Schulte advised Priority Holdings LLC, one of the nation's fastest growing payments companies, in its definitive purchase agreement with M I Acquisitions Inc. to become a publicly traded company. Priority and M I, a special purpose acquisition company, will combine and be renamed Priority Technology Holdings Inc. The transaction builds upon Priority Holdings' growth strategy, uniquely positioning them as a highly differentiated technology platform that delivers a value-added collection of payment and business solutions.

Orrick advised Frankfurt-based fintech company creditshelf, a pioneer in the digital financing of medium-sized companies in Germany, on today's listing in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft has placed 206,250 shares in creditshelf with investors at a fixed price of EUR 80.00 per share.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a bank syndicate on the €780 million refinancing of Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH (Cheplapharm).

The transaction is comprised of a term loan B cov-light facility of €530 million with a seven-year term, and a revolving loan of €250 million with a six-year term.

On 13 July 2018, 51 Credit Card Inc., China’s leading fintech company, was successfully listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2051) with the issue price of HKD 8.5 per share and the market value exceeding HKD 10 billion. The fintech unicorn 51 Credit Card Inc. has become the first Chinesemainland based fintech company that got listed in Hong Kong.

International law firm Ashurst advised the lenders on the £174 million refinancing of a biomass and landfill gas portfolio owned by Octopus Investment ("Octopus"), part of Octopus Group, making it one of the largest transactions of its kind and the first major UK biomass deal in 2018.

The refinancing of the Melton Renewable Energy UK Limited portfolio consists of a £152 million term loan, £10 million revolving credit facility and £12 million debt service reserve facility.

Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of eleven banks led by the coordinators BNP Paribas S.A. Niederlassung Deutschland, Commerzbank AG (also documentation agent) and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (other consortium leaders are DZ BANK and UniCredit) on the refinancing of natural gas specialist VNG AG (VNG).

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised client Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Handelsbanken), a leading Swedish bank, on its multi-million loan to Thistle Property Group to acquire office buildings Forth House and Playfair House.

The offices are situated close to the St James development. The former is let in its entirety to Radio Forth and the latter to various other occupiers, was sold from Property investment advisor London and Oriental (L&O) for £4.5million.