Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised SMCP on its initial public offering on Euronext Paris.

The prospectus received the visa from the French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) on October 6, 2017 and the maximum amount of the offer is approximately €623 million, including a capital increase of approximately €127 million. The first listing took place on October 20, 2017 and the settlement-delivery will be completed on October 23, 2017.

A team led by Cologne-based partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Pantaflix AG on a cash capital increase again. It was placed with institutional investors within a very brief time and was oversubscribed. The company will use the proceeds of EUR 18.5 million to finance growth. As a result of the capital increase, free float will increase to some 40%.
 

Slaughter and May advised Gocompare.com Group plc (GoCompare) in relation to a secondary placing of approximately 5.1 per cent. of GoCompare's share capital by its chairman, Sir Peter Wood.

The Slaughter and May team worked closely throughout with Nick Edwards, Chief of Staff, General Counsel and Company Secretary of GoCompare.

Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Novacyt SA on its €25 million AIM IPO.

Novacyt is incorporated in France, but headquartered in Cambridge and is an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, with a particular focus on cancer and infectious diseases. The company, currently listed on Euronext Growth Paris, will also list on AIM and has raised a total of €9.7m (before expenses). Commencement of trading on AIM is scheduled for 1 November 2017.  The funds will help Novacyt expand its international profile and manufacturing capacity.

The firm’s corporate team has advised energy storage and clean fuel company, ITM Power plc (an AIM quoted company), on its placing and open offer to raise approximately £29.4 million.

The placing and open offer was arranged by Investec Bank plc and approved by the shareholders of ITM Power plc on 19 October 2017.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Numis Securities Limited in its capacity as sponsor, financial adviser and joint bookrunner and Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited in its capacity as joint bookrunner in connection with the £55.9 million placing of new shares by Hilton Food Group plc in connection with its acquisition of Icelandic Group UK Limited for £80.8 million.

The acquisition is a Class 1 transaction for Hilton and completion of the acquisition and the placing are therefore conditional upon obtaining approval from Hilton's shareholders.

Ashurst advised Jefferies, as sole bookrunner, in relation to an accelerated book build private placement of new shares by Kiadis Pharma N.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative products to make bone marrow transplants safer and more effective for patients suffering from blood cancers and inherited blood disorders.

Kiadis placed 2,250,000 new shares listed and traded on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels with institutional investors for an aggregate amount of €18 million. 

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the e-mobility pioneer Voltabox AG on its initial public offering which took place on 13 October. The shares of Voltabox AG, a subsidiary of paragon AG, are traded on the prime standard regulated market of the Frankfurt stock exchange since last Friday. The initial public offering was supported by Bankhaus Lampe AG as sole global coordinator and was accompanied by Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG as joint bookrunner.

Gilbert + Tobin today announced it is advising IOOF Holdings on its acquisition of ANZ’s OnePath Pensions and Investments business and Aligned Dealer Groups for $975 million and associated capital raising.

The deal will transform IOOF into the second largest advice business by both number of advisers and funds under advice. 

Ashurst has advised Champion Iron Limited (Champion Iron) on its C$300 million master financing arrangements to fund commencement of work at its Bloom Lake Iron Ore Mine in the Labrador Trough in Quebec.