Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised Swiss power plant operator KKB AG (“KKB”) on the acquisition of the “Wölkisch” wind farm from project developer WSB Neue Energien Holding GmbH.
CMS has advised Bluehouse Capital on the acquisition of the Alchemia I office building in Gdansk (Poland). The complex was purchased by a joint venture created by Bluehouse Capital and Reino Partners. The building was previously owned by Torus, a developer from Gdansk that mainly specialises in the construction and commercialisation of modern office space.
Alchemia I, located in Gdansk Oliwa, is a complex from 2013 offering 16,700 square meters of office and more than 4.000 square meters of accompanying space with a sports and recreation centre.
Baker & McKenzie is advising The Link Real Estate Investment Trust ("The Link REIT”) on its acquisition of Corporate Avenue 1 & 2 in Shanghai, PRC, for RMB6,600.86 million from Shui On Land Limited. Comprising two Premium Grade A office towers and a connecting retail podium and pavilion with street shops and carparks thereunder, this is The Link REIT's first acquistion of a mixed-use property (office and retail) in Mainland China. Completion of the acquisition is expected to take place on 24 August 2015.
Ashurst is advising Rockhopper Exploration plc, the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company with interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean and North Africa, on the acquisition of a portfolio of non-operated production and exploration interests in Egypt from Beach Energy Limited for a headline consideration of US$22m.
Private equity partner, Helen Croke, has led a Travers Smith team in advising Bridgepoint Development Capital on the acquisition of restaurant discount card clubs tastecard and the Gourmet Society from Dutch group DIDIX for an undisclosed sum.
Supported by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, DATAGROUP AG has taken over the employees and customer relations of software and consulting company Vega Deutschland GmbH by way of an asset deal. A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at the commercial law firm's Stuttgart office, advised DATAGROUP on the transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed.
CMS Poland acted as legal advisor to Bluehouse Capital Advisor Ltd in relation to the purchase of Malta House in Poznan from Skanska Property Poland. The scope of CMS’ work also involved advice on the structure of a joint venture and the financial aspects of the transaction.
Malta House - Skanska’s first office investment in Poznan - is a class A office complex located in close proximity to Lake Malta. The building - commissioned for use in July 2013 - offers 14,700 sqm of modern office space.
Macfarlanes has acted for the UK Property Income Fund II (“PIF II”) on the acquisition of The Grafton Centre in Cambridge.
The Grafton Centre was purchased from M&G Real Estate for £99m and comprises 500,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space, an eight-screen Vue cinema and a food court.
Dentons’ Real Estate team advised Union Investment on the acquisition of the five-star Radisson Blu hotel in Wroclaw, Poland’s fourth largest city and next year’s European Capital of Culture.
Dentons’ Real Estate team advised Union Investment on the acquisition of the five-star Radisson Blu hotel in Wroclaw, Poland’s fourth largest city and next year’s European Capital of Culture. The hotel was sold by a company from the UBM Development AG group.
Hogan Lovells has advised long-standing client M&G Real Estate on the acquisition of 375,000 sq ft of office property space located on Calle Ríos Rosas in the central business district of Madrid for €175 million (£125 million). The transaction completed on Friday 24 July 2015.
The property will undergo substantial refurbishment following which it will be occupied by leading global marketing communications group WPP on a long term lease.