Taylor Wessing has advised Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH) – the UK’s leading hotel management company – on its appointment to manage the 26 four-star luxury QHotels on behalf of real estate investment company Aprirose, following its recent £525 million acquisition of the portfolio.
The plan to open a flagship Microsoft Store on Regent Street at Oxford Circus was announced by Microsoft, for whom Eversheds Sutherland is a principal international legal service provider for real estate and construction. This location will join flagship Microsoft Stores on Fifth Avenue in New York and Pitt Street Mall in Sydney.
Eversheds Sutherland worked closely with Microsoft’s lead in-house legal counsel for Microsoft Store, and external projects teams to negotiate heads of terms.
Vinson & Elkins advised CryoLife, Inc., a leading medical device and tissue processing company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire JOTEC AG, a German-based, privately-held developer of technologically differentiated endovascular stent grafts, and cardiac and vascular surgical grafts, focused on aortic repair.
We advised ElectroRoute on its agreement with Microsoft to provide energy trading services.
A team of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised SANHA GmbH & Co. KG on extending the term of its 2013/2018 bond.
DWF has advised Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority in the successful termination of its waste disposal and recycling contract with Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Limited.
Manchester-headquartered global legal business DWF has advised Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority in the successful termination, by mutual consent, of its waste disposal and recycling contract with Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Limited.
Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised HC-One on its arrangements with AXA to operate UK care facilities for AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets, following AXA IM – Real Assets' acquisition of Retirement Villages Group (RVG).
HC One, a provider of health and social care in the UK, has agreed with AXA IM – Real Assets to operate 11 care homes under new 25-year lease agreements, and eight domiciliary care services on behalf of RVG, a retirement village developer and manager.
Osborne Clarke’s sports law team led by partners Pierfilippo Capello and Andrea Bozza acted for Faac S.p.A., a multinational based in Bologna and leader in gated automation, automatic barriers and garage doors, in the renewal of its sponsorship of Bologna FC 1909.
The agreement, for the third consecutive year, between the club and Faac, provides that Faac will be the main sponsor for the 2017/2018 season.
Clyde & Co has advised the University of South Wales (USW) on the establishment of an advanced aviation engineering campus in Dubai South.
Clyde & Co's dedicated education team supported USW throughout the course of the campus set-up, including advising on the regulatory framework, corporate structuring and real estate considerations with the Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC).
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Solon Capital Partners on the launch of its sub-Saharan Africa investment platform, Solon Capital Holdings.
Solon Capital Holdings is a newly formed Mauritius company that is seeking to raise US$80 million for making debt and equity investments in businesses in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea.
CDC Group plc, a development finance institution owned by the UK Government, has committed capital as a cornerstone investor.