Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP recently advised All-Stars Investment Limited (All-Stars) as the lead investor on the US$1.1 billion Series F financing of Xiaomi Corporation (Xiaomi).

All-Stars is a fund that invests in the Internet and consumer brand space in Greater China. Xiaomi is the third-largest smartphone maker in the world and the biggest in China. The transaction was led by Rocky T. Lee and a team of Beijing-London-based Cadwalader associates.

VISCHER advises investors in the CHF 20 million ($21 million) Series D financing of Genkyotex, in Plan-Les-Ouates - Geneva, Genkyotex focuses on developing drugs that stop the production of damaging oxygen species in the body (NOX inhibitors). The financing was led by NeoMed Management, who along with co-leads VI Partners and BioMedInvest are new investors in the Company. Proceeds will be used to complete a Phase 2 trial of GKT137831 in diabetic nephropathy, advance a second drug into Phase 1 trials, and broaden the Company’s pipeline of NOX inhibitors.

Slaughter and May advised Preqin Limited (Preqin) on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Baxon Solutions Limited (Baxon Solutions). The transaction marks the beginning of a strategic partnership to combine the alternative assets expertise of the two firms.

Vinge advises Frontier PE (Cayman) L.P., a fund managed by Brummer & Partners, in connection with its investment in Saltside Technologies AB together with Kinnevik and Hillhouse Capital. Saltside Technologies AB operates the leading online horizontal classifieds platforms in three frontier markets through Bikroy (Bangladesh), Ikman (Sri Lanka) and Tonaton (Ghana). All three platforms are market leaders in terms of user base, engagement and monetization. The headquarters are located in Dubai and the group has over 200 employees to date. Frontier PE (Cayman) L.P.

Ashurst has advised PT Pertamina (Persero) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi Produksi ("PMEP"), on PMEP's US$ 2 billion acquisition of 30% of Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd.'s and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd.'s Malaysian upstream oil and gas assets, which reached final closing yesterday.

Slaughter and May is advising 3i Infrastructure plc (3i Infrastructure) on aspects of the proposed sale of its entire stake in Eversholt Rail Group (Eversholt Rail), one of the three leading rail rolling stock companies in the UK, to CK Investments S.A R.L. (CKI).

A Clifford Chance team has advised Gilde Healthcare on the successful first and final closing of Gilde Healthcare Services II, a Dutch lower mid-market private equity fund focusing on healthcare services companies.

TataUFO, the in-campus vertical social network application, completed its Series A private financing recently. Lightspeed China Partners and Ameba Capital were the investors in this round of financing. Zhong Lun Law Firm represented TataUFO in this deal.

iTouzi, the leading professional P2C investment & financing platform, completed its US$10 million Series A private financing recently. Delta Capital and Peeli Ventures were the investors in this round of financing. Zhong Lun Law Firm represented Delta Capital and Peeli Ventures in this deal.

CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has advised red-stars.com data AG in connection with an investment in KiwiSecurity Software GmbH, the leading developer of KiwiVision with patented high-security solutions for automated analysis of image and video data in real-time.

red-stars.com data AG has obtained 28% of shares. The founders of KiwiSecurity Software GmbH (Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Florian Matusek, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Stephan Sutor and Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Klemens Kraus) still remain in control of a majority of 52% of KiwiSecurity Software GmbH.

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH and its portfolio company, OmniaMed on their multi-million pound acquisition of Schofield Healthcare Media Ltd and the related equity investment into OmniaMed by one of the sellers.

Schofield Healthcare Media Ltd is a leading UK provider of medical education and conference services to healthcare professionals.

The Shoosmiths cross-office team advised on all aspects of the acquisition, debt and equity arrangements.