King & Spalding advised MODEC, Inc on its contract for the supply, charter and operations of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) as leader and operator for the LIBRA P1 Consortium in Brazil; the second such deal for the client in the country since October.

The transaction involved:

    the set-up of a joint venture - Red Wind - between the Dutch wind turbine manufacturer Lagerwey and NovaWind to supply 388 wind turbines to Rosatom's subsidiary VetroSGC by 2022
    the conclusion of a Wind turbine technology licensing agreement, under which Lagerwey  provides technology and expertise in 2.5MW and 4.5MW turbines for the joint venture
    the conclusion of a components supply agreement, for the supply by Lagerwey of the first 60 wind turbines

LONDON—Covington represented Autifony Therapeutics Limited in connection with an option and asset purchase agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), with respect to Autifony's Kv3.1/3.2 positive modulator platform.

Global law firm White & Case LLP, in conjunction with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), has advised on the successful contractual close of the Tunnels and Stations PPP package of the AUD 11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. The AUD 6 billion Tunnels and Stations PPP is the largest contract on the biggest public transport project ever delivered in Victoria.

International law firm CMS is pleased to have supported longstanding client BT on its multi-year agency deal for BT to market and sell Sky’s NOW TV service to BT TV customers.

Jones Day is assisting a blockchain platform operator in the negotiation of an agreement with Nasdaq relating to the implementation of blockchain technology.

Advising on best practice for communicating R&D progress to the public and to investors

Simmons & Simmons has advised the UK BioIndustry Association, the trade association for the British bioscience industry, alongside financial communications firms Consilium Strategic Communications and Instinctif Partners, on a new best practice guide for communicating Research & Development (R&D) progress to the public and to investors.

King & Spalding advised MODEC, Inc on its contract for the supply, charter and operations of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) as leader and operator for the LIBRA P1 Consortium in Brazil; the second such deal for the client in the country since October.