Mishcon de Reya has advised British sportswear brand Castore on its sponsorship deal with Andy Murray. Castore will give Andy Murray outfits for on-court and off-court future appearances.
Andy Murray has been quoted in the media, saying:
"As my next kit partnership will potentially be the last one I want to wear the very best products".
Schulte is advising Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC in its nomination of three directors to the board of PDC Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas company focused on the responsible development of natural resources.
The Schulte Roth & Zabel team advising Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC is led by Ele Klein, partner and co-chair of the firm’s global Shareholder Activism Group. The team also includes special counsel Adriana Schwartz and associates Brandon Gold, Daniel Goldstein, William Tevlin and David Rothenberg.
Gide advises Horizon on its mandatory public tender offer to acquire 100% of the share capital of Parrot, world no. 2 of the consumer drone market. This offer, approved by the AMF on 5 March 2019, follows the off-market acquisition of 9.59% of Parrot's capital by Horizon.
DLA Piper is delighted to announce that today Transport for NSW achieved contract close on the Regional Rail Project, which will see a fleet of new trains deliver safer, more comfortable and more reliable journeys across the state.
The Project is a Design, Build, Finance, Maintain procurement to replace the ageing XPT, XPLORER and Endeavour diesel fleets, a new purpose built maintenance facility in Dubbo, and ongoing maintenance of the new fleet for the first 15 years.
WBD has advised South Holland District Council on its recent agreement with Parkwood Leisure to operate two leisure facilities in Lincolnshire. Parkwood Leisure took over the management of the facilities last week (1 March) and will run them until 2024.
Hogan Lovells has advised Flixbus as it enters into exclusive negotiations with Transdev Group regarding its potential acquisition of Eurolines and isilines. Both parties will begin consultations with their respective workers’ councils on the terms of the handover.
This acquisition would strengthen Flixbus's position as a market leader in France, as well as enabling it to further expand its European reach by incorporating Eurolines and isilines' long-distance road networks.
Schulte is representing Voce Capital Management LLC in connection with its activist campaign to nominate four independent directors to the board of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. San Francisco-based Voce Capital sent a letter to Argo shareholders detailing how a change in the board will create long-term shareholder value. Argo is a Bermuda-based international underwriter of specialty insurance.
TLT has supported Waltham Forest Council in an agreement to dispose of a lease to Taylor Wimpey in relation to a major regeneration site in Leyton.
The deal is valued in excess of £41.5 million and relates to part of the Score Centre in Leyton, as part of the council's plans to regenerate the site.
The outline for the new neighbourhood includes over 715 new homes, shops, a cafe, a health hub, a new civic square and a new five indoor court leisure centre with community rooms and a nursery.
Clifford Chance Amsterdam has advised MarketAxess in the establishment of its EU hub in Amsterdam. MarketAxess has now received all regulatory approvals from the Dutch regulators to operate its Amsterdam based Multilateral Trading Facility and Data Reporting Service Provider. MarketAxess will provide its services to EU clients out of Amsterdam - which include its unique Open Trading all-to-all trading platform, which will give clients easy access to a broad pool of cross-border liquidity post-Brexit.
On 28 February 2019, Steiermarkische Sparkasse und Bank AG signed a share purchase agreement with Societe Generale in order to acquire all its shares in Republic of Northern Macedonia-listed Ohridska Banka Societe Generale (OBSG), amounting to approximately 74.53 % of OBSG's share capital. This transaction significantly strengthens Steiermarkische Sparkasse's existing market position in Northern Macedonia. The buyer was advised by the international law firm CMS.