Find below new deal announcement where De Brauw was lead counsel for Achmea during the same of Independer.nl N.V.

Client name
Achmea B.V.

Other parties involved
de Persgroep Nederland B.V., Independer.nl N.V.

Nature of transaction
De Brauw acted as lead counsel during the sale of Independer.nl N.V., the Dutch online comparison and advice platform for insurance policies, banking products, mortgages and energy contracts, by Achmea B.V. to de Persgroep Nederland B.V.

Value of transaction
Undisclosed

Date deal

Simpson Thacher, acting as sole international counsel, represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as arranger and dealer, and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, The Korea Development Bank, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Nomura International plc, Société Générale and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch, as dealers, in connection with the update of the US$3.5 billion global medium term note program of Korea Expressway Corporation.

Gide has advised Societe Generale on three issuances on the Japanese market of Senior Non-Preferred Bonds, all subscribed by Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Societe Generale Securities Japan Limited, acting as joint lead managers.

Gide's team was led by partner Hubert du Vignaux, with senior associate Bastien Raisse and associate Louis Ravaud.

Societe Generale was also assisted by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune on Japanese law aspects.

International law firm Clifford Chance advises a banking consortium led by Deutsche Bank AG on the IPO of Chinese household appliance producer Qingdao Haier on the German-Chinese stock exchange platform Ceinex (China Europe International Exchange) in Frankfurt. Qingdao Haier has so far only been listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange SSE with so-called A-shares and is thus the first company to seek a second listing on the D-shares market since Ceinex was founded in 2015. The D-Shares of the Company are expected to start trading on 24 October 2018.

Schulte is advising an ad hoc group of secured lenders to Westmoreland Resource Partners LP (WMLP), a subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal Company. In October 2018, WMLP, Westmoreland and certain of their affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. WMLP’s coal operations include mines in Wyoming and Ohio. WMLP is seeking to restructure more than $320 million in secured debt, environmental and labor liabilities.

Cravath represented the European Investment Bank in connection with its $1 billion registered notes offering. The European Investment Bank, which functions as the bank of the European Union, supports projects that make a significant contribution to growth, employment, economic and social cohesion and environmental sustainability, both in the EU and beyond. The notes were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on October 10, 2018.

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Jefferies, in connection with the EU1.3 billion 144A/Reg. S high-yield fixed and floating rate senior secured notes offering of Rossini S.a r.l., a Luxembourg-based debt vehicle used by CVC Capital Partners to finance the acquisition of FIMEI S.p.A, a majority owner of Recordati S.p.A, an international specialty pharmaceutical company. The notes were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on October 26, 2018.