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Technology, Media & Telecoms

Hill Dickinson advises Golden Saint Technologies Limited on its reverse takeover and admission to the Main Market

05 Feb 2019

Hill Dickinson has recently advised Golden Saint Technologies Limited (LON: GST) (Golden Saint), an integrated information and communication technology infrastructure solutions provider, on the reverse takeover of EMS Wiring Systems PTE Ltd (EMS) and the admission of the enlarged group’s issued share capital to the standard segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange PLC (Admission).

Ropes & Gray Advises Altice USA on a $1.5 Billion Bond Offering and $2.56 Billion Refinancing of Revolving Credit Facilities

04 Feb 2019
Ropes & Gray has advised Altice USA - one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States – on the issuance of $1.5 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by its subsidiary CSC Holdings. The firm also advised Altice USA on a refinancing of CSC Holdings’ existing revolving credit facility.

BEITEN BURKHARDT ADVISES MY MEDIA GROUP ON ACQUISITION OF A MAJORITY STAKE IN PEAK ACE AG

01 Feb 2019
Berlin, 31 January 2019 - My Media Group, France’s leading independent consulting and media buying group, acquired a 51% majority share in Peak Ace AG, Germany’s leading independent performance marketing agency operating in over 20 languages.
 
With this acquisition, My Media Group takes on a new, international dimension, allowing them to offer their clients truly global campaigns and strategies and thus unlocking new markets and advantageous opportunities to scale internationally.
 
The international commercial law firm BE

Pinsent Masons to advise on pioneering data trusts projects

01 Feb 2019

International Law firm Pinsent Masons has been appointed by the Open Data Institute to advise on the legal aspects of establishing 'data trusts' as three innovative UK government backed projects are announced.

The Open Data Institute (ODI) in partnership with the Government's Office for AI (OAI) are leading three new pilots to inform the design and development of data trusts. Jeremy Wright, the UK's digital, culture, media and sport secretary announced details of the pilots today (31st January 2019).

DLA Piper advises Neopost on both the acquisition of Parcel Pending and the sale of Satori Inc.

31 Jan 2019
DLA Piper represented Paris-based Neopost, a global leader in digital communications, logistics and mail solutions, in two recent merger and acquisition matters.
 
The first matter was Neopost's US$100 million-plus acquisition of privately held Parcel Pending, Inc., a leader in the North American parcel-locker market. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Parcel Pending was founded in 2013 and reported revenue in 2018 in excess of US$30 million.

DLA Piper advises Neopost on both the acquisition of Parcel Pending and the sale of Satori Inc.

31 Jan 2019
DLA Piper represented Paris-based Neopost, a global leader in digital communications, logistics and mail solutions, in two recent merger and acquisition matters.
 
The first matter was Neopost's US$100 million-plus acquisition of privately held Parcel Pending, Inc., a leader in the North American parcel-locker market. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Parcel Pending was founded in 2013 and reported revenue in 2018 in excess of US$30 million.

CMS Bel­gi­um as­sisted Guard­Square and its share­hold­ers with an in­vest­ment by Bat­tery Ven­tures

31 Jan 2019

CMS Belgium assisted GuardSquare, a fast-growing and market-leading Belgian techstart-up that provides mobile application protection software, and its shareholders with an important investment by Battery Ventures. Battery’s venture-capital practice has already invested in more than 300 tech companies worldwide.

The investment will help GuardSquare to boost its sales, marketing, R&D and client successes.

The CMS team that assisted GuardSquare and its shareholders included Katrien Leijnen, Carl Leermakers, Virginie Frémat and Philippe Hendrickx.

White & Case Advises Orange on French Home Telesurveillance Partnership with Groupama

31 Jan 2019

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Orange, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, on its partnership with French insurance group Groupama in the French home telesurveillance sector and the establishment, for that purpose, of a joint company named Protectline.

Protectline is a joint platform for the operation and management of home telesurveillance services. Orange holds 51 percent of the company's capital and Groupama holds the remaining 49 percent.

White & Case Advises Naspers on US$1.16 Billion Acquisition of Avito Shares

30 Jan 2019

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Naspers, a global internet and entertainment group and one of the world's largest technology investors, on its US$1.16 billion acquisition of an additional 29.1 percent shareholding in Avito, the leading Russian online classifieds site.

The transaction values Avito at an implied enterprise value of US$3.85 billion. Following the acquisition Naspers stake in Avito will increase from 70.4 percent to 99.6 percent (on a fully diluted basis). The remaining shares are held by existing management.

International Arbitration Practice Achieves Significant Judgment From the European Court of Human Rights in Freedom of Expression and Private Life Rights Case

30 Jan 2019

On January 10, 2019, the International Arbitration Practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, acting alongside the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI), obtained a significant judgment from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Khadija Ismayilova v. Azerbaijan. In a unanimous judgment, the ECtHR found violations of the applicant’s rights to respect for private life and freedom of expression, and highlighted the “grave chilling effect” on journalism of the government’s conduct.

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