The solar farm acquisitions, one at Turners Hill (1.2 MwP), Sussex, and the other in Drayton Mead (5.0 MwP), Buckinghamshire, completed in December 2017 and March 2018, respectively. This represents the latest acquisitions by Innova Energy in the sector, who have worked with the cross-sector Gowling WLG team, led by Gareth Baker, to continue to increase their portfolio of UK ground-mounted and rooftop solar assets.

We are proud to announce that we have advised INVESCO on two recent real estate transactions:

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Navantia S.A., M.E. (“Navantia”) on the delivery of a Spanish built SUEZMAX vessel – the “Monte Udala” – to a shipowner that is part of the Ibaizábal Group. Suezmax is the largest ship measurement capable of transiting the Suez Canal, generally referring to tankers.

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland are delighted to build upon our long-standing relationship with the Australian listed IVF Group,  Virtus Health, on its conditional acquisition of the IVF unit operated by Complete Fertility Clinic at the University College Hospital, Southampton.  The Australian stock exchange filing is attached below.

DLA Piper represented Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd. in the acquisition of the site for the company's first sake brewing facility outside of Japan. The 52,500 square ft. location is located adjacent to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. The brewery will also include retail space, and will be open for public tours upon expected completion in 2019. The Japan-based brewer is the maker of Dassai premium Junmai Daiginjo sake.

MinterEllison has acted for Cashpoint Payment Solutions Pty Ltd (Cashpoint) in the A$8.5million acquisition of the assets of ASX listed ATM business Stargroup Ltd (Stargroup, ASX:STL).

Cashpoint partnered with FC Capital, Stargroup's biggest creditor, to purchase the assets from receivers, KordaMentha, and roll assets into Cashpoint's existing ATM, Cash Management and Payments Technology business.

Stargroup provides end-to-end ATM deployment and electronic payment system services and solutions.

Real estate investor BNP Paribas Real Investment Management (REIM) France has acquired the "unIQus" office building, located in Bad Homburg for the SCPI Opus Real fund. Clifford Chance has advised BNP Paribas REIM on this transaction.

Ropes & Gray has advised Ensono, a leading hybrid IT services provider based in the US and Europe, on its $405 million acquisition of the hosted data center services business from Wipro Limited, a leading global IT consulting company.

As a result of the deal, which was announced on March 14, 2018, Ensono – a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital – has acquired eight data centres, employing over 900 people, significantly expanding its geographic footprint and global services capabilities.

Dentons acted for Statoil Group, a global oil, gas and energy company, in the acquisition of 50% of shares in two offshore projects from Polenergia.

The two offshore wind farm projects - Baltyk Srodkowy II and Baltyk Srodkowy III - have total planned capacity of 1200 MW. Located in the Baltic Sea, at distances of 27 km and 40 km respectively from the port of Leba, they constitute the largest and most advanced offshore wind energy projects in Poland.

Berlin – Berlin-based Deutsche Asset One GmbH, an asset and investment management service provider for residential property, has acquired a development comprising around 190 apartments, including underground parking, in Regensburg. The seller is a joint venture between Haupt Immobilien, a project developer headquartered in Munich, and Bucher Properties.