Slaughter and May advised Attarat Power Company (APCO) and the project sponsors, Eesti Energia AS and YTL Power International Berhad, on a fixed price engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC Contract) with Guangdong Power Engineering Corp. of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. The EPC Contract was entered into on 31 October 2014 and is for the design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of a 470 megawatt (net) oil shale-fired power station (the Plant) at Attarat um Ghudran, Jordan on a turnkey basis.

Hogan Lovells has advised the Mayor's Fund for London on the Penny for London campaign.  Penny for London encourages Londoners to sign up to the Penny for London website (www.pennyforlondon.com) and donate from as little as 1p per day or per transaction when using contactless credit or debit cards on the tube or bus and with registered retailers.

The shareholders of Retail Estates, a Belgian REIT specialised in peripheral retail properties and listed on Euronext Brussels, approved the change of status from a “public real estate investment company” (“openbare vastgoedbevak / sicafi publique”) into a “public regulated real estate company” (“openbare gereglementeerde vastgoedvennootschap / société immobilière réglementée publique”).

The Squire Patton Boggs International Public Policy team has been appointed to advise the Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TanTrade) on the creation of the first national branding campaign for Tanzania. ‘Brand Tanzania,’ sponsored by the Government of Tanzania, will promote Tanzania and its products globally, with the aim to attract trade and investment and stimulate tourism.

The Firm is representing Riverstone Holdings LLC (Riverstone) in connection with the financing relating to the definitive agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Riverstone has agreed to acquire Proserv Group Inc. (Proserv) from investment funds affiliated with Intervale Capital (Intervale), Weatherford International (Weatherford) and certain minority shareholders.  Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is expected to close by December.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP acted as international counsel to Indonesia-based Lion Group in its $1.2 billion purchase of 124 jet engines from aircraft engine maker CFM International.  The deal includes development of a multimillion-dollar maintenance facility and implementation of a long-term engine parts and repair consultancy.

Shareholders of Aedifica, a Belgian listed real estate player specialising in residential real estate (senior housing in Belgium and Germany and apartment buildings in Belgium’s main cities), approved the change of status from a “public real estate investment company” (“openbare vastgoedbevak / sicafi publique”) to a “public regulated real estate company” (“openbare gereglementeerde vastgoedvennootschap / société immobilière réglementée publique”).

Shareholders of Warehouses De Pauw (WDP), a Belgian listed pan-European real estate player specialised in logistics and semi-industrial property, have approved the change of status from a “public real estate investment company” (“openbare vastgoedbevak / sicafi publique”) into a “public regulated real estate company” (“openbare gereglementeerde vastgoedvennootschap / société immobilière réglementée publique”).

Givesom has launched an online service to enable individuals to make small monthly donations to a number of international and well-established charities. The various organisations are grouped by purpose: Poverty and Humanitarian Aid, Human Rights and Environment and Nature.

Givesom.org is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and was founded by Swedish entrepreneurs, Lin Kowalska, Michaela Forni and Henrik Wagenius. With a clear focus on smart IT solutions and a passionate commitment to charity, they want to make it easier for everyone to contribute to a better world.

KPMG Fakhro and Trowers & Hamlins are pleased to announce the signing of a concession agreement between their client, the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation, and a joint venture comprising National Express plc and Ahmed Mansoor Al A'Ali to develop the public bus network in the country.