Macfarlanes has advised flexible workspace company The Instant Group on a buy-out backed by UK- based private equity firm Bowmark.

Bowmark will acquire its interest from MML Capital Partners, which alongside Instant’s management team, will be re-investing in the company.

The Instant Group specialises in alternative and flexible methods for office procurement, managed through its leading digital platform. The company has seen considerable growth over the past few years and this investment will allow it to continue its plans for enhancing its global presence.

Lendlease and Starwood Capital, via a managed fund, are jointly acquiring The Silvertown Partnership from its existing shareholders (First Base, Chelsfield Properties and Macquarie Capital) on a 50% co-investment basis. Lendlease will work as Development Manager and Construction Manager for Silvertown Quays.

Clifford Chance has advised an investment fund managed by Europa Capital, a pan-European real estate investment company, on the sale of Hadovka Office Park, a modern office building located in a prominent position in Prague 6. The buyer is WOOD & Company, a leading regional investment bank headquartered in Prague.

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OSET Bikes Limited has secured a working capital facility from Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending to help fund its rapid business growth.

OSET Bikes Limited is a leading designer and manufacturer of electric trial, dirt, off-road and motocross motorcycles for children. It was established in 2004 and since then OSET has built a presence in over 25 countries around the world.

Linklaters has advised Panattoni Europe on the lease of 16,000 sqm of space in Panattoni Park Gdansk III to LPP S.A. The complex is under construction and it will comprise two warehouse halls totalling nearly 64,000 sqm. The opening is scheduled for Q3 2018.

The new space will be used as a central warehouse dedicated to Cropp and it will serve the brand's online stores in eleven countries. The lease contract provides for an option to expand the space by an additional 5,000 sqm. Around 300 jobs should be created with the opening of the centre.

Dentons has advised NEPI Rockcastle, a commercial property investor and developer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited (JSE) and Euronext Amsterdam, on the acquisition of Aura Centrum shopping center in Olsztyn, Poland. The transaction value was EU64.9 million.