MILAN (May 30, 2017) - International law Firm McDermott Will & Emery advised Principia SGR in connection with a new investment round for an overall amount of 6.5 million Euro.
Principia SGR, with the fund Principia III – Health served as the lead investor in the new investment round of the Milan-based, WISE S.r.l., an award-winning start-up in the field of neuromodulation stretchable electronics.
On May 30, 2017, Toni Hilti Familien-Treuhänderschaft (THF) and Bell Food Group AG (Bell) announced that they signed an agreement regarding the sale and purchase of the 49% interest in Hilcona Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan, Liechtenstein (Hilcona) held by THF. With the execution of the sale Hilcona will become a 100% subsidiary of Bell.
Kyiv—Dentons’ Kyiv office acted as legal counsel to Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, on the acquisition of the payment activities business of Bancomzvjazok JSC (BKC) through the purchase of 100 percent of the shares in a newly created legal entity "SST" (Systems of Secure Transactions).
BKC has been a partner and distributor of Ingenico Group in Ukraine since 1997. The transaction involved the carve-out of BKC’s payment activities business unit to SST.
King & Wood Mallesons acted for Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co., Ltd, a Shanghai listed healthcare company, and CITIC Capital on their US$600 million acquisition of ASX-listed Ansell Limited’s sexual wellness business.
Ansell’s Sexual Wellness Business manufactures and sells a wide variety of products across the world, including high quality condoms, lubricants, feminine hygiene products and vibrating devices under the Skyn, Lifestyles, Zero, Manix, Blowtex and Jissbon brands.
Fieldfisher has advised two innovative UK technology start-ups on significant series A and Series B venture capital financing deals totalling approx. £30 million in funding.
The Fieldfisher team, led by Tom Ward (Director, Corporate), advised both companies on their VC financings, supported by corporate solicitor Alex James, with equity incentives and share options advice provided by Mark Gearing (Partner, Equity Incentives).
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) advised Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. ("CEPCO") and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. ("MUL") on their acquisition of a 49% interest in two Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiaries that, together with TenneT Holding B.V. - the Dutch national power transmission operator - will operate and maintain four submarine power transmission, which connect offshore wind power plants and onshore facilities in Germany.
This will be the first overseas power transmission transaction between CEPCO and MUL.
The Firm represented Ant Financial Services Group in connection with its recent investment in ofo, a leading bike sharing company in China. Upon its investment, Ant Financial will become a strategic partner for ofo and work together with ofo on Internet and credit card payments as well as on ofo’s international expansion plan.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Shaolin Luo, Yang Wang, Amy Liu and Jun Feng (Beijing – M&A).
The London and Paris offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP have advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) and Ardian in the sale, together with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), of 15.5 million shares in SPIE. The shares are priced at €24.50 per share, representing a total of approximately €380 million.
Following the closing of the transaction, funds managed by CD&R and its affiliates will continue to own approximately 12.4 million shares in SPIE, or approximately 8% of the company.
The firm helped award-winning community wind farm Awel Co-op to secure a £5.25m investment from Triodos Bank.
Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has helped its client, Awel Co-op, an award-winning community wind farm, to secure an investment from Triodos Bank to refinance its operational onshore wind farm in the Amman Valley. It is the first time that the ethical investor has invested in an energy co-op in Wales. It is Awel’s stated aim that all profits from the wind farm will be ploughed into further low carbon projects in the local community.
INOFEA AG in Basel, a company developing and commercializing a highly innovative nanotechnology platform to shield sensitive enzymes, successfully closed a financing round with contributions from returning as well as new private investors. INOFEA is a spin-out from the School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW).
VISCHER with Dr. Matthias Staehelin (Partner) and Sebastian Flückiger (Associate), both Corporate, advise INOFEA.