Nabarro has acted for Google on the acquisition of a site at Argent's King's Cross estate for the development of the technology giant's new UK headquarters.
Contracts were exchanged on 17th January for the grant to Google of a 999 year lease and the right to develop c750,000 square feet of office space with ground floor retail. Nabarro won the work to act for Google in a competitive pitch at the end of 2011.
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW“), a leading international law firm, has advised Stadtwerke Lübeck, a municipal utility, on the legal and tax aspects of the acquisition of shares in a ground mounted 20 MWp solar farm in Thuringia, Germany. The solar farm will be operated jointly with another utility partner.
The solar farm covers an area of approximately 40 hectares and has been connected to the local grid since August 2012. Stadtwerke Lübeck acquired a share of 8.8 MWp, which will provide 2,500 households with clean energy annually.
Linklaters advised Mitsubishi Corporation on its acquisition of a 50% stake in a 55 MW tranche in the Toul-Rosières PV plant. EDF EN owns the remaining 50% interest. This is the first time Mitsubishi Corporation invests in a PV asset in France and collaborates with EDF EN to own a large scale power asset.
SJ Berwin a conseillé FDS Group, filiale d’Eurazeo PME, lors de son acquisition des actifs de la société américaine Rubber Specialists, Ltd., spécialisée dans la fabrication de produits d'étanchéité à base d'élastomère, destinés aux marchés de l'extraction et de la production de pétrole et de gaz par sa filiale américaine Custom Rubber Products LLC. Rubber Specialists, Ltd. réalise un chiffre d'affaires de plus de 50 millions de dollars.
Osborne Clarke Italy has advised Cattolica Assicurazioni on the acquisition of Palazzo Biandrà, one of the most prestigious office buildings in Milan, for 100 million Euro.
The sale, which took the form of a competitive auction, was managed by Colliers International. The property will be acquired by Euripide, an Italian Real Estate Fund, which is managed by International Finance Investments SGR and fully subscribed by Cattolica Assicurazioni Group companies.
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised the German company Capital Stage on the acquisition, from Ceif Società Cooperativa, of two PV plants of a total capacity of approx. 4.6 MW, situated in Polinese Parmese, Italy. The parties agreed not to disclose the amount of the purchase price. The company's subsidiary, Capital Stage Solar Service GmbH, will be responsible for the operations of the park.
Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Bupa Care Services Australia on the proposed acquisition of the residential aged care business operated by the Innovative Care Group.
DLA Piper has advised Katoen Natie with the purchase of shares in VSL Terneuzen B.V. and VSL Tessenderlo B.V. and the assets of VSL Nuth B.V.
Katoen Natie is a worldwide logistic service provider for a number of important industries. Katoen Natie offers integrated logistic solutions, such as warehousing and storage, packing and packaging, transport and distribution, value-added services, cleaning and repair, projects and process engineering, port operations
Clifford Chance advised Textron Inc., Providence, Rhode Island (USA), and its subsidiary Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas (USA), on their acquisition of Jet Aviation's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities at the international airports of Düsseldorf, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland. The parties have agreed to maintain the purchase price confidential.