Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Greentown China Holdings Limited, a Chinese luxury residential property developer, on its subsidiary's Regulation S offering of US$400 million senior perpetual capital securities callable 2022 and US$100 million senior perpetual capital securities callable 2022.

The joint global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners for the offerings are Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

Fried Frank advised BlueBay Asset Management's Private Debt Group on the raising of its Direct Lending Fund III (the “Fund”), which reached a final closing with investable capital in excess of €6 billion. The Fund aims to provide financing solutions to upper and mid-market European businesses to facilitate M&A transactions, growth financing and re-financings. This is one of the largest private debt funds ever raised in Europe and is BlueBay's most successful fundraising in this area to date.    

Hong Kong - Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Mingfa Group (International) Company Limited (“Mingfa Group”), a leading PRC investment company focusing on property development listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on its issuance of US$200 million of bonds due 2020. Head & Shoulders Securities Limited acted as the placing agent.

Hong Kong - Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited (“Sino-Ocean Group”) as the guarantor in relation to the issue by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Ocean Land Treasure IV Limited, of US$500 million in 5.25% guaranteed notes due 2022.

Simpson Thacher represented Blackstone in the refinancing of its acquisition of two Spanish logistics portfolios. The refinancing follows Blackstone’s acquisition of the two portfolios in December 2018, which are located in key regional capitals and major trade hubs throughout Spain, with one property acquisition set to complete in 2021.

The Simpson Thacher team who acted on the refinancing included Tom Lloyd, Luke Murphy and Pamela Rosindale (Real Estate).

Gowling WLG has advised Avison Young, the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, on its acquisition of GVA.

Avison Young's acquisition of one of the UK's leading and most diverse real estate advisory-led businesses from Apleona Group GmbH (“Apleona”), a portfolio company owned by global private-equity firm EQT, completed on Thursday, 31 January 2019.

Effective immediately, the two companies will combine under one unified brand: Avison Young.

Gide, counsel to Climater on the acquisition of French company Amardeilh (a plumbing and heating contractor) from Financière Da Costa

Gide has advised the Climater group, a climate engineering leader in France, on the acquisition of French company Amardeilh, a plumbing and heating contractor located in the Toulouse region (south-west of France), from its holding company Financière Da Costa.