Ashurst has advised the underwriter, GMP Securities Australia Pty Ltd (GMP), in relation to the prospectus offer of 25,000,000 shares by Silver Stone Resources Limited (Silver Stone) at an issue price of $0.20 per Share to raise A$5 million.
Hogan Lovells has closed two transactions for Macquarie Capital Securities Limited ("Macquarie") for a combined value of over US$90 million in the past two weeks.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised China Petroleum & Chemical Corp ("Sinopec Corp.") on the Hong Kong and US aspects of its US$3.1 billion (HK$23.97 billion) private placement of new H-shares. The new shares will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ("HKSE") on or about 14 February, 2013. It will be the largest equity transaction in Asia so far this year, and Sinopec Corp.'s first major equity offering since its IPO in 2000.
Clifford Chance advised Pfizer on the IPO of its former Animal Health business ZOETIS. With the IPO, Pfizer has created the world's largest standalone company fully devoted to animal health medicines and vaccines.
The London office of international legal practice Norton Rose has advised Greencoat UK Wind on a £200 million IPO.
Greencoat UK Wind is an infrastructure fund managed by Greencoat Capital. It says it has plans to raise a minimum of £205 million ($321 million) through an initial public offering that will see it list on the London Stock Exchange.
Nabarro continues to advise on major AIM-related M&A having advised on the proposed merger between Bayfield Energy Holdings, an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Trinidad & Tobago and South Africa, with Trinity Exploration & Production.
Trinity is a leading private independent oil and gas company with onshore and offshore assets in Trinidad. The merger will create the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Trinidad and is expected to create a business valued around £140m on AIM.
DLA Piper has been advising the reconstituted supervisory board of LEG Immobilien AG in connection with the change in legal form and stock market flotation of LEG Immobilien AG on matters of equity and capital market law.
Allen & Overy LLP is advising Perry Capital on the initial public offering of LEG Immobilien AG on the regulated market (Prime Standard) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
LEG Group is responsible for around 91,000 housing units and is one of the largest housing companies in Germany. LEG NRW GmbH, a subsidiary of LEG Immobilien AG, was acquired from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2008 by funds advised by Whitehall and Goldman Sachs and funds advised by Perry. Prior to the IPO, LEG Group was restructured to allow for the IPO of LEG Immobilien AG.
Ashurst advised Jefferies and Canaccord Genuity on the £23.1 million placing by IGas Energy plc, a leading AIM-listed E&P company with exposure to shale in the UK. Jefferies International and Canaccord Genuity acted as joint bookrunners in connection with the placing, which was conducted through an accelerated book-building process.
LONDON, 29 January 2013 - Hogan Lovells advised Master Drilling Group Limited in relation to its $46 million initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which was underwritten by Renaissance Capital. The transaction completed on Thursday 20 December 2012.