Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised a syndicate of lenders comprising DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V., as well as KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as arranger and agent, on the acquisition by Mitsui & Co. (“Mitsui”) of a minority stake in the “Vientos Los Hércules” onshore wind farm project located in the southern Argentine province of Santa Cruz.

Gilbert + Tobin has advised Shaw and Partners Limited (Shaw and Partners) on the sale of 51 per cent of its shares to SIX Swiss Exchange-listed EFG International and associated shareholder arrangements.

The transaction, announced today, represents a significant milestone for Shaw and Partners and adds broad international reach to the investment and wealth management firm which currently has c. $16 billion of funds under advice.

DLA Piper has advised Jyske Realkredit on the issue of Covered Bonds (SDOs) for EUR 500,000,000.

The bonds are issued under Jyske Realkredit's existing base prospectus and are admitted to trading on the stock exchange in Ireland.

DLA Piper has advised on Danish law in connection with the issue, including the preparation of supplement to Jyske Realkredit's base prospectus and the transaction documentation. The bonds have been sold by a consortium of Nordea, Credit Suisse, Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Jyske Bank.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Goldman Sachs on its primary and secondary minority investment in Modanisa Elektronik Magazacilik ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (Modanisa), the Turkey-based online retailer of modest fashion for women in the Muslim world.

White & Case partner Marcus Booth, who co-led the Firm's cross-border and cross-practice deal team, said: "White & Case has a strong and longstanding relationship with Goldman Sachs, and this complex transaction is the latest in a string of successful M&A deals on which we've advised."

Gide has advised banks BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, acting as co-lead arrangers, on the refinancing of the Beaugrenelle shopping centre in Paris. The two international banks enabled the Beaugrenelle Paris shareholders, i.e. Financiere Apsys, Madar group and Financiere Saint James, to secure a EUR 660 million refinancing.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright provided Alpha Blue Ocean Inc., a money manager based in London, UK, with legal guidance on its investment of up to C$20m of senior unsecured convertible debentures and accompanying warrants of Wayland Group Corp., an Ontario, Canada-based cannabis company.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Starling Bank on its recent fundraising.
Starling Bank, a leading digital banking platform, has raised £60 million in a Series C funding round led by Merian Global Investors. Starling also raised a further £15m from its existing seed investor Harald McPike, a Bahamas-based hedge fund investor.