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IHH Healthcare Berhad’s USD 1.1 billion acquisition of Fortis Healthcare Limited
DP World Limited’s $5 billion global medium term note programme and $3 billion trust certificate issuance programme.
Resolution Life Group’s A$3.3 billion acquisition of Australian and New Zealand wealth protection and mature business of AMP Life
Oman’s US$1.5bn sovereign sukuk offering
Digital Realty Trust’s $3.3 Billion in Global Credit Facilities

North America Legal Chronicle

$750 Million Acquisition Financing for MKS Instruments

November 17, 2018 Ambrogio Visconti

Paul Hastings represented Barclays Bank PLC, among others, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners with respect to a $650,000,000 term loan credit facility and $100,000,000 asset-based revolving credit facility to be provided in connection with the proposed acquisition of Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. by MKS Instruments, Inc. MKS Instruments, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies instruments […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s $137 Million Acquisition of MSP Underwriting Limited

November 17, 2018 Paolo Bossi

Sidley is guiding publicly traded Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CINF) in its acquisition of London-based global specialty underwriter MSP Underwriting Limited from Munich Re for GBP 102 million (US$135 million) in cash. The deal will provide Cincinnati Financial entry into the Lloyd’s market (through Lloyd’s Syndicate 318) including numerous international licenses, allowing pursuit of new […]

Latin America Legal Chronicle

Metalúrgica Peruana S.A.’s $7.6 Million Buyback offering on common stock

November 16, 2018 Ambrogio Visconti.

Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez advised on the transaction Metalúrgica Peruana S.A. (Mepsa) executed its $7.6 Million buyback offering on its common shares in Lima Stock exchange. BTG Pactual Perú acted as placing agent on the transaction. Metalurgica Peruana S.A. produces, sells, and exports steel products for the mining, agriculture, cement, metallurgical, and industrial sectors worldwide. […]

Africa Legal Chronicle

JUMO’s $52 Million Funding Round

November 13, 2018 Andrea Canobbio

White & Case LLP has advised Goldman Sachs as leader in the round JUMO, the largest and fastest growing technology platform for operating inclusive mobile financial services marketplaces, today announced the close of an equity funding round of USD$52 million led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from other leading investors including Proparco, the private sector […]

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?

English Justice: the £6bn problem

November 9, 2018

In his autumn budget statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond did just about enough to win some public approval with modest tax cuts and a further boost to NHS funding, most notably in mental health provision. Planned spending for the Department of Health is set to rise north of £130bn with the NHS in England set to […]

Sir Philip Green: no right to silence

Who wants to be a High Court judge?

UK’s biggest legal charity cycle race, Tour de Law, returned last week for its seventh year

America v. the international rule of law

Abramovich’s Swiss lawyer talks reputation management

October 2, 2018

Daniel Glasl is a busy man. As Switzerland’s best-known privacy lawyer, his clients are often in the media spotlight although he spends much of his time protecting their reputations by trying to keep them out of it. His latest client, Roman Abramovich, is a man who routinely attracts considerable media attention – whether he likes […]

$750 Million Acquisition Financing for MKS Instruments

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings’ $600 Million Unsecured Notes

Gehr Hospitality’s acquisition of two Hotels in Nashville

Metalúrgica Peruana S.A.’s $7.6 Million Buyback offering on common stock

Minera Escondida Limited’s $250 Million Financing

Yara’s $165 Million Acquisition of Galvani in Brazil

Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s $137 Million Acquisition of MSP Underwriting Limited

FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE and SIGNA Holding’s partnership

Paloma Real Estate Fund II L.P.’s £140 Million Fundraising

JUMO’s $52 Million Funding Round

Cortec Mining Kenya Limited v. Republic of Kenya

$1 Billion Financing for Nigerian Fertilizer Production Facility

DP World Limited’s $5 billion global medium term note programme and $3 billion trust certificate issuance programme.

Oman’s US$1.5bn sovereign sukuk offering

Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank’s €1.8 Billion servicing agreement with Italian credit institution doBank S.p.A.

ASCF Managed Investments Pty Ltd’s $35 Million Notes Offering

ElectraNet’s $180 Million Power Contract

Thermal waste-to-energy facility in Kwinana

English Justice: the £6bn problem

Sir Philip Green: no right to silence

Who wants to be a High Court judge?

Abramovich’s Swiss lawyer talks reputation management

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?

English Justice: the £6bn problem

Sir Philip Green: no right to silence

Who wants to be a High Court judge?

UK’s biggest legal charity cycle race, Tour de Law, returned last week for its seventh year

America v. the international rule of law

Abramovich’s Swiss lawyer talks reputation management

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