White & Case LLP has advised Goldman Sachs on the €108.5 million acquisition by Goldman Sachs and Cromwell Property Group of a portfolio of 24 office properties and three plots in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area from IVG Polar Oy The total gross lettable area of the portfolio amounts to approximately 132,000 square metres, and the […]
Hogan Lovells and Gleiss Lutz advised on the transaction AKASOL is a leading German manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for buses, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles, industrial vehicles, marine and stationary applications. In the period from 18 June 2018 until 27 June 2018, 2,433,041 shares in total have been placed in a public offering in […]
White & Case LLP has advised Amigo Holdings PLC, the leading company in the UK guarantor loan space, on its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Amigo is to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and the main market of the LSE. At the agreed offer […]
Ropes & Gray Advises Google on Abuse of Dominance Win Following a four year abuse of dominance investigation, the Competition Commission of India has today announced that Google did not infringe applicable competition laws in terminating certain remote technology companies. Ropes & Gray acted as international counsel to Google. The Ropes & Gray team was […]
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Tekmar, an offshore wind company, on admission of its shares to trading on AIM and its £61.8m fundraising from institutional investors. Tekmar is a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services. The proceeds of the Placing will provide approximately […]
Kirkland & Ellis,Schweibert Lessmann & Partner, Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner and Preu Bohlig & Partner advised on the deal FNZ Group finalized the acquisition of European Bank for Financial Services GmbH (ebase) from comdirect bank AG. The transaction is still subject to the approval by the banking supervisory and antitrust authorities. ebase is a wholly […]
Clifford Chance has advised Horizon Nuclear Power Wylfa Limited in achieving the first step towards obtaining development consent for its new Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Generating Station on the Isle of Anglesey, in North Wales. The Planning Inspectorate has announced that it has accepted Horizon Nuclear Power Wylfa Limited’s application for development consent to build and […]
Sidley is representing Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, on its agreement to acquire Probiotics International Limited (PIL), a UK-based provider of probiotic supplements for human, pet and production-animal use. The all-cash transaction will be valued at £185 million, subject to customary adjustments. The […]
Womble Bond Dickinson has advised Places for People Group Limited (PfP) on a £160m asset sale for the disposals of a portfolio of stabilised private residential stock. Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and PfP entered into a joint venture agreement to invest in the UK private rented sector (PRS). USS will provide the core funding for […]
Orrick has been assisting Diane and Alec Wildenstein Jr. Orrick achieved a major victory last month in France’s highest profile tax prosecution, when the Paris Court of Appeal affirmed the January 2017 dismissal of an alleged €500 million tax fraud case. Since 2011, Orrick has been assisting Diane and Alec Wildenstein Jr., heirs of the […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, on its acquisition of Supplier Assessment Services, a leading provider of technology-enabled third party pre-qualification and health and safety accreditation services in the UK, from Capita plc. The unconditional agreement means the transaction is expected to close in […]
Hogan Lovells has advised Gothaer group on the sale of its Polish subsidiary Gothaer Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń (Gothaer TU) to Vienna Insurance Group. Gothaer group acquired Gothaer TU in 2010, since then Gothaer TU could increase its premium volume by 30 percent. Gothaer TU administrates approx. two million insurance contracts and supports more than 632,000 customers; […]
