As part of the worldwide partnership between the two groups announced in 2017, Total has just signed with Sonatrach a shareholders' agreement for the establishment of STEP (Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymères), a joint venture that will be in charge of leading the joint petrochemical project in Arzew, in the west of Algeria.

Ashurst is advising Gran Tierra Energy Inc. in relation to its listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Gran Tierra, which is domiciled in the US and headquartered in Canada, is an oil and gas company focused on exploration and production in Colombia. It is already listed on the NYSE American and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is listing on the London Stock Exchange in order to enhance liquidity for its shareholders, broaden its UK and European based research coverage, and provide more direct access to the London capital markets.

Osborne Clarke with a team led by partner Umberto Piattelli with associate Giulia Basile assisted Edison S.p.A. (a company forming part of the French EDF group) in relation to the launch of its lending crowdfunding platform, Edison Crowd, reserved to the promotion of projects connected with the management of energy.

In particular, the platform will support, among its other activities, the construction of a mini-hydroelectric power plant in the Municipality of Palestro, offering all the town population the opportunity to participate in the construction of the plant.

Arnold & Porter advised Celestica in connection with its agreement to acquire Impakt Holdings for $329 million. The Arnold & Porter team was led by Corporate and Finance partner Joel Greenberg and included counsel Sara Adler, associate Erin Iannotti, partner Laurie Abramowitz; associate Zeno Houston; partner Jeffrey London, counsel Brian Witkowski; counsel Kerry Dziubek, counsel Michael Sapienza; counsel Peter Danias; partner Axel Gutermuth, partner Ronald Henry; and associate Roxanne Mintz.

King & Spalding represented Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), on its strategic partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) that will enable and support the growth and development of ADNOC’s subsidiary, ADNOC Drilling.

Slaughter and May advised Amyris, Inc. (Amyris) on its collaboration arrangements with a subsidiary of Yifan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Yifan). The collaboration was announced on 27 September 2018.