Gowling WLG's corporate team has acted for established client, Gigaclear plc, on aggregate of £111 million of equity investments to expand its provision of ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises networks to rural communities. Gigaclear plc is focused on bringing ultrafast pure fibre broadband direct to rural communities in the UK. Since the beginning of 2017, Gigaclear plc has further strengthened its pipeline of 'Broadband Delivery UK' ("BDUK") projects.

The equity investments (all at a subscription price of £3.25 per share) comprise of:-

Advising banks, CA CIB and BNP Paribas, in connection with the capital increase of FREY, French retail REIT/SIIC, of an amount of € 99,9M.

The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, Nomura and Citi, in connection with the US$469.2 million offering of global depositary shares by GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. The offering was led by Nomura as sole global coordinator and Nomura and Citi as joint bookrunners, and conducted in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.

GlobalWafers is a leading global silicon wafer manufacturer based in Taiwan, and its shares are listed on Taiwan’s GreTai Securities Market.

Setterwalls has been legala adviser to Integrum AB (publ) in connection with its IPO and listing on Nasdaq First North. Söderlind & Co has been financial adviser. Erik Penser Bank is Integrum’s Certified Adviser and has been issuing agent.

Integrum is a medtech company developing and marketing systems for bone-anchored prostheses. With over 400  surgeries completed in 12 countries, and after having been on the market for almost 20 years, the company considers it to be world-leader in its area.

Capital market law expert Dr. Mirko Sickinger, partner at the Cologne office of the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Sven Radke, and Lena Pfeufer advised ÖKOWORLD AG on its change to the new OTC segment Scale at Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Macfarlanes has advised investment firm 17Capital LLP on the raising of its fourth fund (17Capital Fund 4), which hit its extended hard cap and closed with commitments of over €1bn.

This new fund will continue the established and distinct investment strategy of 17Capital’s predecessor funds by providing highly-flexible preferred equity to private equity investors and sponsors.

17Capital Fund 4 held its final close with an international base of institutional investors just six months after its initial closing.

Frankfurt, May 12, 2017 – The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised an international banking consortium on the financing of the voluntary public tender offer to the shareholders of Drillisch AG by United Internet AG. The deal volume amounts to EUR 2.5 billion.

Paul Hastings LLP announced today that the firm represented the underwriters in ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd’s (“ING Life Korea”) US$977 million Korea Exchange listing. ING Life Korea, controlled by Asia-based private equity firm MBK Partners, is South Korea’s fifth-largest insurer based on assets.

This marks the second largest IPO so far in 2017 in Korea and the first time a private equity firm has used an initial public offering to begin its exit process in Korea.

Kungsleden has implemented a rights issue of SEK 1.6 billion.

Kungsleden is a real property company focused on the long-term ownership, management and development of commercial properties in selected growth regions in Sweden. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap.

Kungsleden has been advised by Mannheimer Swartling on the rights issue.

Simpson Thacher represented Advantage Partners in the formation of the fifth Japan buyout fund series served by Advantage Partners. The final closing was held on April 30, 2017 at its hard cap with ¥60 billion in aggregate capital commitments.

The Simpson Thacher team consisted of Adam Furber, David Azcue, Chuan Liu and Zixuan Jiang (Asia Private Funds); Katharine Moir and Sarah Katz (Tax); Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Mark Chorazak (Volcker Matters); and Paul Dodd (AIFMD).