Norton Rose Fulbright has advised China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Limited (COGO) on its acquisition of a property portfolio in China from China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (COLI) for a cash consideration of RMB3,516 million.

COGO has agreed to acquire the property portfolio, which has a total gross floor area of approx. 9.5 million square metres. It is located in emerging third tier cities in China including Yangzhou, Huizhou, Huangshan, Weifang, Zibo, Jiujiang and Shantou. The net assets involved amount to about HK$3,248 million.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) is acting for TusPark Forward Ltd. (‘Tuspark’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tus-Holdings Co., Ltd. (‘Tus-Holdings’), in relation to its issuance of US$500 million of senior guaranteed bonds for 4.3 per cent yield. The bonds, which mature in 2019, have been guaranteed by Tus-Holdings and underwritten by six banks, with BNP Paribas acting as the lead. The bonds are being listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

DWF has advised Newcastle-based housebuilders Cussins Limited on its secondary buyout by Northumberland Estates, which will help fund the business’s next phase of growth and development.

Hogan Lovells have advised Keppel DC REIT (Keppel), the first pure-play data centre REIT listed in Asia and on the Singapore Exchange, on their acquisition of a data centre in the Celtic Gateway Business Park for £34m.  The data centre is fully let to one of largest global cloud service providers on a 15-year full repairing and insuring lease that commenced in June 2016.

Osborne Clarke has advised GSA, the global student accommodation specialist on its partnership with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. GSA’s partnership with GIC will target the major university cities in Germany such as Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.

GSA, the global student accommodation leader, develops, manages and finances student accommodation projects. GSA has become a significant student accommodation operator in Europe and the only operator with student accommodation in nine countries globally.

The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by finance partner Andrew Heathcote and corporate partner David Ludwick

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Shui On Group (‘Shui On’) on the issue and offering of US$250m 4.375% senior guaranteed notes due 2019. Freshfields acted at US and Hong Kong legal counsel for the issuer, Shui On Development (Holding) Limited and the guarantor, Shui On Land Limited.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised GSA, the global student accommodation specialist on its partnership with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. GSA’s partnership with GIC will target the major university cities in Germany such as Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.

GSA, the global student accommodation leader, develops, manages and finances student accommodation projects. GSA has become a significant student accommodation operator in Europe and the only operator with student accommodation in nine countries globally.

The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by finance partner Andrew Heathcote and corporate partner David Ludwick

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Shui On Group (‘Shui On’) on the issue and offering of US$250m 4.375% senior guaranteed notes due 2019. Freshfields acted at US and Hong Kong legal counsel for the issuer, Shui On Development (Holding) Limited and the guarantor, Shui On Land Limited.

Ashurst has advised Sekisui House in its acquisition of a 9.4 hectare super site located on the most northerly point of the peninsula suburb, Wentworth Point, in a deal worth A$360 million.

The residential property builder and developer, one of Japan's largest homebuilders, won the Roads and Maritime Services' competitive tender, managed by UrbanGrowthNSW, with a proposal featuring a mixed-use master plan community of 2,000 apartments.

On Oct. 13, 2016, Norton Rose Fulbright represented an affiliate of Genesis Park, LP (a partnership founded by Paul Hobby) in its agreement to purchase the assets of Texas Monthly magazine from Emmis Communications Corporation for US$25 million, subject to working capital adjustments.

Texas Monthly magazine is a leading lifestyle publication covering human interest stories in Texas since 1973, winning 13 National Magazine Awards. Emmis has owned Texas Monthly since 1998.