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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

Key Safety Systems’s $1.588 billion Acquisition of Takata’s global assets and operations

June 27, 2017 Ambrogio Visconti

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal counsel, KPMG is serving as financial advisor, Jefferies LLC is acting as lead financial advisor while UBS Investment Bank also provides financial advice to KSS. Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems such as seat belts, airbags and child seats, and […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

Regional REIT Limited’s £129 Million Acquisition of Conygar Investment Company PLC’s Properties

June 28, 2017 Paolo Bossi

Bedell Cristin has advised Regional REIT Limited (“Regional Reit”), the UK regional office and industrial property focused REIT managed by London and Scottish Investments and Toscafund Asset Management, on the acquisition of c £129m of UK regional office, industrial, retail and retail distribution investment properties from the Conygar Investment Company PLC. The transaction was structured […]

Asia & Pacific Legal Chronicle

China Three Gorges’ €650 Million Euro-Denominated Green Bonds Offering

June 28, 2017 Michael Patrini

Shearman & Sterling advised Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Bank of China as joint global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, and UBS, ICBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Natixis and CCB International as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, on the offering of €650 million 1.3% guaranteed notes due 2024 by Three Gorges Finance II […]

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 […]

Middle East Legal Chronicle

Melisron Ltd’s €227 Million Shares Offering

June 28, 2017 Michael Patrini.

Gornitzky represented Melisron Ltd. in a NIS 900 million public offering, by expanding two existing series, traded on TASE, through a shelf prospectus. Melisron Ltd. operates as a real estate company in Israel. The company, led by Ofir Sarid and Moshe Rosenblum, enhances, manages, maintains, and rents commercial and office space. It also owns and […]

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 […]

$500 Million Loan for Banco do Brasil S.A.

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Acquisition of the rights to Ceplene from Meda A.B.

Key Safety Systems’s $1.588 billion Acquisition of Takata’s global assets and operations

OHL Concesiones and IFM’s Cash Tender Offer for 100% of the free float OHL México through the corporate vehicle Magenta Infraestructura

Fideicomiso Financiero CCF Créditos Serie 18’s $30.8 Million Notes Offering

Cordial Compañía Financiera S.A.’s $500 Million Medium Term Note Program

swb CREA Gmbh’s Acquisition of Gewi regenerative energies

Sygnis AG’s Acquisition of Innova and €10 Million Capital Increase

Regional REIT Limited’s £129 Million Acquisition of Conygar Investment Company PLC’s Properties

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

PayKey’s $6 million Round Funding

Melisron Ltd’s €227 Million Shares Offering

Karamba Security $12 Million Round Funding

China Three Gorges’ €650 Million Euro-Denominated Green Bonds Offering

Hutchison 3G UK Limited’s Acquisition of Transvision Investments Limited

In Technical Productions Holdings’ €6.87 Million Initial Public Offering

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