Warsaw - Feb. 2, 2018 - Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Somerston Group, an international investor engaged primarily in real estate investment and development, through its affiliate Newbridge Poland, a Warsaw-based investment and development firm, in the acquisition of three shopping centers in Torun (Centrum Handlowe Bielawy), Krakow (Centrum Handlowe Czyzyny) and Lodz (Centrum Handlowe Guliwer).

Fried Frank acted as counsel to VIAVI Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) in its definitive agreement to acquire the Test and Measurement business of Cobham plc (LSE: COB) for US$455 million. This transaction will significantly strengthen VIAVI's competitive position in 5G deployment and diversify the company into military, public safety and avionics test markets. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of each company and is expected to close during the second half of VIAVI's fiscal year 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. VIAVI Solutions Inc.

DLA Piper represented Oxford Properties Group in a joint venture with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the acquisition of a portion of New York City's historic St. John's Terminal site south of West Houston Street from Westbrook Partners and Atlas Capital Group for US$700 million.

MoFo represented clients advised by BlackRock Real Estate (“BlackRock”) in an acquisition of two blocks of grade-A office buildings at Waterfront Place, Shanghai from PGIM Real Estate, a property investment affiliate of Prudential Financial. Waterfront Place is located in the southeastern corner of Changfeng Ecological Business District, a rapidly evolving industrial cluster area at Suzhou Riverside.

Latham & Watkins advised CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") on CVC Fund VI's acquisition of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s international women's health assets. The transaction was agreed in Q3 2017 and closed on 1 February 2018.

Warsaw - Feb. 2, 2018 - Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Somerston Group, an international investor engaged primarily in real estate investment and development, through its affiliate Newbridge Poland, a Warsaw-based investment and development firm, in the acquisition of three shopping centers in Torun (Centrum Handlowe Bielawy), Krakow (Centrum Handlowe Czyzyny) and Lodz (Centrum Handlowe Guliwer).

BLB, the North-Rhine Westphalia Building and Property Management Department, will build a modern correctional facility in Münster-Wolbeck. The new correctional facility that will be able to house 640 prisoners will replace Germany's oldest correctional facility in Münster's city center and is expected to be completed by 2024.
 

DLA Piper has advised CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A., a fully integrated investment manager and co-investor based in Luxembourg, on its acquisition of the micro-living asset "WOODIE", with 371 student apartments in Hamburg, Germany.

This asset was purchased for the real estate umbrella fund, which was launched on the Luxembourg AIF-Platform of Universal-Investment on behalf of Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK).

Baker McKenzie, alongside the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, has advised the Schmolz + Bickenbach group in the context of its acquisition of assets from the French speciality steel producer, Ascometal.

Latham & Watkins advised CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") on CVC Fund VI's acquisition of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s international women's health assets. The transaction was agreed in Q3 2017 and closed on 1 February 2018.