A team led by Cologne-based Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Accentro Real Estate AG and its joint bookrunners Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Quirin Privatbank AG on a cash capital increase as transaction counsel. Within a short period, 2,120,000 shares were placed, so that the capital increase was increased from up to EUR 1.6 million to EUR 2.12 million due to the high demand.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has acted on WorleyParsons Limited’s (WorleyParsons) pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (ANREO) of new ordinary shares to existing shareholders.
The KWM team, consisting of partner David Friedlander, special counsel Amanda Isouard and solicitor Gemma McMahon advised the joint lead managers.
The offer consists of an accelerated institutional rights issue and a retail rights issue to raise approximately $2.9 billion to fund its major US-based acquisition announced today.
Travers Smith LLP advised Smithson Investment Trust ("Smithson"), which will be managed by Fundsmith LLP and invest in small and mid-cap global equities, on its initial public offering and listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Baker McKenzie has successfully acted as underwriter counsel to UBS and Moelis Australia on the $276 million capital raising by Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) and as underwriter counsel to Moelis Australia on the $100 million capital raising by Centuria Capital Group (CNI).
Jones Day represented Bryan Garnier & Co Ltd and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, in connection with the €30 million (US$34.4 million) initial public offering of Ordinary Shares on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris by MedinCell, a developer of next generation of best-in-class medicine.
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Latham & Watkins advised Onex portfolio company SIG Combibloc Group AG, a leading provider of aseptic carton packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry, in its listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and refinancing of its existing debt facilities. The IPO, valued at approximately €1.3 billion, is the largest IPO in Switzerland and the second-largest in Europe to date in 2018, according to Thomson Reuters. Latham leveraged multiple offices and an interdisciplinary team to advise on the transaction.
DaFa Properties Group Limited (HKEX: 6111) (DaFa Properties) was successfully listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Sidley were legal advisers to CCB International Capital Limited as sole sponsor to the listing and sole global coordinator to the offering, together with CMB International Capital Limited, First Capital Securities Limited, Yuanyin Securities Limited, SSIF Securities Limited, Head & Shoulders Securities Limited and Pacific Foundation Securities Limited as underwriters.
Ashurst advised DIC Asset AG (DIC) on the successful issue and placement of another corporate bond, thus having advised DIC on four bond issues and several increases. The corporate bond with a coupon of 3.5 per cent has a volume of €150m and is listed on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg) and admitted for trading on the regulated market of Bourse de Luxembourg. The bond was placed with institutional investors in Germany via a private placement. It has a term of five years.
Ashurst advised Barclays Bank PLC and Jefferies International Limited as joint global co-ordinators and joint bookrunners (and Jefferies as sponsor) in relation to a £140 million firm placing and placing and open offer by Countrywide plc announced on 2 August 2018.
Ashurst is advising Gran Tierra Energy Inc. in relation to its listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Gran Tierra, which is domiciled in the US and headquartered in Canada, is an oil and gas company focused on exploration and production in Colombia. It is already listed on the NYSE American and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is listing on the London Stock Exchange in order to enhance liquidity for its shareholders, broaden its UK and European based research coverage, and provide more direct access to the London capital markets.