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Banking & Finance - Capital Markets: Structured/Project Finance

Milbank Advises the Lenders on the Barakah Nuclear Power Project

28 Oct 2016

LONDON/SEOUL/WASHINGTON, DC, 28 October, 2016 – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Korea Eximbank (“K-Exim”) and the commercial banks (comprising First Gulf Bank, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered Bank) on the financing of Barakah nuclear energy project, composed of four nuclear energy units producing a combined output of approximately 5,600 MW.

Ashurst advises Warburg-HIH Invest on EUR 350 million investment in "MesseCity Köln"

26 Oct 2016

Ashurst advised Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) on taking over development sites "West 1 to 3" of the large-scale project "MesseCity Köln". The takeover took place within the framework of a club deal for institutional investors. The sellers are the joint venture partners STRABAG Real Estate (STRABAG) and ECE Projektmanagement (ECE). According to Warburg-HIH Invest, the volume of the transaction amounts to more than EUR 350 million.

Ashurst advises Societe Generale-led lender consortium on financing the acquisition of retirement portfolio by Primonial REIM

25 Oct 2016

Ashurst advised a consortium of lenders led by Societe Generale in relation to the financing of the acquisition of the 'Panacea' portfolio by Primonial Real Estate Investment Management (Primonial REIM), a French asset management company. The portfolio comprises of 68 retirement and nursing homes in Germany.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the financing volume and purchase price.

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Brookgate on their forward funding deal in Cambridge with Aviva

24 Oct 2016

Aviva has agreed to pay £87m to forward fund the largest office development at Brookgate's CB1 development scheme in central Cambridge. Aviva will buy the site and fund construction of the 163,000 sq ft office at 50 and 60 Station Road. The building is expected to be finished in April 2019 and will include some retail units at ground floor.

Dentons advises Point Park Properties on the Polish and Romanian aspects of a EU1.4 billion pan-European refinancing of its logistics portfolio

24 Oct 2016

Dentons advised on the Polish and Romanian aspects of a EU1.4 billion pan-European refinancing of the logistics portfolio of Point Park Properties (P3). The P3 platform consists of logistics parks and warehouses located in 9 European countries with a total warehouse space exceeding 3.3 million m2.

Trowers & Hamlins advises on BHD138 million Shari’a compliant financing facility

21 Oct 2016

Trowers & Hamlins has acted as international legal counsel for Diyar Muharraq Housing Development Co. SPC (Project Company) and Diyar Al Muharraq W.L.L., (Diyar), one of the leading urban developers in the Kingdom of Bahrain in connection with all aspects of a secured BHD138 million (USD365 million) Shari'a compliant financing facility to be provided by a domestic syndicate of financial institutions including Al Salam Bank-Bahrain B.S.C., Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C., Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. and Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) B.S.C.

King & Wood Mallesons advises on sale of Glencore Rail’s coal haulage business

20 Oct 2016

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised long-term client Glencore on the sale of its Glencore Rail (GRail) coal haulage business in the New South Hunter Valley to Genesee & Wyoming (GWA) for A$1.14 billion.

KWM also advised its long term client GWA in relation to the financing aspects of the acquisition with Allens Linklaters advising GWA on the acquisition.