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Technology, Media & Telecoms

Hengeler Mueller advises Equinix on Carve-out and sale of European Data-Centres to Digital Realty Trust for $874.4 million

18 May 2016

The sale with was a condition of the clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Telecity Group plc by Equinix in January 2016. The sale is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including approval by the European Commission, as well as completion of a works council consultation process in the Netherlands. Upon satisfaction of those conditions, the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2016.

Milbank Advises Engineering on Acquisition of 51% in DST and EMDS

17 May 2016

MUNICH, May 17, 2016 – The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised the Italian company Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA on the acquisition of 51% of shares in Consulting GmbH ("DST") and EMDS GmbH ("EMDS"), two wholly owned subsidiaries of F-Net AG, Stuttgart. F-Net will continue to be a 49% shareholder, to support the development and integration of the two companies.

Slaughter and May is advising Equinix, Inc. - IT and IP aspects of the separation and sale of eight assets to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

17 May 2016

Slaughter and May is advising Equinix, Inc. on the separation and subsequent sale of eight assets in its European business to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. for $874.4 million. The sale was a condition of the clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Telecity Group plc by Equinix in January 2016, on which Slaughter and May also advised.

Equinix to divest eight European assets to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

17 May 2016

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is advising Equinix, Inc. on the separation and sale of data centres across Europe (including Amsterdam) to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. for USD 874.4 million. The sale was a condition of the clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Telecity Group plc by Equinix in January 2016. The sale is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including approval by the European Commission, as well as completion of the works council consultation process in the Netherlands.

Slaughter and May is advising Equinix, Inc. - sale of eight assets to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

17 May 2016

Slaughter and May is advising Equinix, Inc. on the sale of eight assets in its European business to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. for $874.4 million. The sale was a condition of the clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Telecity Group plc by Equinix in January 2016, on which Slaughter and May also advised.

The Equinix legal team was led by EMEA General Counsel Peter Waters along with legal counsel Nick Greaves and Heimold Nemec.

Latham Advises Finmeccanica-Leonardo in the Sale of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets to Kuwait

16 May 2016

Italian corporate team leads significant aerospace transaction.

Latham & Watkins advised Finmeccanica (now Leonardo - Finmeccanica – Società per azioni), together with its in-house legal team, in the negotiations of a supply agreement for 28 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets to the State of Kuwait, as well as of the relevant industrial agreements in the Gulf region which were ancillary to the supply.