On 21 June 2017, VP Exploitatie and Mediahuis completed the public offer on the Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) through Gerald BidCo, thus resulting in the acquisition by Gerald BidCo of 64.66% of the shares in TMG. Subsequently, on 30 June 2017, VP Exploitatie contributed its shares in Gerald BidCo into Mediahuis. As a result, the shareholding in Mediahuis is now divided between Corelio (50.6%), Concentra (32.7%) and VP Exploitatie (16.7%).

Siemens Gamesa will supply and service 94 units of their 8MW wind turbines for the 752MW Borssele project and is owned by DONG Energy. The offshore wind farm is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2020.
The wind farm's total capacity of 752MW will enable it to cover the annual power consumption of approximately one million Dutch households.

On 2 June 2017, Sinopec Ningbo Engineering Co., Ltd and Sinopec Engineering Group (China), in consortium with Tecnimont S.p.A. (Italy) and Tecnimont Russia OOO, signed an EPC contract with JSC NIPIgaspererabotka (NIPIGas), a company of the Gazprom Group, for the construction of utilities, infrastructure and offsite facilities for one of the three packages of the Amurski Gas Processing Plant Project (AGPP), in the Amur district in the Far East region of the Russian Federation, close to the border with China. The contract has an estimated value of approx. EUR 3.9 billion.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised AccorHotels on the separation of its HotelInvest business in favor of AccorInvest.

AccorInvest’s business has approximately 960 owned and leased hotels within 26 countries. The gross asset value of these properties as of 31 December 2016 is €6.6 billion.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Paris-based renewable energy company Neoen which, together with Tesla, has committed to construct, operate and maintain the world's largest lithium ion battery.

Irwin Mitchell has advised the Council of Mortgage Lenders in relation to its integration into a new UK-wide trade association for the finance and banking industry which launches this week.

In addition to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, UK Finance will take on most of the activities previously carried out by the Asset Based Finance Association, the British Bankers’ Association, Financial Fraud Action UK, Payments UK and The UK Cards Association.

Since 2016, eight regional rail passenger transport award procedures have been concluded in Baden-Württemberg. Assisted by the team led by Ute Jasper of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, the state has saved millions of euros to date. "At almost all of the awards, the state is paying less per train kilometer than most recently in the Large Transportation Contract with DB," said Transport Minister Winfried Hermann in a Ministry of Transport press release.

Hill Dickinson has advised Trilanco Ltd, the UK's leading agricultural, equine and pet product wholesaler, on the agreement it has entered into in relation to the exclusive UK trade sales and trade distribution rights of Harry Hall International.

Trilanco will distribute Harry Hall’s principal brands including Harry Hall, Caldene, Masta, Cottage Craft, Woofmasta and Tottie across the UK.

The deal will further enhance Trilanco’s diverse equine and pet product range available to its retail customers.

Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister will implement a central registry to increase transparency and surveillance of the disposal and recycling of packaging.

On 2 July 2017, the People's Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monitory Authority released a joint announcement on the official launch of the mutual access scheme between the bond markets in Hong Kong and the Mainland (“Bond Connect”) starting 3 July 2017. Acting as the legal adviser to China Foreign Exchange Trade System & National Interbank Funding Center (CFETS), King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) had the honour of assisting with the successful launch of Bond Connect.