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Mississippi Power Company $42.6 Million Revenue Refunding Bonds Tax-Exempt Remarketing

May 22, 2019 Ambrogio Visconti

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as remarketing agent, in connection with the remarketing of $42,625,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002 The Bonds were initially issued to provide funds to refinance the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of the interest of Mississippi Power […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

HanseMerkur Grundvermögen’s Acquisition Of Part Of Römertor Development Project

May 22, 2019 Paolo Bossi

Ashurst advised HanseMerkur Grundvermögen, a subsidiary of the HanseMerkur insurance group, on the acquisition of a part of the project development Römertor in Gersthofen near Augsburg. The seller is Zima Immobilienentwicklung GmbH. Zima will be constructing on a site of approximately 15,000 sqm by the end of 2021 an urban quarter with 90 assisted living […]

Asia & Pacific Legal Chronicle

EQT And ADIA’s €9 Billion Acquisition of Nestlé Skin Healthcare

May 22, 2019 Michael Patrini

Kirkland & Ellis advised the consortium consisting of EQT and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority who have partnered with a subsidiary of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and other renowned institutional investors on the CHF 10.200 billion (€9.047 billion) exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company. Nestlé Skin Health […]

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

Twenty14 Holdings (LuLu Group)’s Acquistion Of The InterCity Hotel In Zurich Airport

April 30, 2019 Michael Patrini.

International law firms Trowers & Hamlins, and Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte acted as legal counsel for Twenty14 Holdings with ADB as their Swiss tax counsel. Twenty14 Holdings (T14H), the hospitality investment arm of Abu Dhabi-based LuLu Group International, has entered into a forward purchase contract with Swiss real estate developer Necron AG for the upcoming IntercityHotel Zurich […]

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?

Japan Inc. to explore new wave of European acquisitions on back of historic EU-Japan trade deal

May 16, 2019

With Japanese businesses sitting on more than $900 billion dollars in cash, analysts expect a “spending spree” as Japanese companies target new acquisitions abroad. The European Union is becoming the likeliest target for a wave of new deals as Japanese companies take advantage of the investment environment created in part by a historic trade deal. […]

Mississippi Power Company $42.6 Million Revenue Refunding Bonds Tax-Exempt Remarketing

LR Palm House LLC’s $39.6 Million Acquisition Of Palm House

Toast as it closed a $250 million Series E funding round

Cuotas Cencosud Serie VI’s $10.8 Million Notes Offering

Inmobiliaria Alquife S.A.C., Alquife del Sur S.A.C. and Inversiones Aleste S.A.C.’s $75 Million Loan

Inspired’s Acquisition of 100% interest in Centro Educativo Particular Altair S.A.C.

HanseMerkur Grundvermögen’s Acquisition Of Part Of Römertor Development Project

Mercell Holding’s £15 Million Cash Offer For EU Supply PLC

Baumont Real Estate One ScSp’s €337 Million Fundraising

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

Twenty14 Holdings (LuLu Group)’s Acquistion Of The InterCity Hotel In Zurich Airport

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC’s $1 Billion Perpetual AT1 Capital Securities Offering

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

EQT And ADIA’s €9 Billion Acquisition of Nestlé Skin Healthcare

Jiayin Group’s $42.3 Million Initial Public Offering

GFG Alliance’s A$100 Million Investment In Havilah Resources Limited

Japan Inc. to explore new wave of European acquisitions on back of historic EU-Japan trade deal

Fear of China: Huawei and the Rule of Law

Extinction Rebellion: right cause, wrong truth

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?

Japan Inc. to explore new wave of European acquisitions on back of historic EU-Japan trade deal

Fear of China: Huawei and the Rule of Law

Extinction Rebellion: right cause, wrong truth

Will technology kill all the lawyers?

Calling time on the death penalty

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