White & Case corporate partner Ulf Johansson has advised Bridgepoint Capital on the £168m buy-out of Swedish medical services provider Attendo Senior Care. The management of Attendo was advised by Mannheimer Swartling corporate partner Bo Soderberg.

SJ Berwin, led by corporate partner Mark Sanders, advised UK retailer Shoe Studio on its £140m takeover of Rubicon Retail. Rubicon, the UK-based group, was advised by Pinsent Masons London-based corporate partner Roger Fink.

Corporate partner Ray Berg led the team as Osborne Clarke advised information services provider United Business Media on its £21m acquisition of the licensed trade assets of Quantum Business Media. The vendor, ABN Amro Capital, was advised by CMS Cameron McKenna private equity head Andrew Sheach.