Ashurst advised Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH (Warburg-HIH Invest) on the acquisition of the mixed-use property development "TurmCarrée" in the city of Frankfurt by way of an asset deal. The property was sold by the Engel and Kolb families. The acquisition was made for the portfolio of the 'TOP 7 Deutsche Metropolen Immobilien Invest' open-ended property special fund, which was set up for institutional investors in cooperation with NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank.

Clifford Chance advised French asset manager Amundi Real Estate, advised by L'Etoile Properties, on the acquisition of the 'Telekom Campus' in Hamburg, Germany. TAS group is the developer of the complex. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

White & Case LLP has advised IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche, and its subsidiary GIMA, on its acquisition of Komax Systems LCF and Komax Systems Rockford and a 76 percent holding in Komax Systems Malaysia, companies based in Switzerland, the United States and Malaysia  respectively.

IMA is a recognized leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and tea and coffee. It has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1995.

Clifford Chance advised Geneba Properties N.V. on the acquisition of three industrial and logistic properties leased to automotive suppliers and a logistics provider.

Travers Smith partner Andrew Gillen and senior corporate associate Andrew Gofton-Salmond advised existing client Safestore Holdings Plc on its entry into a put and call option to acquire self-storage business Space Maker Stores for initial consideration of £43m.

Gide has advised real estate investment company Frey on the acquisition of a portfolio of commercial assets for EUR 143.5 billion.

The portfolio includes a retail park of 35 outlets (28,000 m² of GLA) located in the north of France (Douai-Dechy) and further assets located in the greater Paris area (Maurepas and Villiers-sur-Marne) and in the provinces (particularly Bordeaux, Rennes, Toulon and Arras). The portfolio covers nine different sites, 70 lease agreements, and approximately 77,000 m² of GLA.

Hogan Lovells and Chammas & Marcheteau advised on the sale of RSI Video Technologies (RSI) to Honeywell for approximately $123 million (€113 million).

Founded in 2000 and based in Strasbourg, France, with key operations in Minnesota, RSI is a leading global provider of intrusion detection systems for commercial and residential security applications under the brand Videofied®.

Zo Hoida, Real Estate Partner at top 45 Law Firm, Weightmans, has advised a property investor from China on the purchase of a Grade II listed building in the centre of Wolverhampton.

Ashurst has represented China Medical System Holdings (CMS, HKSE: 0867), a leading China-based pharmaceutical promotion service provider, on its acquisitions of two heart drugs from UK pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca for a total of US$500 million.