Plesner has assisted Statoil Fuel & Retail A/S ("SFR") in obtaining Phase I approval of its proposed acquisition of Shell's retail, commercial fuels and aviation businesses in Denmark.
In March 2015, SFR, the wholly-owned indirect Danish subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Ltd. of Canada, announced an agreement with A/S Dansk Shell to acquire Shell's retail, commercial fuels and aviation businesses in Denmark.
 

Latham recognized by Asian-MENA Counsel for its role in milestone deals spanning project finance, capital markets and M&A.

Latham & Watkins advised on four “Deals of the Year” and two matters that received Honorable Mentions in the Asian-MENA Counsel 2015 “Deal of the Year” awards. The winning work spanned milestone project finance, capital markets and M&A transactions across Asia. According to Asian-MENA Counsel, the matters stood out for “demonstrating size, uniqueness, complexity and innovation.”

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised APA Group on its acquisition to buy AGL Energy out of their interest in the Diamantina power plant in Queensland.

The acquisition fits within APA’s growth strategy by adding further to their infrastructure business. The KWM team was led by Partner Craig Rogers and Senior Associate Roderick Smythe - with support from Theadora Tsangari and Michelle Crocker.

Commenting on the deal, Partner Craig Rogers said, “We’re delighted to assist APA Group execute another of its important transactions.”

Linklaters has acted for Chinese Estates’ on its acquisition of 14 St George Street, Mayfair, in what is believed to be the first deal since it acquired Goldman Sachs' HQ in Fleet Street for £300m in 2011.

The Mayfair office is the London headquarters of private bank Kleinwort Benson and was sold by Aberdeen for £121.7m bringing in a 3.5% yield.   Designed by Eric Parry, the four-storey building comprises 51,861 square feet and is located on Bond Street, close to the entrance to the Elizabeth Line.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Sonnedix Italia S.r.l. a company belonging to the Sonnedix Group, an independent solar power producer, on the acquisition of Solar Holding, owner of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects in Italy having an aggregate capacity of around 48MWp. The sellers included Diamond Generating Europe  (a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan.

Companies owned by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”) have reached an agreement with Airbus Group SE to acquire the Airbus Defence Electronics Business.

Hengeler Mueller is advising KKR on this transaction. The Hengeler Mueller team includes partners Maximilian Schiessl, Christian Schwandtner (both Corporate/M&A),

Perella Weinberg Real Estate Fund II LP (“PWREF II”) has acquired the Frankfurt “Marieninsel” project and has recently been granted a syndicated loan by pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (“pbb”) and Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Actien-Gesellschaft) (“Deutsche Hypo”) of approximately €267m. The loan agreement was signed at the end of February 2016.

Hemsö has (during the period December 2015 until March 2016)  acquired six elderly care homes in Wiesbaden, Taunusstein, Darmstadt, Hadamar and Bremen with a total value of approximately SEK 575 million. In total, the elderly care homes accommodate approximately 670 people and include 45 service apartments.

On March 14, 2016, I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. (I.M.A.), Bologna, Italy (Milan Stock Exchange: IMA), announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Komax group's medtech business. Komax group is a leader in the market of machines for assembling medical products for self-medication, such as inhalers, syringes and insulin injection systems. Closing of the acquisition is subject to relevant antitrust approvals.

Dentons is representing Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott REIT) in its $158M acquisition of the Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel. The real estate investment trust is currently under contract to purchase the 369-unit property from FC-Canal Ground Tenant LLC.