Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Mitula Group Limited (Mitula Group) on its successful initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ASX on 1 July 2015 with a market capitalisation of A$154 million at the offer price.
NCTM assisted Primi sui Motori – a company listed on the AIM market and the Italian leader in digital marketing services and search engine positioning – in the issue of a 5-year bond with a maximum nominal amount of EUR 6.4 million. Furthermore, the Board of Directors of Primi sui Motori has resolved to make an exchange offer reserved for the holders of “Primi Sui Motori 9% 2013 – 2016” bonds.
NCTM Studio Legale Associato assisted Primi sui Motori with a team composed by the partner Lukas Plattner and Andrea Iovieno, associate.
NCTM assisted Mobyt, a leading Italian company in the mobile marketing and services sector and also operating in the web advertising sector, listed on the AIM Italia market, in the stipulation of an agreement for the acquisition of a share equal to 85% of DigiTel MobileTM S.r.l., an operator in the development, provision and marketing of communications services, particularly professional SMS messaging services.
The acquisition falls within the scope of Mobyt's strategy to consolidate its presence in the small-business segment in Italy in the mobile marketing market.
CMS has successfully represented P4 in a dispute with the Polish Court of Competition and Consumer Protection.
The Court has repealed a decision of the President of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office to impose a multimillion-dollar fine for P4's alleged involvement in a cartel of four mobile operators (Orange, T-Mobile, Plus and P4). The alleged cartel was connected with a refusal to buy DVB-H standard mobile TV services.
Nabarro has advised Google on the pre-let of a 180,000 sq ft office building at King’s Cross Central.
The internet giant has agreed a 15 year lease on the S2 building, which is to be constructed in the north-east of the 67 acre estate.
Real Estate partner Marie Scott, who led the Nabarro team, said:
Redknee Solutions Inc. (“Redknee”), a leading provider of real-time monetization and subscriber management software, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Orga Systems for a total cash consideration of €38m from the insolvency administrator. Orga Systems is a leading software vendor for convergent charging and billing in the telecommunications, utilities and automotive markets.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Shanghai-listed Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (JCET) as international counsel on its proposed S$1 billion takeover offer of SGX-listed semiconductor company STATS ChipPAC Ltd, one of the largest M&A deals in Singapore so far this year.
Semiconductor producer JCET formed a consortium with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund to acquire STATS ChipPAC.
The Munich company builder Venture Stars has successfully completed the fundraising for its first venture capital fund. The Venture Stars Portfoliobeteiligungsgesellschaft I GmbH & Co. KG focuses on investments in digital business models in the areas of e-commerce, online marketplaces and e-services.
The fund was closed with a maximum amount of the subscribed capital of EUR 15 million, which significantly exceeded the target volume. The investors comprise a group of experienced private investors, family offices and institutional investors.
Osborne Clarke has advised Yieldify, a leading predictive marketing technology company, on its £11.5m series A funding round. The Osborne Clarke team was led by corporate Partner Rob Wood and corporate Senior Associate, Simon Jones.
Setterwalls has assisted the seller of the Swedish ISP Tyfon to Bahnhof. By the acquisition and Bahnhofs indirect acquisition of additionally 30 000 customers, Bahnhof strengthen its position on the Swedish market.
Setterwalls' team consisted of Anders Holmgren, Erik Nerén and Christian Sjöqvist.