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North America Legal Chronicle

Opgen, Inc.’s $5.4 Million Stock Offering

April 20, 2019 Ambrogio Visconti

Sichenzia Ross Ference represented Aegis Capital Corp. as sole book running manager in the underwritten public offering of 9 million shares Common Stock of Opgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPGN) at a price of $.60 per share for gross proceeds of $5.4 million. Opgen is a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics to combat […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

Cytora’s £25 Million Series B Funding Round

April 20, 2019 Paolo Bossi

Osborne Clarke has advised Cytora, a provider of AI-powered solutions for the commercial insurance industry, on its £25 million Series B funding round led by the EQT Ventures fund. Other participants include existing investors Cambridge Innovation Capital, Parkwalk and a number of angel investors. The funding will be used to accelerate expansion of Cytora’s product […]

Asia & Pacific Legal Chronicle

Petronas’ Acquisition Of Amplus Energy From I Squared Capital

April 20, 2019 Michael Patrini

Davis Polk is advising I Squared Capital in connection with its sale of 100% of the outstanding interests in Amplus Energy Solutions Pte. Ltd. to Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“Petronas”). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager focusing on energy, utilities, telecom and transport in […]

Latin America Legal Chronicle

Catalinas Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Vivienda Ltda. $550.000 Notes Offering

April 19, 2019 Ambrogio Visconti.

Tanoira Cassagne advised on the transaction Catalinas Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Vivienda Ltda. executed its offering of $550.000 short term notes. Max Valores S.A., acted as led manager and placing agent and Banco Supervielle S.A. acted as placing agent on the offering. Catalinas Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Vivienda Ltd. operates as a cooperative […]

Africa Legal Chronicle

HeidelbergCement’s Sale Of A Minority Stake In Ciments Du Maroc

March 8, 2019 Andrea Canobbio

Clifford Chance advised HeidelbergCement, one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials, in connection with the sale of a minority stake in the share capital of Ciments du Maroc. HeidelbergCement sold 7.8% of the share capital of Ciments du Maroc for an aggregate amount of approximately €140 million, as part of its action […]

Middle East Legal Chronicle

Tronox Limited’s $2 Billion Acquisition Of Titanium Dioxide Business

April 20, 2019 Michael Patrini.

Clifford Chance and AS&H advises leading Saudi chemicals producer Cristal on the completion of its cross border sale of titanium dioxide business to Tronox. The transaction, with an overall value of over US$2 billion in cash and share consideration involved complex restructurings in various jurisdictions Clifford Chance and Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm have advised […]

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

October 28, 2015

This year’s Tour de Law cycle event has raised a record £100,000 for Breast Cancer Care. This total is 45% more than the previous record, set last year, of £68,720.68. Simmons & Simmons were announced as the champions in the annual Tour de Law legal cycling challenge for Breast Cancer Care, on Friday morning.

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

Will technology kill all the lawyers?

April 15, 2019

It is more than ten years since Richard Susskind completed his provocative work, The End of Lawyers? He was right to end the title with a question mark. The book was written in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, just as the first real impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was beginning to make itself […]

Apollo Global Management’s $1.12 Billion Acquisition Of Smart & Final

Ultra Clean’s Acquisition Of Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions

New Mountain Capital’s $533 Million New Mountain Net Lease Partners Foundraising

Catalinas Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Vivienda Ltda. $550.000 Notes Offering

CCF Créditos Serie 20’s $14.4 Million Notes Offering

Morena Rosa Acquisition of 100% Interest in Iódice Indústria e Comércio de Moda

Cytora’s £25 Million Series B Funding Round

IWG plc’s Partnership With TKP In Japan

Capnamic Ventures’ Investment In Statice

HeidelbergCement’s Sale Of A Minority Stake In Ciments Du Maroc

Sound Transit’s $3 Billion Lynnwood Link Light Rail Project

Pangaea Investment Management’s $200 million metal purchase

Tronox Limited’s $2 Billion Acquisition Of Titanium Dioxide Business

Almarai Sukuk’s $2 Billion Trust Certificate Programme

Goldman Sachs’ Minority Investment in Modanisa

Petronas’ Acquisition Of Amplus Energy From I Squared Capital

Furlenco’s $6 Million Series C4 Funding Round

Metropolis Healthcare Limited’s $174 Million Initial Public Offering

Will technology kill all the lawyers?

Calling time on the death penalty

Don’t litigate – mediate instead

Turkish M&A and beyond

Turkey: land of opportunity

Abramovich’s Swiss lawyer talks reputation management

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

Record-breaking year for Tour de Law

Private equity is still growing, although the euphoria of 2014 has died down somewhat

On the path of the bond market: is there a bear, a bull…or what else at the end of the road?

Will technology kill all the lawyers?

Calling time on the death penalty

Don’t litigate – mediate instead

Ask me not what I know

Is Singapore the future of law?

Turkish M&A and beyond

Turkey: land of opportunity

Abramovich’s Swiss lawyer talks reputation management

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA) and CGR Legal announce their merger