Goh Kian Hwee, Cheng Yoke Ping, Kalyn Liang and Mariana Lesmana from the Capital Markets Practice Group and Angela Lim from the Banking & Finance Practice Group acted for Gallant Venture Ltd. ("GV") in a third issue of US$75 million notes under the establishment of its S$500 million Euro Medium Term Note Programme.
Clifford Chance has advised HSH Nordbank AG on the SME securitisation of trade receivables acquired in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland by ABS Global Factoring AG from local originators via Smart Fact S.A., a securitisation company in Luxembourg.
In the context of this transaction, German and Swiss trade receivables were transferred via a German factoring company to Smart Fact S.A. Swedish trade receivables were transferred via a Swedish factoring company to Smart Fact S.A.
Clifford Chance has advised Haitong International Finance 2015 Limited, an offshore arm of Haitong International Securities, on the issue of US$700 million 4.2% guaranteed bonds due 2020 unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Haitong International Securities Group Limited. Deutsche Bank, Haitong International, HSBC and Huatai Financial were the joint lead managers.
Partner Jean Thio led on the deal and said, "We were pleased to advise Haitong International on this issuance and assist them with their fund-raising activities."
White & Case LLP has advised Eni S.p.A. on its eurobond of €1 billion, 1.5 percent notes due 2026 that is being issued under its Euro Medium Term Note Programme and offered to institutional investors.
ENI is a major integrated energy company active in finding, producing, transporting and marketing oil and gas. The settlement is expected to occur on February 2, 2014 and the notes will be listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
White & Case LLP has advised Goldman Sachs on the issuance of its new, US$100 million 3 percent fixed rate bonds due 2025 and listing and admission to trading on the Borsa Italiana S.p.A.'s Electronic Bond Market (MOT).
The White & Case team in Milan which advised Goldman Sachs included partner Paola Leocani, local partner Paul Alexander and associate Baldassarre Battista.
Gernandt & Danielsson advises in FastPartner’s issue of corporate bonds amounting to SEK 300 million
The real estate company FastPartner AB (publ) has issued unsecured floating rate corporate bonds amounting to SEK 300 million through a private placement. The bonds have been issued within a framework amount of SEK 600 million. The company has undertaken to list the bond loan on the Corporate Bond List at Nasdaq Stockholm.
We advised Nordea and SEB as mandated lead arrangers in relation to the debt financing of the acquisition of Evac Oy by IK VII Fund, advised by IK Investment Partners.
Evac is a global market leader in integrated water and waste management solutions for the marine, offshore and building industries, with a presence in more than 40 countries around the world.
Our team was led by Partner Andrei Aganimov. Other team members were Specialist Partners Niina Nuottimäki and Johannes Ahti as well as Associate Jenny Shahnovskij.
Paul Hastings has announced today that the firm advised Baosteel Financing 2015 Pty Ltd. (“Baosteel Financing”) as the issuer on the issuance of US$500 million guaranteed bonds, guaranteed by Baosteel Resources International Company Limited, due 2020.
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank acted as the joint global coordinators. Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, ANZ, Bank of China, DBS Bank Ltd. and HSBC acted as the joint bookrunners and joint lead managers.
VTG Aktiengesellschaft, one of the leading wagon hire and logistics companies in Europe has placed through its Luxembourg subsidiary, VTG Finance S.A., a hybrid bond with a volume of €250m on the capital market. The hybrid bond is guaranteed by VTG on a subordinated basis and forms part of a comprehensive financing concept with a total volume of €370m to finance the acquisition of the wagon hire company AAE, Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn Holding AG.
DLA Piper LLP (US) advised W. P. Carey Inc. on an underwritten public offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 1, 2025. The offering of the Notes closed on January 26, 2015.
W. P. Carey is a self-managed real estate investment trust and a leading global owner and manager of commercial properties, primarily net leased to companies on a long-term basis. Through its investment management business, the Company also manages a series of non-traded real estate investment trusts.