Loyens & Loeff advised Round Hill Capital, a UK based real estate investment and management firm, on the disposal of the largest residential property portfolio in the Netherlands based on units, consisting of 9,544 houses, 12,100 sq m of commercial space and parking spaces, to Heimstaden AB for a total value of EUR 1,4 billion. In this transaction, Loyens & Loeff provided integrated legal (corporate and real estate) and tax advice.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has advised World of Wonders Real Estate Development on its partnership with US-based luxury hospitality group sbe for the operation of the first SLS Hotel & Residences property in the Middle East.

Berlin, 27 March 2019 – The international corporate law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised Instant Offices GmbH on the lease of over 8,500 square meters of office space and the provision of this space to a global technology company seeking to expand its corporate presence.

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has acted for Peet Limited (Peet) on its offer of senior unsecured bonds to eligible professional and sophisticated investors.

The KWM team advising on the transaction was led by Partner, Jo Dodd. Jo was supported on the transaction by Solicitor, Ricky Melamdowitz.

Addleshaw Goddard's North West Real Estate team has advised Bruntwood on a £45m forward funding deal with Aviva Investors for a unique hybrid car park and hotel building in Manchester's new neighbourhood Circle Square.

The 16 storey building, which will be developed by Bruntwood, will include a 158 room hotel situated above a multi-storey car park with 1014 spaces.

McDermott provided tax advice in the acquisition of a hotel by a German real estate group.

On March 21, 2019, the Appellate Division for the First Department affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of breach of contract, fraudulent transfer, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty claims against Stanley Arkin and his dissolved law firm Arkin Kaplan Rice LLP (“AKR”). Two former AKR partners had sued Arkin, AKR, the firm’s former landlord and its principals in 2017, alleging a purported “conspiracy” and other misconduct.

CMS advises Foncia Group on the acquisition of GRIBI Group
DBS Immobilier SA, the Swiss subsidiary of the French real estate group Foncia, which is European's market leader in the management of residential real estate, acquires the GRIBI Group.

Shearman & Sterling represented Banco do Brasil, the Brazilian state-owned bank and one of the largest banks in Brazil, in connection with the update of its $20 billion U.K. law Euro Medium Term Note Program and its drawdown of $750 million in senior unsecured notes that closed on March 20, 2019. Shearman & Sterling for the first time acted as issuer´s counsel for Banco do Brasil and staffed the matter principally from its São Paulo and New York offices.

The team
STUART K. FLEISCHMANN
DAVID FLECHNER
ROBERTA BERLINER CHERMAN

Shearman & Sterling represented Banco do Brasil, the Brazilian state-owned bank and one of the largest banks in Brazil, in connection with the update of its $20 billion U.K. law Euro Medium Term Note Program and its drawdown of $750 million in senior unsecured notes that closed on March 20, 2019. Shearman & Sterling for the first time acted as issuer´s counsel for Banco do Brasil and staffed the matter principally from its São Paulo and New York offices.

The team
STUART K. FLEISCHMANN
DAVID FLECHNER
ROBERTA BERLINER CHERMAN