On 31 March 2017, Amiens Métropole signed a concession contract with project company, Cap Samaro, consisting of: BTP Impact Local (a fund managed by Mirova), Eiffage S.A., Cofely Finance & Investissement and Swimdoo.

The 23-year contract, 20 years of which are for operation, covers the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the future Amiens aquatic centre.

The project includes the building of a 50-metre outdoor pool, a 25-metre indoor pool and a leisure pool, as well as a sizeable health and fitness space.

London—Dentons is pleased to have advised Global Fitness as the master franchisee on the negotiation of the franchise agreement for Spain and Portugal to launch the CR7 Crunch Fitness franchise. CR7 Crunch Fitness is a new fitness collaboration between Crunch, the US-based health club chain, and international football star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Norton Rose Fulbright has acted for a consortium of PT Medco Power Indonesia and Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Co, Ltd on the Riau 275 MW gas-fired power plant on the east coast of Sumatra.

The consortium won a competitive tender in late 2016 and signed the Power Purchase Agreement with PLN on April 7 this year. The Riau plant will supply electricity to Indonesian state utility PLN as the off-taker under a Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT) arrangement.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) advises the Department for Transport on the new South Western rail franchise

The new franchise was awarded to First MTR South Western Trains Limited and completed on 7th April 2017. It will run for 7 years from 20 August 2017 to 18 August 2024 with an optional extension period.

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised the start-up x3Fab on all phases of its launch and on its first major project.

Schellenberg Wittmer acted as counsel to Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative in connection with the status of the Raiffeisen group as a domestic systemically important banking group (D-SIB), in particular with respect to group structure aspects and gone-concern capital issues.
 
The Schellenberg Wittmer team was led by Martin Lanz (Partner – Banking and Finance) and included various associates from several practice areas of the Firm.

Addleshaw Goddard has advised SSE Energy Supply Limited ("SSEESL") on the contractual framework governing the next tranche of its smart meter rollout programme.

The forthcoming tranche will see 2.7 million smart meters rolled out from March onwards, and will see SSEESL working with two new entrants to the market; MapleCo, an independent Meter Asset Provider supporting the UK energy market, and SGN Smart, a subsidiary of SGN.

On 3 April 2017, FINMA officially announced the recognition of REGIS-TR as the first foreign trade repository for the purpose of derivatives trading under the Swiss Federal Markets Infrastructure Act in Switzerland.

Lenz & Staehelin acted as counsel to REGIS-TR. The team was led by partner François Rayroux (Banking and Finance) and included associate Delphine Meylan (Banking and Finance).

Vienna, 4 April 2017 – McArthurGlen, leading developer, owner and operator of designer outlet centres in Europe and Canada, has placed its trust in Wolf Theiss in matters relating to the expansion of its centre in Parndorf. Austria's largest law firm was responsible for the environmental impact assessment and gaining approval for "Phase V", a project to expand the Designer Outlet Center Parndorf.

Simpson Thacher represented Aston Martin on its offerings of £230 million (approximately US$287 million) of 5.75% senior secured and $400 million of 6.5% senior secured notes, as well as the entry into a new £80 million revolving credit facility.

Founded in 1913, Aston Martin is one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands focused on the design, engineering and manufacturing of luxury sports cars.