Slaughter and May advised Ambatana B.V. Holdings in relation to the letgo merger of U.S. operations with Wallapop S.L.

Under the terms of the agreement, Wallapop’s U.S. operations will be absorbed into letgo, creating a strong player in the U.S. mobile classifieds market. The combined entity will be majority owned and managed by letgo, and will operate under the letgo brand on the letgo platform. Existing shareholders will also be injecting USD 100 million to grow the combined business.

May 2016, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) represented Shenzhen Dajiang Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. (DJI-Innovations) and successfully obtained full support from Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) panel in the administrative dispute arbitration on three domain names used in the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong. Safeguarding DJI-Innovations’ crucial domain assets, KWM defended DJI-Innovations’ intellectual property (IP) rights through that case.

Gowling WLG's Capital Markets team has advised Toople PLC on its placing and admission to the Standard Listing segment of the UK Listing Authority's Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market.

Toople is an early stage tech-focused telecoms group, providing a range of telecoms services primarily targeted at the UK SME market.

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised Global Traffic Network (GTN) on its proposed initial public offering, which priced at $1.90 or a price-to-earnings multiple of fifteen times. The company is expected to list with a market capitalisation of $383 million.

GTN is a broadcast media advertising platform operating in Australia, Canada, Britain and Brazil. It provides traffic news to radio and television stations in exchange for embedded advertising spots, which it sells to advertisers.

LETT Law Firm has advised Sonova Holding AG on its acquisition of AudioNova B.V. from HAL investments in relation to Danish law aspects. The value of AudioNova is EUR 830 million.

Sonova, headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative hearing solutions. AudioNova is one of the largest European hearing aid retailers. The company runs more than 1,300 stores in eight countries; in 2015 the firm generated net sales of approx. EUR 360 million

London — Mayer Brown has advised CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a leading international information and communication technology solutions provider, on the acquisition of the telecommunication assets of Linx Telecommunications B.V. ("Linx").

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised technology distributor Midwich Group plc on its £165 million initial public offering (IPO) on London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the related £75 million fundraising. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised on all aspects of German law and worked together with the English law firm of Mills & Reeve LLP.

Charles Russell Speechlys has advised Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a firm dedicated to creating global licensing and content solutions, on its acquisition of Ixxus, a software professional services firm and leading provider of publishing solutions.

An Orrick team in London advised Millicom International Cellular, S.A., a leading emerging markets telecom and digital media company, on the refinancing of its Swedish-listed bonds. The multi-stage transaction involved two tender offers for Millicom's existing SEK-denominated bonds and a simultaneous issue of new SEK-denominated bonds, the terms of which more closely align with the company's other debt facilities.

Fieldfisher's German practice advises on large retail acquisition.

Fieldfisher has advised Swiss Sonova Holding AG on its acquisition of AudioNova International B.V. (AudioNova). Sonova has acquired the company from HAL Investments B.V. (HAL). The value of AudioNova is EUR 830 million.

The closing of the transaction is still subject to approval by the regulatory authorities and is expected in the second half of 2016.  Sonova, headquartered in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative hearing solutions.