Linklaters Paris advised Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB) acting as sole arranger on the structuring and financing of an 11 turbines on-shore wind farm located in the Franche-Comté region (France) developed by Opale Energies Naturelles on behalf of Velocita Energies. The turbines will be supplied by General Electric, which will also provide operation and maintenance services. The next wind farms of Velocita’s 220 MW+ pipeline are expected in 2015 and 2016.

Watson Farley & Williams has advised HSH Nordbank AG (“HSH Nordbank”) on the financing of the two sub-projects of the Finnish “Ylivieska Pajukoski” wind farm.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a syndicate of banks on a US$1.5 billion prepayment financing for the purpose of purchasing commodities from a Chinese supplier.

Hogan Lovells has advised GE Capital, HSBC, ING, Santander and Société Générale as lenders on the £122.6 million public to private acquisition of Waterlogic Plc by Castik Capital. The transaction closed on 9 January 2015.

The lenders provided £113 million of senior debt facilities supporting the take-private of the UK-based provider of mains-fed drinking water purification and dispensing systems by private equity fund Castik Capital.

Gleiss Lutz has advised US investment bank Goldman Sachs on the acquisition of a stake in the online eyewear retailer Mister Spex. Goldman Sachs participated as main investor in the latest financing round of Mister Spex completed early this year. Goldmann Sachs now holds 20 percent of shares, making it one of the company’s main shareholders. It is one of the largest venture capital funding rounds completed in Germany in the past twelve months.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised HSH Nordbank on all relevant legal and tax aspects of the financing of the 57.7 MWp solar power portfolio “La Coste”, located in France. It is the second renewable energy deal in France with the same developer on which WFW has advised HSH Nordbank recently, having previously advised on the financing of the construction and operation of an 8.2 MW wind farm in Saint Congard.

White & Case LLP has advised the lenders, including international financial institutions International Finance Corporation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, DEG, Proparco and Korea Development Bank, and a syndicate of commercial banks including BBVA, SMBC, HSBC, Siemens Bank and Deutsche Bank, on the €550 million financing of an integrated healthcare campus public-private partnership (PPP) in Adana, Turkey.

Baker & McKenzie advised a group of commercial lenders on the €541 million Adana Integrated Healthcare Campus Project, one of Turkey's first Public Private Partnership (PPP) hospital projects to reach financial close.

The project will see Meridiam, a leading global infrastructure firm, and Ronesans, a major Turkish construction group, design, build, finance, operate and transfer the hospital with a 36-month construction period followed by a 25-year operating period.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the underwriters on a RMB1 billion bond issuance by Jingneng Clean Energy Investment Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Beijing Energy Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Energy Investment") on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Beijing Energy Investment is a large state-owned conglomerate in China and it focuses on the investment, operation and management of electricity power and district heating businesses.

Clifford Chance has advised China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (CNCB) on the purchase of the entire 29.68% stake from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) of Citic International Financial Holdings Limited (CIFH) for HK$8.162 billion (US$1.05 billion). Upon completion of the sale, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals, CNCB will hold a 100% interest in CIFH and will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNCB.