Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Greentown China Holdings Limited, a Chinese luxury residential property developer, on its subsidiary's Regulation S offering of US$400 million senior perpetual capital securities callable 2022 and US$100 million senior perpetual capital securities callable 2022.

The joint global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners for the offerings are Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

Travers Smith LLP has acted for Peel Hunt and Investec Bank in their capacity as joint bookrunners on the c.£160m placing of new ordinary shares issued by GB Group plc (GBG).

The proceeds of the placing are to be used to part fund the proposed acquisition of IDololgy, Inc. announced by GBG on 11 February 2019.

Corporate partner Richard Spedding led the Travers Smith team, assisted by corporate senior associate Lucy Stephenson.

International law firm Gowling WLG has advised leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit on its £100 million fundraise by way of a conditional placing of new shares. The placing was oversubscribed.

Draper Esprit will primarily use the funds to acquire stakes in two separate funds and as a result will acquire underlying holdings in 19 companies which will be added to its portfolio.

A Locke Lord team led by Sean Page (London) has advised Thalassa Holdings Ltd on the company’s move from AIM to a standard listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, and is also advising on the company’s proposed takeover offer for The Local Shopping REIT plc (LSR), announced on 6 February 2019. Thalassa, a British Virgin Islands holding company, has various interests in oil field services and real estate.

Immotion Group plc is a UK based VR "Out of Home" entertainment business which provides services to a number of household names including Merlin, SeaLife and LEGOLAND. DWF has advised the business on a number of deals including the company's incorporation and advised on their IPO last July.

Baker McKenzie advised Toadman Interactive in connection with its change of listing to Nasdaq First North

Nasdaq Stockholm AB has approved Toadman Interactive AB:s (publ) application for admission to trade on Nasdaq First North. Trading in Toadman Interactive’s shares commenced today on 4 February 2019. Toadman Interactive was previously listed on NGM Nordic MTF.

Toadman Interactive is a game studio based in Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin and Tver. It was founded in 2013 and the studio now consists of over 80 developers.