Hogan Lovells is representing Scottish Re in the implementation of a sale and restructuring plan for its Cayman Islands subsidiary, Scottish Annuity & Life Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. (SALIC), and SALIC’s U.S. subsidiary, Scottish Holdings, Inc. (SHI). The sale and restructuring plan is being implemented through the commencement by SALIC and SHI of U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on January 28, 2018.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the senior lenders, including entities managed by The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Värde Partners, on the A$1.2 billion restructure and recapitalisation of the Bis Industries group, an Australia-based resources logistics and materials handling provider.

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Try Market Halls, a group of UK-based property investors and restaurateurs, on their new upmarket food halls scheme launching in London and across the UK in 2018.

Dentons supported Polish power contractor Rafako in a tender procedure and contract to build two coal-fired power units on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The contract, signed late in December 2017, is worth some EU200 million.

Rafako was part of aconsortium, led by Indonesia-based PT. Rekayasa Industri, which was selected as the winner of the tender. The contract calls for the completion of Unit I of the power plant within 36 months and Unit II within 39 months. Rafako will receive approximately 35 percent of the contract value.

DLA Piper has advised the founding shareholders of Deekeling Arndt Advisors in Communications GmbH (DAA) on the sale of the majority of their shares to Havas Group. The founders Egbert Deekeling and Olaf Arndt who prior to the transaction held the majority of shares and also lent their names to DAA, will remain in charge over the long term and continue to head over the company’s operative business as shareholders and managing directors. The company name will also remain unaffected.

Hogan Lovells is representing Scottish Re in the implementation of a sale and restructuring plan for its Cayman Islands subsidiary, Scottish Annuity & Life Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd. (SALIC), and SALIC’s U.S. subsidiary, Scottish Holdings, Inc. (SHI). The sale and restructuring plan is being implemented through the commencement by SALIC and SHI of U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on January 28, 2018.

A team from Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Euler Hermes Digital Agency and Euler Hermes France on organising and launching the first insurance policy issued by Euler Hermes to cover credit risks incurred in B2B marketplaces. Its first subscriber is Metalshub, a marketplace that connects metal sellers with buyers.

In 2017, YIT reorganized its four Russian JSC subsidiaries, implementing a new more transparent and effective corporate structure. Eversheds Sutherland assisted in all legal matters pertaining to registration from the preliminary stages, registration of share issues, planning and evaluating possible risks, to the final registrations.

Linklaters has advised Align17, a new digital investment platform launched today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Align17 matches parties seeking investment deals addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with co-investment opportunities brought by a vetted group of top-tier impact investors, development finance institutions and NGOs. The platform was founded on the understanding that the world’s biggest challenges are also its biggest opportunities and the belief that private wealth is the key to unlocking the SDGs.

A team from Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Euler Hermes Digital Agency and Euler Hermes France on organising and launching the first insurance policy issued by Euler Hermes to cover credit risks incurred in B2B marketplaces. Its first subscriber is Metalshub, a marketplace that connects metal sellers with buyers.