Norton Rose Fulbright has advised UK-based social impact investor AgDevCo and KfW, the German development bank, on the establishment of an investment holding company, The Lending for African Farming Company (LAFCo), in Mauritius.
Noerr has advised IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (IKB) on the successful placement of a bond of Deutsche Real Estate Funds (DREF). With a volume of € 44 million, this issue marks a novelty on the capital market: for the first time a bond is placed to finance student housing.
Squire Patton Boggs’ specialist Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team has been advising Numis Securities the Nominated Adviser and Broker to Hunters Group, which today announces its intention to seek admission of its shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The expected admission date is 2 July 2015.
Vinge is advising Swedbank AB (publ), financial advisor in connection with the offering of preference shares in A Group Of Retail Assets Sweden AB (publ) to the public in Sweden and to Swedish and international institutional investors. The preference shares are expected to be listed on Nasdaq First North on 7 July 2015.
Vinge’s team consists of Jesper Schönbeck, Sabina Börjesson and Marcus Brosché.
Ashurst advised an international lender syndicate on the financing of the acquisition of Weener Plastic Packaging Group ("WPPG") by 3i. The syndicate banks comprised Bank of Ireland, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Deutschland, GE Corporate Finance Bank S.C.A., IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, ING Bank N.V., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and SOCIETE GENERALE, Frankfurt Branch.
DLA Piper has advised Gordon Brothers Europe (GBE) on its £1.2 million second lien term loan to Theo Fennell, a leading luxury jewellery retailer. The loan was provided in conjunction with a new senior facility from a UK-based lender.
Theo Fennell combines design and craftsmanship to create original, imaginative and unusual pieces sold through its own stores, concessions and selective retailers around the world. The loan will be used to support the working capital needs and future growth of the business.
King & Wood Mallesons advised Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG as arrangers on the syndicated financing of Merz Gruppe. The syndicate comprised of BNP Paribas S.A. – Frankfurt Branch, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Sparkasse and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG provides syndicated financing for Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA, Frankfurt Branch with a five-year term and an increase option.
Ashurst is advising Goldman Sachs in relation to the £388 million recommended cash acquisition of Anite plc by Keysight Technologies Netherlands B.V., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Clifford Chance has advised the underwriters on China Three Gorges Corporation's Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of US$700 million and EUR700 million notes through its wholly-owned special purpose vehicles Three Gorges Finance I (Cayman Islands) Limited and Three Gorges Finance II (Cayman Islands) Limited, respectively. The joint global coordinators were J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and ICBC.
Bird & Bird LLP advised Glass Lewis Europe Ltd., subsidiary of Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC on its acquisition of all shares in IVOX GmbH by way of a share deal.