International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang has advised IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion, and media company on its strategic partnership with Livestream (Livestream.com), a market leader in live video streaming for online distribution.
Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie has advised communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva on its successful tender to provide the smart metering communications service in Scotland and Northern England. The UK Government is committed to providing smart metering technology to every home. It estimates that smart metering will deliver around £7 billion in benefits to homes and businesses nationwide, and is an integral part of Britain's digital and energy-efficient future.
DLA Piper has advised WANdisco on a £19 million placing, issuing two million shares to capitalise on growth opportunities, especially in big data.
DLA Piper previously advised WANdisco on its fundraising on London's AIM market, in the first UK initial public offering (IPO) of an open source software company, raising £15 million.
International law firm Pinsent Masons advised Altran Technologies SA, global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering, on its acquisition of Sentaca Communications Limited, the British commercial activities of Sentaca Group.
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised Polish Television Holding, B.V. (PTH), a special purpose subsidiary of the ITI Group, the leading media and entertainment group in Poland, in connection with an offering of €300 million of high yield PIK toggle notes to finance the redemption of outstanding high yield notes. Weil acted as US and Polish counsel to PTH.
Shanghai, China, 24 September 2013 – Baker & McKenzie is advising THL A21 Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited ("Tencent"), China's biggest internet group, as transaction counsel on its acquisition of a 36.5 per cent stake in Sogou Inc. ("Sogou"), one of the leading search and internet services provider in China. Sogou's parent, Nasdaq-listed Sohu.com Inc., ("Sohu") will remain the controlling shareholder and Sogou will continue to be an independent subsidiary.
Field Fisher Waterhouse has advised its long standing client BBC Worldwide Limited and the shareholders of Ragdoll Limited on the sale of their joint venture Ragdoll Worldwide Limited to Canadian entertainment group DHX Media. Ragdoll Worldwide was established as a joint venture in 2006 between BBC Worldwide, BBC’s commercial arm, and Ragdoll Limited.
Lawyers from the firm’s Electronic Communications team and Privacy, Information and Communication Technologies team successfully represented PTK Centertel in a case involving a fine imposed by the Polish telecoms regulator for the company’s Zetafon offer.
A team of Sidley lawyers, in partnership with Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes LLP, represented Microsoft in a successful patent trial, Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola Inc., No. 2:10-cv-01823 (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington). A jury agreed with Microsoft's allegation that Motorola breached its commitments to standard setting organizations to license its standard essential patents on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
Jones Day is acting as Dutch corporate and tax counsel to Verizon Communications, Inc. in the $130 billion acquisition for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone, including the sale of Verizon's 23.1 percent minority stake in Vodafone Omnitel N.V. to Vodafone for $3.5 billion.
For additional information about this matter, please contact:
Marc Rijkaart van Cappellen, Lodewijk Berger
Client(s): Verizon Communications, Inc.
Practice(s): M&A, Tax
Office(s): Amsterdam