Ashurst has advised Crown Resorts Limited (Crown) on the A$62.5 million sale of its interest (through certain security holdings) in part of the property and operations of the Ellerston golf course in the Hunter Valley to Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Limited and an entity associated with Ms Gretel Packer.

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP advised Marguerite Adviser S.A. on the sale by The Marguerite Fund of a portfolio of five European infrastructure assets to Pantheon. The assets consisted of off-shore wind farms in Belgium and Germany, solar power plants in France and a Spanish toll road. The London team on the transaction, which closed on December 13, 2017, was led by corporate partners David Arnold and Celyn Evans.

Ashurst is advising Punter Southall Group on the disposal of its actuarial, investment consulting and pensions administration businesses to Xafinity plc for a total consideration of up to approximately £153 million.

The Ashurst team is being led by corporate partner Adam Levitt, assisted by senior associate Themo Georgiou and associates Akiko Morioka and Nina Chudobova.

DLA Piper represented oil and gas exploration and production company Forge Energy LLC in the sale of 20,300 net acres in the Delaware Basin to Oasis Petroleum Inc. in a US$946 million transaction comprised of cash and stock.

The deal is expected to close in February 2018.

The DLA Piper team representing Forge Energy was led by partner Steven Torello and included partner Gislar Donnenberg and associate Jason Nolingberg (all of Houston).

Gide advised Hammerson on the sale of the Saint-Sébastien shopping centre in Nancy to AEW Ciloger, on behalf of SCPIs Laffite Pierre and Actipierre Europe, for approximately 162 million euros. Located in the heart of the city, the centre covers 24,000 sq.m. and is host to 105 outlets, including Monoprix, Intersport, C&A and Sephora. Hammerson is the 75% owner of the complex.

Marathon Asset Management sells the FOZ building at the Amsterdam Sout Axis. The buildings consists of approximately 10,300 sqm office space and 2,400 sqm general facilities. The transaction value is EUR 89,600,000.