Global law firm Eversheds has advised West Nottinghamshire College on a training deal with education company Pearson Plc which will increase the College’s vocational training capabilities.
Le cabinet d'avocats international Clifford Chance a conseillé AEW Europe dans le cadre de l'acquisition de la société détenant l'immeuble situé au 2-4 rue Jules Lefebvre à Paris 9ème. Cette acquisition a été effectuée par AEW Europe, auprès de Tishman Speyer, pour le compte de l'OPCI NAMI Investment.
Le 2-4 Jules Lefebvre est un immeuble d'une surface de 12.500 m² et 58 parkings loué à AXA Corporate Solutions dans le cadre d'un bail long terme.
Simmons & Simmons Advises Equinix – Data Centre Acquisition and Joint Venture With du
Simmons & Simmons has advised Equinix, the Nasdaq listed international data centre provider, on their acquisition of a data centre facility in Dubai and alliance with Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du) to deliver data center and interconnection services to customers in the Middle East.
The building complex was constructed in Hamburg's city centre in 2006 and covers floor space of approx. 9,500 sqm. It is subject to a long-term lease with the investor Lloyd Fonds and the bank Warburg & Co.
Amundi Real Estate emerged from the combination of the real property investment activities of Crédit Agricole and Société Générale in 2010. The company manages assets worth around EUR 6.7 billion and is conducting business in France, Italy, Japan, Morocco and Luxembourg.
Wragge & Co's real estate specialists have advised Intu Properties plc (Intu) on its £250 million acquisition of Midsummer Place Shopping Centre from Legal and General. A cross-firm team enabled the shopping centre owner, operator and developer to exchange contracts in just two weeks.
International law firm SJ Berwin is delighted to announce that its Real Estate practice has advised long standing client British Land on the acquisition of a portfolio of properties in London from Wereldhave for £177.45 million. The most significant asset in the portfolio is Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre which has been purchased for £142.5 million by way of share acquisition, representing a net initial yield of 6.9%.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Federation Centres, formerly Centro Retail Australia, on a co-ownership deal with property fund ISPT, which acquired a 50% interest in five retail assets for a purchase price of A$371.4 million on an average yield of 7.49% and at a premium of 2.9% above book value.
The Scottish corporate team of global legal firm DLA Piper has acted for Capita, the provider of business process management and professional support service solutions, on its acquisition of the Fires Services College – one of the world’s biggest fire and emergency response training colleges worldwide.
Capita was announced as the preferred bidder for this important National Resilience Asset in December and has committed to invest in a significant programme of infrastructure and transformation.
DLA Piper has been advising Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) on the acquisition of the phosphorus pentasulphide (P2S5) business from Thermphos International B.V. together with the production facility in Hürth near Cologne. The P2S5 business is being acquired by BK Giulini GmbH, a company of the ICL Group, and managed as a new business unit under the name of “P2S5”. This will become part of the worldwide P2S5 business of the Israeli corporation.
Herbert Smith has advised long-standing client BSkyB plc on its recent acquisition of Telefónica UK’s entire Broadband and Fixed-Line Telephony Business. This transaction will make BSkyB the second-largest provider in the UK broadband market, building on its existing position as the UK’s fastest-growing broadband and telephony business.
Announced on 1 March 2013, the acquisition is expected to complete by the end of April, subject to regulatory clearance.