Ashurst acted as the lead counsel to Netherlands' largest pension fund manager APG Asset Management NV ("APG") in their US$175 million additional capital commitment to Virtuous Retail South Asia Pte. Ltd. ("VRSA"), India’s only institutionally backed retail platform.
Ashurst advised Amundi SGR on the launch of Cbus, the first alternative investment fund reserved for professional investors to finance stocks or agri-food businesses in Italy.
The portfolio comprises five operating wind farms located across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The energy sector team at Burges Salmon have advised GCP Infrastructure Investments (Gravis) in relation to the acquisition, subject to the receipt of third party consents, of a 70MWP portfolio of five operating wind farms from funds managed by Platina Energy Partners (Platina).
The projects Gunillaberg and Lunna are located in the central part of the highland in southern Sweden and the municipality of Askersund respectively
Planning Lawyers Delighted One Lansdowne Road Tower Gains Permission
Planning lawyers at national law firm Irwin Mitchell are delighted to have assisted Guildhouse Rosepride, and their professional team in obtaining planning permission for a new landmark skyscraper in south London, which will be the second tallest building in the UK – coming second to The Shard.
Penta Berlin acquired the Berlin-based datacenter from DB Systel GmbH, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn group.
Global law firm Dentons advised Penta-Infra Datacenter Holding B.V. on the acquisition of DB Systel Datacenters in Berlin. Bennbrooke and Penta participated in the competitive auction sponsored by Deutsche Bahn and were selected as the winners. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction will close on January 1, 2018.
Eversheds Sutherland legal adviser to Deutsche Bahn’s winning consortium
Global legal practice Eversheds Sutherland has advised DB Engineering & Consulting USA, Inc. (part of the Deutsche Bahn group) on its successful bid to the California High Speed Rail Authority to be awarded the Early Train Operator (ETO) services contract in relation to the California High Speed Rail Program.
We advised Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. on the cash tender offer by its subsidiary, Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport S.A.S., for an amount of its outstanding EUR1,500,000,000 4.875% Notes due 2021. Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport announced on 17 November 2017 that it had accepted for purchase in cash an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to EUR140,200,000 and the expected tender offer settlement date is 27 November 2017.
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Robert Byk (partner), Andrew Chaplin (associate), Chris Parrott (associate)
Slaughter and May advised SEGRO European Logistics Partnership (SELP) on its issue (the Issue) of €500m 1.50 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2025 (the Notes). The Notes were issued by SELP Finance S.à r.l. and guaranteed by SEGRO European Logistics Partnership S.à r.l., and are listed on the Main Market of the Irish Stock Exchange. The net proceeds of the Issue will be used for general corporate purposes and repayment of certain secured bank facilities.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised TC Advisors Australia Investment Management Pty Ltd (“TrustCapital Advisors”) on the portfolio sale of five premium office assets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane valued at a total of A$727 million to multiple purchasers.
The portfolio consisted of 469 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, 850 Collins Street, Melbourne, 575 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 50 Pitt Street, Sydney and 150 Charlotte Street, Brisbane.