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Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?
Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor
LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?
Germany steps up liability of institutional investors for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies
SFO wastefulness should not be allowed to continue

North America Legal Chronicle

Bruin E&P Partners’ $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Williston Basin Halcón Resources Corporation Assets

September 25, 2017 Ambrogio Visconti

Thompson & Knight advised Halcón Resources Corporation on the deal On September 7, 2017, Halcón Resources Corporation (“Halcón”) closed on the sale of its operated assets in the Williston Basin to an affiliate of Bruin E&P Partners, a portfolio company of Arclight Capital Partners, for $1.4 billion in cash. Halcon Resources Corporation operates as an […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

Palmarium Group’s acquisition of Lebara Group, one of the fastest growing pan-European mobile companies

September 21, 2017 Paolo Bossi

Froriep assisted Palmarium Group, acting through their Dutch subsidiary VIEO B.V., in the acquisition of the entire stake in Lebara Group, one of the fastest growing pan-European mobile companies. Lebara was founded in 2001 by Ratheesan Yoganathan as an ethnic MVNO, selling SIM cards aimed at international communities and migrant workers. It sells through 275,000 […]

Latin America Legal Chronicle

Grupo Bimbo’s acquisition of Alimentos NutraBien

September 25, 2017 Ambrogio Visconti.

Carey, Bofill Mir & Álvarez Jana and Claro & Cia. advised on the deal Grupo Bimbo finalized the acquisition of Alimentos NutraBien from Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU). The company was recenlty acquired for $28 Million. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells bakery products and processed foods. The company […]

Africa Legal Chronicle

ARABOV Group Limited v. Mackie Diamonds

June 26, 2017 Andrea Canobbio

Bookbinder Business Law advised ARABOV Group Limited, in relation to a dispute with Belgium based company Mackie Diamonds. Our client was sued on the basis of a consignment agreement for diamonds allegedly being sold to our client, and for payments not forthcoming. Established in 1958, Arabov Group Ltd. is an international diamond company with over […]

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?

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

June 15, 2017

Shopping malls are enjoying important growth in Europe, acting as a “magnet for customers” and, at the same time, contributing to the economic development of this sector. Data shows that in the first half of 2016, malls reached an area extension of 153,6 million SQM, with further growth forecasted for 2017, up to an overall […]

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?

Germany steps up liability of institutional investors for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies

SFO wastefulness should not be allowed to continue

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

January 27, 2016

By combining their two teams, the merger will bring their lawyers headcount to 160 and gross a 44 Million euros in revenue. LPA CGR becomes one of the top 10 French practices in turnover and number of lawyers, and one of the few widely settled abroad. Main features: 160 lawyers including 40 partners – 7 […]

NRG’s Downtown Houston Sublease Transaction

Builders FirstSource’s $218 Million Stock Offering

Prism Technologies v. Sprint Spectrum

$90 Million Revolving Credit Facility for Westfalia Fruit International

Chevron opening of the first Chevron-branded station in Mexico

Givaudan’s Acquisition of Nutrition Division of Centroflora Group

Palmarium Group’s acquisition of Lebara Group, one of the fastest growing pan-European mobile companies

Synova Capital LLP’s acquisition of majority interest in the Swiss syslink group

AMEOS Group’s acquisition of Seeklinik Brunnen from Gottfried and Julia Bangerter Foundation

ARABOV Group Limited v. Mackie Diamonds

ECL Finance Limited’s $75 Million Masala Bonds Offering on the Mauritius Stock Exchange

IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.’s $800 Million eurobond offering

Mexichem $1.895 Million Acquisition of Netafim

Invenergy Issues $135 Million Investment-Grade Rated Project Bonds in US Private Placement Market for Campo Palomas Wind Farm in Uruguay

Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C.’s oluntary takeover bid by its largest current shareholder

China Merchants Port Holdings Company’s $928.6 Million Acquisition of Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá S.A.

Sempra Energy’s IEnova Unit, Valero Sign Contracts For Liquid Fuels Projects In Mexico

BlueFocus International and Cogint’s Agreement to Combine Businesses

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?

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

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?

Do shops located in malls dream of their own goodwill?

Italians launched a new tax regime to attract high-net-worth individuals and a fast track visa for investor

LIBOR – What did the Bank of England really know?

Germany steps up liability of institutional investors for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies

SFO wastefulness should not be allowed to continue

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