A cross-border team led by Clifford Chance Amsterdam acted for Flow Traders N.V. ('Flow Traders') and its shareholders, including US private equity firm Summit Partners, on the IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam of Flow Traders. Flow Traders is a leading global technology-enabled liquidity provider that specializes in exchange traded products. It has operations across three continents with its headquarters in Amsterdam.

LETT assisted the Danish online fashion shop Stylepit A/S in capital increase earlier this year.

Stylepit is the largest Danish online fashion shop, and the company was listed in 2012. Since its listing, Stylepit has seen fluctuating and, over recent years, severely negative results and continuous management changes. This spring, LETT assisted Stylepit in solving the challenges facing it.

Baker & McKenzie has advised Australian biotechnology company Benitec Biopharma Limited (ASX: BLT) on its US$13.8 million initial public offer in the United States with a listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market (NASDAQ: BNTC). Benitec completed its US initial public offer on 21 August 2015.

The Moscow and London offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP are advising Uralkali, one of the world's largest potash producers, in a buyback programme of its Common Shares and GDRs with a total purchase amount of $1.32 billion. The buyback is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

Energy sector experts from Burges Salmon have advised specialist investment advisory firm Gravis Capital Partners (GCP) on a deal that saw the £96 million recapitalisation of Agrivert.

In acting for Gravis Capital Partners as the senior lenders on the deal, the Burges Salmon team was responsible for drafting and negotiating the finance documentation, along with reviewing and advising the project contracts.

Nabarro has advised long-standing client, SPARK Ventures plc, on its £15 million fundraising and change of investment strategy and investment manager.  SPARK is a technology investment company which has backed the likes of mergermarket and IMImobile.  It had been in run-off but this transaction sees it appoint Gresham House at its new investment manager and move into strategic public equity alongside its existing VC capabilities.  The fundraising involved a placing and open offer and included acquiring stakes in three public companies (SpaceandPeople, Miton Group and Ca

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised J.P Morgan Australia Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited in their role as Joint Lead Managers and Underwriters to the Vitaco Holdings Limited IPO.

Vitaco manufactures and distributes branded products servicing domestic and offshore nutrition, health and wellness markets.

Slaughter and May is advising RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) on a possible all cash offer received from Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) at 550 pence per ordinary share. In addition, under the terms of the proposal, RSA shareholders retain the right to receive the 3.5 pence interim dividend announced by RSA on 6 August 2015. The possible offer is conditional on, among other things, due diligence and the recommendation of the RSA Board and values RSA at approximately £5.6 billion.

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Norton Rose Fulbright has advised IRC Limited on its fully underwritten open offer.

IRC is an iron ore mining company operating in the Russian Far East and is the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of Petropavlovsk plc.

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised Liberum Capital Limited and Numis Securities Limited, nominated adviser and joint brokers and bookrunners to Gloo Networks Plc (Gloo) on its £30 million AIM IPO.

Rebecca Gordon, a director in WLG's corporate team led on the transaction.