O’Melveny recently represented China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, as the sole sponsor and lead underwriter, in the IPO of mobile game publisher FingerTango Inc. on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (6860.HK).
The O’Melveny team was led by partners Ke Geng and Edwin Kwok, and included counsels Ke Zhu and Ke Huang, and associates Wendy Kan and Grace Xu.
Allen & Overy has advised Fortune Fountain Capital Limited (FFC), a prominent Asian financial services and wealth management group, on its senior and mezzanine facilities used to fund the acquisition of circa 88.8% of the share capital in Baccarat S.A., the iconic French company best-known for its fine crystal and glassware.
Led by Frankfurt-based Partner Michael Schlitt Hogan Lovells advised Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank ("Credit Agricole CIB") on its entry into a cooperation agreement with Metzler Capital Markets ("Metzler") with respect to equity capital market (ECM) capabilities in Germany.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited (BOC) on the £103 million sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary bank in the UK, BOC UK Limited, to Cynergy Capital Limited (Cynergy). The purchase price is subject to customary adjustments and completion is expected to be achieved by the end of 2018, subject to approval by the regulators of both BOC and BOC UK.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented BlueGem Capital Partners LLP, a London-based private equity fund manager, in connection with the acquisition of ICONIC London.
Set up in 2015, ICONIC London has grown from a start-up into the UK’s leading makeup brand selling cruelty-free and vegan cosmetic products.
Orrick’s Paris team advised a pool of lenders, including Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, BNP Paribas, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance de Midi-Pyrénées, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance de Midi-Pyrénées, Crédit Foncier de France, la Banque Postale and Société Générale, in the €300 million financing of a public service delegation contract for the rollout of a high-speed Internet network in the region of Haute-Garonne, France.
The Firm represented the underwriters in the initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Qeeka Home (Cayman) Inc. (“Qeeka Home”). Qeeka Home offered an aggregate of 242,030,000 Shares (prior to the exercise of the overallotment option), which raised US$150.5 million in gross proceeds. The shares of Qeeka Home are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and CLSA Capital Markets Limited acted as the joint sponsors. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Ashurst has advised Banco Santander and BNP Paribas as arrangers, and the latter also as hedge provider, on a Spanish securitisation creating a RMBS Prado VI Securitization Fund, backed by mortgage loans originated by UCI. Class A, Class B and Class C bonds have been issued for a total of €428 million.
The Ashurst finance team was led by partner Fernando Navarro and included senior associate Alfonso García and associate Santiago Navarro.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised RNHB BV (‘RNHB’), an experienced specialist in financing investment property, on its acquisition of a commercial real estate loan portfolio of approximately €1.3bn from FGH Bank NV (‘FGH’), a real estate bank specialising in commercial real estate financing.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in Kyiv is pleased to announce that our law firm has recently advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on a €13 million loan to the communal enterprise Mariupolske Tramvaino-Troleybusne Upravlinnya (MTTU). The EBRD’s investment will be used for the acquisition of up to 72 low-floor trolleybuses for the city of Mariupol, spare parts and maintenance equipment as well as upgrading the trolleybus depot and the reconstruction of the catenary network.