DLA Piper has advised Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location based entertainment, on the A$174 million sale of its Australian ski resorts, Hotham and Falls Creek, to US ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc.

Falls Creek is Victoria’s largest ski resort and features a variety of terrain, including beginner and intermediate trails suited to families and first-timers. Hotham is the only resort in the Southern Hemisphere where the village is located on top of the mountain, ensuring ski-in, ski-out opportunities.

Clifford Chance has advised GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH (GLL) on the sale of the Accent Office Center (AOC) in Frankfurt. The buyer is a joint venture between Tristan Capital and Finch, which acquired the property by means of a share deal.

The AOC in Frankfurt was completed in 2004 and comprises around 25,000 m² of useable floor space. A real estate team led by partner Thomas Reischauer advised GLL at the end of 2014 on acquiring the property through its GLL Pan European Property Fund.

Addleshaw Goddard has advised developer Waterside Places Limited Partnership ("WPLP") a joint venture between Muse Developments and the Canal & River Trust, on the £40m sale of a 108 private-home PRS development to Grainger Residential.
Newcastle based Grainger, has agreed to forward-fund and acquire the 108 PRS units, which will be built out by WPLP, representing a significant milestone towards realising WPLP's vision to deliver over 500 new homes to this part of London.

Slaughter and May is advising DS Smith plc, a leading international packaging business, on the UK aspects of the disposal of its plastics division to Olympus Partners for an enterprise value of $585 million (approximately £450 million).

International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised the Ministry of Justice on the £81.5 million sale of HMP Holloway to Peabody Developments Limited and London Square Limited.

The sale and redevelopment of the prison is part of a Government initiative to modernise prisons across the country, improve rehabilitation, while creating the best and safest environment for those working and serving time in prison. HMP Holloway, which closed in 2016, is the first prison site to be transformed into housing.

Addleshaw Goddard has advised developer Waterside Places Limited Partnership ("WPLP") a joint venture between Muse Developments and the Canal & River Trust, on the £40m sale of a 108 private-home PRS development to Grainger Residential.
Newcastle based Grainger, has agreed to forward-fund and acquire the 108 PRS units, which will be built out by WPLP, representing a significant milestone towards realising WPLP's vision to deliver over 500 new homes to this part of London.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised DVB, the transportation finance division of DZ Bank AG, on the sale of its aviation finance group to Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and its affiliated leasing operation BOT Lease (BOTL).

Under the purchase agreement, the entire aviation client lending portfolio of DVB Bank will be transferred to MUFG. DVB Bank’s aviation investment management and asset management businesses will be transferred to BOTL. The transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2019.