Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas, through its partner Hernan Rodriguez, along with the Senior Associate Carlos Vicioso, and the Associate Carlos Arboleda, advised Gran Tierra Energy on the signing of agreements for the acquisition of three oil blocks located in the Departments of Arauca and Putumayo, Colombia. This transaction was possible through a series of asset sales agreements signed with the Colombian company, Vetra Exploracion y Produccion Colombia S.A.S. and the acquisition of shares of the Spanish company Vetra Southeast S.L.U.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Becton Dickinson (BD), one of the world’s largest medical technology companies, on boosting its footprint in Saudi Arabia. BD has been granted a licence by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) to own 100% of its business. SAGIA took this opportunity to confirm its commitment to helping realise opportunities available to large international businesses in Saudi which is in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

Mitsui High-tec is to build a plant manufacturing generator and motor parts for electric or hybrid vehicles in Skarbimierz, in the Walbrzych Special Economic Zone of Poland.

The plant will be its first European investment, intended to increase its presence in the continent and to become a component in the development of a global supply system answering the growing interest in environmentally friendly vehicles. Construction will commence in 2019.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised SGCH Portfolio Ltd (SGCH), a subsidiary of St George Community Housing Ltd, on its successful A$150 million bid for Phase 2 of the NSW Government’s Social Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF).

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.

Schulte advised Veritas Capital and its affiliates in the definitive agreement to acquire athenahealth Inc., a provider of network-enabled services for hospital and ambulatory customers nationwide, for approximately $5.7 billion in cash. Upon closing, Veritas and its affiliates, along with Evergreen Coast Capital, combined athenahealth with Virence Health, the GE Healthcare value-based care assets that Veritas acquired in 2018.

Baker McKenzie advised Esprit, the well-known international fashion company, on the conclusion of a new framework agreement for services relating to the operation to the Esprit E-Shop with Arvato SCM Solutions, a Bertelsmann group company.

Arvato took over the performance of the services from Netrada Europe GmbH, which had become insolvent in December 2013. On February 7, 2019 Esprit and Arvato concluded a new long-term service agreement for the individual national shops.