted for Lipman Electronic Engineering on its acquisition of the entire share capital of electronic payment systems company Dione for an initial £38.5m, with an additional £18.7m depending on bonus targets. Fox Williams head of corporate Paul Osborne advised the vendors, which included Tamares Capital Foundation and GE Equity.
Berwin Leighton Paisner corporate finance partner Alexandra Denison acted for credit referencing agency Experian on its £106m acquisition of software supplier QAS in one of the sector’s largest deals this year. QAS was advised by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr corporate partner Struan Penwarden.
