Actual Experience plc (AIM: ACT), the analytics-as-a-service company, has raised £16m from new and existing shareholders.

The proceeds of the placing will be used to fund future growth and strengthen the group's balance sheet.

Dave Page, CEO of Actual Experience commented:

"The Placing enables the Company to significantly increase its sales teams and further enhance the technology development team as we look to capitalise on our growing pipeline and beyond.

Slaughter and May, working alongside Aluko & Oyebode in Nigeria, is advising Unilever in relation to a partial tender offer by its subsidiary, Unilever Overseas Holdings BV (Unilever Overseas Holdings), to increase its equity stake in Unilever Nigeria PLC (Unilever Nigeria) from 50.10% to 75%. The partial tender offer has been approved by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission and notified to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, is advising Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited and Haitong International Securities Company Limited, acting as joint placing agents, in relation to China Harmony Auto Holding Limited's (China Harmony Auto) top-up placing of shares, which involves the placing of existing shares and top-up subscription of new shares (the Shares) for a total consideration of HK$2.1 billion (approximately US$273 million).

Macfarlanes has advised Barbados based Elegant Hotels Groups PLC on its flotation on AIM.

The Group owns five beachfront hotels in Barbados and was owned by private equity firm Vision Capital.  The company has raised £63m in a shares placing and is valued at around £89m.

The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate senior counsel Mark Slade with partner Emmie Jones.

The Hong Kong office of law firm Eversheds has advised China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited as the placing agent in connection with the HK$430 million Placing and top-up Subscription of Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Limited (“Wonderful Sky”).

The Placing and top-up Subscription by the controlling shareholder of Wonderful Sky (the “Top-up Subscription”) were successfully completed on 23 April 2015 and 4 May 2015 respectively.

Clifford Chance has advised a group of 13 banks serving as joint placement managers on the international aspects of Malakoff Corporation Berhad's US$769 million (RM2.74 billion) initial public offering and listing on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. The shares were offered globally, including in the US, pursuant to Regulation S and Rule144A. The deal priced at RM1.80 per share.

Minsheng Royal Asset Management-Herald Leasing No. 1 Huifu ABS, the first lease-backed securitization product of Herald International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Herald Leasing”) was successfully issued, raising RMB430mln. Minsheng Royal Asset Management Co., Ltd. acts as manager and Dacheng provides legal counsel for the ABS program.

Guangzhou GRG Metrology &Test Co., Ltd. (“GRGT”, stock code: 832462), a subsidiary of Guangzhou Radio Group, was successfully listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (“NEEQ”) system. GRGT thus became the first NEEQ-listed state-owned enterprise in Guangzhou. 

A Guangzhou-based team comprising capital markets attorneys Zhang Zhike, Wang Hongsheng, Xu Lili advised GRGT on the listing.

Beijing Beta Chemicals Co., Ltd. (stock code: 832284, “Beta Chemicals”) was successfully listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (“NEEQ”) system. The company was advised by a Dacheng team comprising senior partner Guo Qing, partner Zhao Weichang, and associates Wang Chunyang and Sun Qiming.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Australian Finance Group Ltd (AFG) in relation to its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The offer consisted of an institutional offer, broker firm offer and priority offer (Offer) and valued AFG at A$257.8 million at the final offer price of A$1.20 per share.