Loyens & Loeff advised Avantium N.V. with its successful initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels.
Avantium is a leading chemical technology company and forerunner in renewable chemistry. The IPO was initiated to support the execution of Avantium’s strategy to further develop projects in renewable chemistry. Avantium raised approximately €103 million in the IPO and has a market cap of €277 million.
The law firm SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz has advised Uniwheels Holding (Malta) Ltd. (Uniwheels Holding) with its corporate seat in Sliema, Malta, on negotiations with Superior Industries International Inc. (Superior) listed on the New York Stock Exchange and with its corporate seat in Michigan, United States of America, and on the conclusion of an Irrevocable Undertaking. Accordingly, Uniwheels Holding has irrevocably undertaken to tender its block of shares of approx.
DLA Piper has advised Anglo African Oil & Gas plc (AAOG) on the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in Petro Kouilou SA from Sister Holding SAS. The deal follows AAOG's successful admission to AIM on 6 March 2017, having raised £10 million by way of a placing, which the firm also advised on.
Shearman & Sterling acted as counsel to Ardagh Group S.A. in connection with its initial public offering of 18,630,000 Class A Common Shares (including 2,430,000 shares purchased by the underwriters pursuant to the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares), at a public offering price of $19.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to the company of approximately $319 million. Citigroup acted as lead book-running manager, with Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays, Credit Suisse, and J.P.
Medivir AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm) has completed a share redemption offering of approx. SEK 870 million to Medivir’s shareholders.
The Vinge team was headed by capital markets and public M&A partner Erik Sjöman and included Rikard Lindahl and Malte Hedlund.
Simmons & Simmons has advised four fund managers simultaneously on the development and listing of the first leveraged and inverse products tracking Hong Kong equity indices. Each fund manager will launch a suite of four products, two leveraged products and two inverse products. All sixteen products will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 14 March.
Slaughter and May advised Attarat Power Company (APCO) and the project sponsors, Eesti Energia AS (EE) and YTL Power International Berhad (YTL), on the construction and project financing of a 554MW gross oil shale fired mine mouth power station and open cast oil shale mine in Attarat um Ghudran, Jordan. Financial close of the USD1,582 million 15-year debt facility, which comprises the entire senior debt requirement for the Project, was achieved on 16 March 2017.
White & Case LLP has advised the underwriters on UniCredit S.p.A.'s €13 billion rights issue, which consists of the offering of more than 1.6 billion new ordinary shares corresponding to 72.2 percent of its share capital.
The rights issue is the largest in Italian history.
Nabarro's Corporate team has started 2017 acting on various successful secondary fundraisings for AIM-listed companies.
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Limited
Nabarro is advising Numis Securities, as nominated adviser and broker, on the £17.9m placing, including a broker option, for AIM-listed Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Limited.
Randall & Quilter is a specialist non-life insurance investor, underwriting manager, captive manager and service provider.
Vinge has advised Isofol Medical AB (publ) in connection with its listing on Nasdaq First North Premier. As a part of the offer, a new issue of shares directed to the general public and institutional investors has been conducted which is expected to generate MSEK 430-473 for Isofol depending on whether an over-subscription option is exercised. The prospectus is expected to be published on 20 March 2017 and the first day of trading on First North Premier is planned for 4 April 2017.