Muscat—Dentons has advised Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production LLC (OOCEP) on the extension of the Block 61 EPSA contract area. The agreements for this extension were signed today in Muscat by the Minister of Oil & Gas and the CEOs of BP and Oman Oil.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the commercial lenders to the RATCH-Australia sponsored Mount Emerald Wind Farm on the debt financing package and the construction and operation aspects of the project.
ANZ, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NAB and Société Générale participated as lenders in the project finance construction and term debt financing package.
We are delighted to assist Telnyx, a leading next generation provider of wholesale real time communications and VoIP services, on all legal aspects of the establishment of its Irish office in Dublin. Telnyx, which is headquartered in Chicago, plans to hire up to 20 network, develops and site reliability engineers for the Dublin office over the next year to create a full platform engineering team to support global deployments.
Trade ties between the UAE and China received a significant boost today with the signing of a landmark cooperation agreement between two of the countries’ key commercial courts.
The Shanghai High People’s Court, the foremost business court in the commercial and financial centre of mainland China, and the DIFC Courts have agreed to work together to achieve shared strategic objectives, provide the basis for future judicial exchanges, and deliver legal excellence.
Stephenson Harwood LLP has assisted rail operator Abellio in mobilising its operations for the new East Anglia franchise, which started on 16 October 2016.
In order to ensure future care for and security of refugees even in urgent cases, while complying both with the required quality standards and the requirements of public procurement law, the district government of Cologne, supported by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, invited bids for multi-partner framework contracts that allow use of the services, even ad hoc.
Paris - Mayer Brown avised the Frankfurt branch of BNP Paribas on the extension of the Allgäu Center Parcs located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
La Française Real Estate Partners (REP) acquired, from the Pierre et Vacances group, for French institutional investors, the extension which will include 250 luxury cottages over an area of 2,500 sq.m. featuring a spa, restaurants, shops and play areas.
The Mayer Brown team advising BNP Paribas on the finance aspects included :
* In France : Privat Vigand (partner) and Diane Le Chevallier
Slaughter and May is advising Regus plc (“Regus”) on its proposed scheme of arrangement to introduce a new holding company, incorporated in Jersey and with its head office in Switzerland, to the Regus group (the "Scheme"). The new holding company will be named IWG Plc, will have its primary listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and, upon listing, is expected to be included in the FTSE 250.
In connection with transfer of the Swiss transmission network, the Swiss Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) ruled on the valuation method used to determine the respective value of the transmission network installations. The closing of the complex transfer process was carried out by the former owners and the new owner Swissgrid as from 2013. A new ruling on the underlying valuation method for the installations was issued in October 2016. This will result in higher compensation for the former owners.
Pinsent Masons has advised Carillion and KBR on a new contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) as part of the Army Basing Programme - the return of UK troops from Germany by 2020.