CMS Cameron McKenna has advised Galliford Try, a UK construction and house-building company, on its acquisition of residential building company Linden Holdings for £244.5m. Galliford will acquire 100% equity value of Linden for £108.5m and will assume Linden's net debt of £136m. Corporate partner Gary Green led the team at Camerons, while partner Adam Greaves at Jones Day led the team advising Linden.

Osborne Clarke (OC) has advised longstanding client Redstone on its acquisition of Comunica Holdings for around £22m. OC corporate partner Ray Berg, associate Simon Smith and lawyer Liam Fitzpatrick advised Redstone. Associate Mike Hinchcliffe from Addleshaw Goddard and Royds corporate partner John North advised the vendors, 3i and Comunica Holdings.

Baker & McKenzie's London arm has acted for the owners on the sale of Ukrainian bank TAS-Kommerzbank to Swedbank for $735m (£377m). Corporate partner Gordon Low led the Bakers team. Swedbank was represented by Clifford Chance partner Hilary Evenett and senior associate Andrew Thomas.