Herbert Smith Freehills has advised S P Setia on a A$101 million acquisition of a Telstra Exchange site in Melbourne’s central CBD.
The deal is a record breaking price for a Melbourne CBD land purchase with the 400sqm site in a prime location overlooking Carlton Gardens and fronting both Exhibition and La Trobe Streets.
Dentons, with partner Maria Sole Insinga, flanked by partner Federico Vanetti, assisted AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, in the acquisition of a core logistics warehouse asset in Gorgonzola, Italy, on the north eastern outskirts of Milan, from Polis, a closed-ended alternative real estate investment fund, managed by Polis Fondi Immobiliari SGR.p.A.
The acquisition was made on behalf of AXA IM – Real Assets, acting on behalf of its clients.
Leading global law firm, Baker & McKenzie has advised Singapore's Mapletree Investments on the acquisition of the 79 hectare Green Park in Reading, Berkshire one of Europe's leading business parks. The transaction is the largest regional business park acquisition in the UK in 2015/16.
The Baker & McKenzie team was led by London-based Head of Real Estate Stephen Turner, together with Corporate Partner James Burdett and Tax Partner James Smith.
HANOI/SINGAPORE, May 23, 2016 – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Vietnam's VietJet on its agreement to purchase 100 Boeing BA.N 737 MAX 200 jets worth $11.3 billion. The deal, signed during President Obama's visit to Vietnam, marks a landmark transaction for Vietnam as the country’s largest commercial aircraft order to date.
The Milbank deal team was led by Singapore partner Paul Ng with associates David Hon and Audrey Wang.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Digital Realty, a leading global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, on its acquisition of eight high quality, carrier-neutral data centres across Europe.
On 16 May Konecranes has announced having signed an agreement with Terex Corporation to acquire the Material Handling & Port Solutions segment from Terex against cash and shares and to terminate the previously announced business combination agreement. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2017, is valued at EUR 1,126 million
A team led by Dr. Peter Zimmermann, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, legally advised AXA Investment Managers comprehensively on the acquisition of a planned residential development in Erfurt for EUR 30 million.
King & Wood Mallesons has continued to support long-term client China Molybdenum Co., Ltd (“CMOC”) on its global expansion, advising CMOC on the two largest mining acquisitions by a Chinese company this year - the US$1.5 billion acquisition of Anglo American’s niobium and phosphates businesses in Brazil and the US$2.65 billion acquisition of Freeport’s indirect 56% interest in Tenke Fungurume located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Our Corporate team in Helsinki recently advised Finnish SGN Group Oy on the acquisition (signed on 27 April) of the business operations of Hobby Hall from Stockmann plc. Hobby Hall will become a significant part of SGN, as the transaction includes Hobby Hall’s assets and liabilities and all of its business operations. With the acquisition, SGN is looking to develop its multichannel business along with its current operations.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Synthos S.A., one of the largest manufacturers of chemical raw materials in Poland and Europe's leading manufacturer of emulsion rubbers, on the acquisition from INEOS Enterprises of the INEOS Styrenics business, a leading producer of high quality expandable polystyrene for the building, construction and packaging industries.