Slaughter and May is advising M3 on its proposed acquisition of the Vidal Group from AXIO Data Group

Slaughter and May is advising M3, Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of the Vidal Group from AXIO Data Group for €100m on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The transaction is conditional on conclusion of a works council process in France.

The Vidal Group is a leading European healthcare informatics and information systems company, providing hospitals, primary care physicians, pharmacists and patients across Europe with online access to up-to-date drugs databases and related treatment-based information.

Slaughter and May is advising M3, Inc. as part of an integrated team including Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Bredin Prat, Hengeler Mueller and Uría Menéndez.

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune: Hiroki Kodate (partner), Risa Fukuda (associate), Sayuri Tago (associate);

Bredin Prat: Alexander Blackburn (partner), Jerome Cordier (counsel), Isabelle Schmitt (avocat à la cour), Julien Bourmaud-Danto (avocat à la cour) ;

Hengeler Mueller:  Christian Möeller (partner), Alf-Henrik Bischke (partner), Jesco Linder (associate);

Uría Menéndez: Juan Martín Perrotto (partner), Álvaro Bourkaib (counsel), Nora Oyarzabal (associate).

Paul Mudie Partner