Corporate partner Richard Spedding is advising Investec Bank plc and Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited on the £24.2m placing by Dignity plc announced today.

The placing proceeds will be used to part fund the £58.3m acquisition of Yew Holdings Limited, comprising 40 funeral locations and two crematoria in the North of England. Investec and Panmure Gordon have fully underwritten the placing.

Richard is assisted by senior corporate associate Daniel Simons.  US Securities law advice has been provided by US partner Charles Casassa and senior associate Dan McNamee.

Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, advised Chinalco Mining Corporation International ("CMC") in relation to the global offering of its shares and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The global offering has raised approximately US$397 million. The joint lead managers in respect of the global offering are Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, China International Capital Corporation, Standard Chartered, HSBC and CCB International Capital Limited.

Capital Injection To Fund Future Growth

A Sheffield-based corporate lawyer has advised leading national online education provider, TLC Education Group, on its funding round aimed at supporting its international expansion.

The capital injection by 1886 Investments Ltd and other equity investors will help TLC to develop its three-pronged business strategy which focuses on providing tuition services to UK schools, UK consumers and the international market through its online learning platform.

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has advised new clients, nominated adviser and joint broker Cenkos Securities plc and joint broker Numis Securities Limited, on a placing by AIM-quoted Oxford Catalysts Group plc (OCG) to raise £30.6 million in a secondary offering.

In one of the first initial public offerings (IPOs) of 2013, Clyde & Co LLP in association with Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily Law Office has advised Northern Region Cement Company (NRC) on its IPO of 90 million shares at SAR 10 a share. The IPO represents 50% of the company's share capital at an aggregate offer price of SAR 900 million (equivalent to approximately USD 240 million).

The Clyde & Co team was led by partners Abdulaziz Albosaily and Philip O'Riordan together with senior associate Saud Alarifi.

Herbert Smith Freehills has recently advised China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited ("China Agri"), a leading agribusiness and food processing company in China, in relations to an approximately HK$4.1 billion (approximately US$526 million) rights issue.

International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is advising property investment management company Schroders on the AIM IPO of West End of London Property Investment Company (WELPIC), a newly formed, Guernsey incorporated closed-ended investment company. The deal, which announced on Wednesday 9 January 2013, aims to raise over £100m for WELPIC through a placing of Ordinary Shares and is [one of the first IPOs to be announced this year.]

Clyde & Co LLP in association with Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily Law Office has advised Saudi Hollandi Capital who served as underwriters on the issuance of SAR 87 million (approximately USD 23.2 million) rights issue shares by Anaam International Holding Group (the "Company").

The Tadawul-listed Company offered 8.7 million common shares, to raise capital by 79.82% from SAR 109 million to SAR 196 million. The Company announced in the subscription prospectus that proceeds will be used in financing the Company’s future plans.

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has advised The Rangers Football Club Limited and its new holding company Rangers International Football Club plc ("RIFC") on its placing, offer to the public and admission to trading on AIM on 19 December 2012 with a market capitalisation of £45 million.

Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised DONG Energy on the refinancing by OPW (a joint venture between Dutch investment firm Ampere Equity Fund and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM) and holder of a 24.8% stake in the 367 MW Walney wind farm off the UK coast.