The Firm recently represented Citi in connection with the US$207 million offering of global depositary shares by General Interface Solution (GIS) Holding Limited (“GIS”). The offering was led by Citi as sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner. GIS is a leading touch solution provider with manufacturing facilities in China, and its shares are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The global depositary shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised Banca Leonardo S.p.A. in the context of the sale of 100% of Banque Leonardo S.A share capital, French subsidiary of Banca Leonardo S.p.A.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised Banca Leonardo S.p.A in the context of the sale to UBS France of 100% of the share capital and voting rights of Banque Leonardo S.A., its French subsidiary. This operation is subsequent to the satisfaction of regulatory authorization required from the relevant authority.

Macfarlanes has advised Legal & General (L&G) on two recent financings.

* a £24.5m seven-year bilateral loan to Citygrove to refinance three office buildings in Cirencester and Newbury (each let to wealth manager St James' Place) and a David Lloyd leisure centre in Luton; and
* a £25m 18-year bilateral loan to refinance Goodricke College, a student accommodation building owned jointly by the University of York and Evans Property Group.

Ashurst advised the lenders on the €145 million project financing of three wind farms located in Calabria and Basilicata, with an overall installed capacity of 154 MW.

The commercial law firm Noerr advised DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and NRW.BANK on acquisition financing. In a strategic acquisition, Leonard Moll AG took over the Techno-Physik group, one of the world's leading providers of systems for high-end insulation and fire protection products. The sellers in the deal include the holding company Finatem.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale, as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, on Korian's offering of undated bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (Obligations à Durée Indéterminée à option de Remboursement en Numéraire et/ou en Actions Nouvelles et/ou Existantes) (ODIRNANE) for a nominal amount of approximately €240 million.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Unicredit Leasing on the sale of V Palazzo Uffici, one of the best known buildings in San Donato Milanese (Milan) and the headquarters of energy company Eni, to Pegasus, a real estate alternative capital fund managed by Kryalos SGR.

The White & Case team in Milan which advised on the transaction was led by partner Gianluca Fanti and local partner Giuseppe Barra Caracciolo.

On June 15th our Aviation Finance Group successfully closed a major aviation financing representing The Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), a state-owned policy bank of the Chinese government. The transaction is a USD450M financing for Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) as lessor of two A380-800 aircraft on finance lease to Korea’s Asiana Airlines.

Slaughter and May has advised Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, as the manager, in relation to the HK$561 million secondary placing and sale of shares in Meitu, Inc. The placing and sale of shares represents approximately 1.6% of the issued share capital of Meitu, Inc.

Meitu, Inc. is a global innovator in mobile video and photography, including themed photo and video apps, and is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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Slaughter and May has advised Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, as placing agent, in relation to the HK$362.5 million secondary placing and sale of shares in Xiabuxiabu Catering Management (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. The placing and sale of shares represents approximately 5% of the issued share capital of in Xiabuxiabu Catering Management (China) Holdings Co and was undertaken by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process to institutional investors.