White & Case LLP has advised EP UK Investments Limited (EP UKI), the UK business of Energeticky a prumyslovy holding, a.s. (EPH), on its £318 million acquisition of two combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations from Centrica plc, one of the UK's leading energy and services companies.
Osborne Clarke has advised Galliford Try on the purchase of Phase 4, Bow Enterprise Park from Workspace Group.
Based in East London in a prime location adjacent to Devons Road DLR, this is the fourth and final phase of the mixed-use redevelopment that will comprise 130 new residential units to be retained by Galliford Try and a new 40,000 sq ft business centre to be constructed by Galliford Try for Workspace as part of the project.
Vinge advises Fastighets AB Trianon (publ) in connection with the acquisition of the Entré properties and the listing on Nasdaq First North Premier.
Vinge’s team primarily consisted of Erik Sjöman, Anna Edström, Christian Lindhé and Astrid Karlsson.
Setterwalls has assisted Marguerite Wind Celsius GmbH in its acquisition from Element Power and Kraftö of the wind farm project Grimsås with 13 turbines with a total effect of 117 GWh. Grimsås is situated southeast of Tranemo, Sweden. Setterwalls has also assisted in the power purchase agreement with Vattenfall and E.ON for Grimsås, service and support agreement with Siemens and civil work agreement with Svevia.
Accor-Pannonia Hotels Zrt. (“Accor”), a subsidiary of Orbis Hotel Group – a hospitality leader in Eastern Europe, has executed a EUR 42,25 million sale and purchase agreement with Universale International Realitaten GmbH in connection with the acquisition by Accor of the quota of the company holding the real estate on which the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel is located. Previously, the hotel has been operated by Accor on the basis of a lease agreement.
Clifford Chance has advised Allianz Real Estate on its acquisition of the "Eight Floors" office complex in Berlin on behalf of several companies of the Allianz group. The vendors are Patron Capital Partners, London, and Suprema Invest GmbH, Berlin. Allianz was able to secure ownership of the property for approximately EUR 175 million as part of a forward deal arrangement. Closing is scheduled for 2018 once extension and refurbishment of the building has been completed.
Osborne Clarke has advised leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight on its acquisition of the utility scale 35MW battery storage facility at Port of Tyne from RES (Renewable Energy Systems).
The acquisition, which was made using funds from Foresight ITS, is the largest of the National Grid’s Enhanced Frequency Response (“EFR”) battery storage projects to attract investment from an infrastructure investment manager in the UK.
DLA Piper has advised Barings Real Estate Advisers, part of Barings LLC, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers on the acquisition of a fully let Grade A office building in Berlin "Mitte" from Westbrook Partners.
The 18,900 sq m office building at the corner of Chausseestrasse 23 and Zinnowitzer Strasse is fully let on a long term lease to Vattenfall GmbH, a Swedish state owned energy company with around 20,000 employees. The building is profiting from a continuing positive development in the direct neighbourhood.
London — Mayer Brown has advised Emperor International Holdings, an investment holding company based in Hong Kong, on the purchase and financing of the Ampersand building in London for approximately £260 million.
The 90,999 sq ft property, comprising retail space, office premises and leasehold apartments over eight floors, has three street frontages located at 111-125 Oxford Street, 178 Wardour Street and 15 Hollen Street.
DLA Piper has advised Hungary-based Egis Pharmaceuticals on its acquisition of the D-Panthenol brand, the second largest brand in the dexpanthenol market in Russia, and of a Russian gynaecology portfolio consisting of Vagilac, Feminal and Folacin brands, from Jadran-Galenski Laboratorij.