Vinge has advised Boozt AB (publ) (“Boozt”) in connection with its listing on Nasdaq Stockholm. The prospectus was published on 17 May 2017 and the first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm was 31 May 2017. The price in the offering was SEK 62 per share, corresponding to a market value of Boozt of approximately SEK 3,493 million.
Baker McKenzie acted for UBS as the sole Lead Manager and Underwriter to Qube's $350 million equity raising. Funds raised will be directed to Qube's development at Moorebank - the largest intermodal precinct in Australia, along with other growth projects.
Baker McKenzie lead partner, Lauren Magraith stated:
We were delighted to act for our client, UBS, as the sole Lead Manager and Underwriter on another raising for Qube Holdings
Clifford Chance has advised EJF Capital LLC (EJF Capital) and EJF Investments Ltd (EJFI) on EJFI's pre-IPO restructuring and subsequent admission to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The fund, which is managed by US alternative asset manager EJF Capital (US$5.1 billion AUM as of 31 March 2017), was admitted to trading on the 7th April 2017.
Led by their Frankfurt based Partner Michael Schlitt Hogan Lovells advised Deutsche Bank AG as Joint Bookrunner on the placement of 2,345,874 shares of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
Bankhaus Lampe acted as Joint Bookrunner. The shares have been placed by way of an accelerated bookbuilding to institutional investors.
Hogan Lovells for Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt (Partner), Dr. Susanne Lenz LL.M. (Counsel, both Capital Markets, Frankfurt)
DWF has advised leading securities firm Cenkos Securities plc (Cenkos) in their capacity as a broker to UK Oil & Gas Investments plc (UKOG), a dynamic and innovative British oil and gas company listed on AIM on a secondary fundraise of £6.5million effected via placing of new shares.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) acted on behalf of Australia’s largest ASX listed childcare provider, G8 Education Limited (G8), on an institutional placement which is being overseen by UBS and Ord Minnett.
The institutional placement, which raised approximately AUD$100m, filled the void left by China First Capital Group - which did not complete on its scheduled investment of AUD$149m at AUD 3.88 per share, as was agreed in February.
Simpson Thacher represented Polaris CG Singapore Pte. Ltd. in connection with the formation of Tiara CG Private Equity Fund 2017, L.P. (“Tiara II”) and Crown CG Private Equity Fund 2017, L.P. (“Crown”). Crown completed its fundraising process on April 13, 2017 and Tiara II completed its fundraising process on April 20, with total aggregate commitments among these funds of ¥37.35 billion. An onshore fund managed by Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd.
Pinsent Masons is advising IP Group plc on its launch of IP2IPO Australia and a proposed capital raise of up to £266.6m.
The deal, which will see the FTSE 250 IP commercialisation company work alongside nine leading Australian and New Zealand research universities. Pinsent Masons is also advising IP Group on a potential £1.3 billion combination with AIM quoted Touchstone Innovations.
BOCOM International Holdings Company Limited (BOCOM International, stock code: 3329), advised by King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), was successfully listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK). The basic issuance size was approximately 667 million shares, priced at HK$2.68 per share, raising approximately HK$1.68 billion.
argenx SE ("argenx") announced the trading of the initial public offering (the "IPO") of a total of 6,744,750 American Depository Receipts ("ADSs") worth approximately USD 114.7 million on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market (including greenshoe). argenx has been listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange since June 2014. Each ADS represents the right to receive one underlying ordinary share, which ordinary share will be listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange.