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North America Legal Chronicle

NanoViricides’ $8.65 Million Common Stock Offering

February 19, 2020 Ambrogio Visconti

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP acted as counsel to Aegis Capital Corp., as sole bookrunner and representative of the several underwriters, in NanoViricides’ offering. NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American: NNVC) completed the $8.65 million follow-on equity public offering of 2,875,000 shares of common stock, including the underwriters’ full exercise of their 375,000 over-allotment option. NanoViricides is a […]

Europe Legal Chronicle

Epsa Group’s Acquisition Of PSG Procurement Services GmbH From WV Energie AG

February 19, 2020 Paolo Bossi

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Hamburg advised Bad Vilbel WV Energie AG, on the sale of PSG Group. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. PSG is the pioneer and market leader in the outsourcing of procurement services via online platforms and tools within the German-speaking market. With its Epsa Marketplace brand, EPSA […]

Asia & Pacific Legal Chronicle

Beijing Capital Land Ltd’s H Share Rights Offering

February 19, 2020 Michael Patrini

Baker McKenzie advised the underwriters on Beijing Capital Land Ltd.’s H share rights issue. CICC, CMBI and HSBC were the joint global coordinators; CICC, CMBI, HSBC and Silk Road International were the placing agents; and CMBI, HSBC, Silk Road International and BCG Chinastar International Investment Limited were the underwriters of the H share rights issue. […]

Latin America Legal Chronicle

Grupo Soma’s Acquisition of Maria Filó

February 19, 2020 Ambrogio Visconti.

Pinheiro Guimarães, Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão Advogados and Caminati Bueno Advogados advised in the transaction. Grupo Soma, a leading player in the Brazilian fashion industry, entered into an agreement to acquire Maria Filó, a Brazilian brand focused on women’s wear founded in 1997, currently operating 65 stores (owned and franchised stores). Maria Filó brand is […]

Africa Legal Chronicle

Bank One Limited’s Currency Swap With Reserve Bank

January 27, 2020 Andrea Canobbio

Baker McKenzie advised Bank One Limited as arranger and swap provider on a USD 30 million USD/local currency swap with the Reserve Bank of a southern African country and a participation agreement syndicating the transaction with I&M Bank PLC. Under the terms of the transaction documents, the swap is collateralised by local government bonds, which […]

Middle East Legal Chronicle

Samba Funding Limited’s $5 billion euro medium term note programme

February 16, 2020 Michael Patrini.

White & Case LLP has advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited, as arranger and dealer, on the establishment by Samba Funding Limited of a US$5 billion euro medium term note programme guaranteed by Saudi Arabia-based international financial services provider Samba Financial Group. White & Case, together with its association firm in Riyadh, The Law Firm of […]

Towards a tech-driven Cold War

June 18, 2019

There might, hypothetically, be a clear winner of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. AI systems and 5G technology are surely the revolution’s two key enablers, and the first mover – the first to successfully implement these systems on a large and sophisticated scale – will certainly gain a competitive advantage over others. This is not, however, […]

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?

FBME’s investigators: in contempt and under orders

February 4, 2020

English judges are known for choosing their words very carefully: In this context, the recent Commercial Court judgment of Mrs Justice Cockerill in the case of Saab v Dangate, Brown and Leighton makes for particularly interesting reading. Although her language is not injudicious, she certainly does not mince her words. In describing how two former […]

Glass of champagne? ‘No, I‘d rather make hats instead.’

Because of the inertia of the Executive Branch, the Judiciary starts to “regulate” the growing of cannabis in Brazil

Cicero – the simple art of legal advocacy

The judgment of Prince Andrew

Daylight Bank Robbery

July 10, 2019

Imagine if you ran a small engineering company and decided to open an account with a bank which you used for several years in ordinary commercial business, only to find that its operations were then terminated. Not only that, but your account was frozen as the bank in question was accused by the US government […]