Linklaters has advised the NORMA Group AG on its conversion into a company under European law (Societas Europaea/SE). The company now operates under the name NORMA Group SE, registration in the commercial register of the Local Court of Hanau has been completed, and the registered office remains in Maintal.
News Corp announced today that it plans to move its entire London operations to a single location in The Place on the Southbank of the Thames, alongside The Shard in the heart of the London Bridge Quarter. Hogan Lovells represented News Corp in this transaction.
In a ground-breaking step forward for Scotland, DLA Piper has advised on the £264 million Step Change (Rest of Scotland) agreement which aims to deliver significant improvements in broadband services for Scotland.
Step Change is a next generation access (NGA) broadband project procured under the DCMS Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) Framework. It aims to deliver the Scottish Government's interim Digital Scotland objectives, building towards a world class broadband infrastructure by 2020.
Skadden represented Baidu, Inc., the leading Chinese-language Internet search provider, in its $1 billion SEC-registered offering of 3.25% notes due 2018, which closed on August 6. The firm previously represented the company in its $1.5 billion SEC-registered notes offering in November 2012. The notes are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
CEWE COLOR AG & Co. OHG with its seat in Oldenburg has successfully renewed its borrowed capital lines. The credit line in the three-digit million range which was made available by seven banks will increase the scope for the company's successful growth.
Dr. Alexander Honrath (Partner) comprehensively advised CEWE COLOR AG & Co. OHG in a team with Arndt Kaubisch (Associate, both Capital Market Law).
Osborne Clarke’s Corporate team has advised engineering specialist Seven Technologies on its £7m takeover of AIM listed Datong.
Datong is a leading provider of intelligence equipment and solutions.
Seven’s acquisition of Datong will create one of the sector’s largest independent specialist technology engineering businesses with a turnover in excess of £20m and 140 employees.
The Osborne Clarke team advising Seven was led by Partner Matthew Lewis, supported by Associate Director Mark Wesker and Senior Associate Simon Jones.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Telefónica UK on its landmark contact centre outsourcing to Capita, including on the related real estate, employment, pensions, finance and tax issues.
The £1.2 billion deal, which came into effect on 01 July 2013 with a term of 10 years, is one of the largest private sector contact centre outsourcings in Europe to date and the largest deal of its kind ever entered into by Telefónica UK.
SJ Berwin’s Intellectual Property team acted for Sky in its successful claim for trade mark infringement and passing off arising out of Microsoft’s use of the 'SkyDrive' for its online storage offering.
Slaughter and May is advising Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL), a world-leading provider of communications technology and services, on its acquisition of Red Bee Media, a world leading media services company, from an entity controlled by Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners, L.P.
The acquisition, which was announced on 1 July 2013, is subject to regulatory approval and other contractual conditions.
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Slaughter and May is advising Rothermere Continuation Limited on a definitive agreement to acquire the entire shareholding of The Esmond Harmsworth 1998 Settlement in the Daily Mail and General Trust plc ('the Company') ordinary voting shares. The agreement will increase Rothermere Continuation Limited's shareholding of ordinary voting shares in the Company from 59.9% to 89.2%. Rothermere Continuation Limited is owned by a trust for the benefit of the Viscount Rothermere and his immediate family.