We have advised two Cambridge companies on their latest funding rounds, as the firm cements its reputation as the go-to firm for venture capital investment.
The firm has recently advised existing client Imagen, on their £2.5 million funding from Cambridge Innovation Capital.
Simmons & Simmons is advising on a ten year $1 billion collaborative investment fund designed to tackle climate change on a global scale.
Last week, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced an investment of $1 billion over the next ten years, to develop and accelerate the commercial deployment of innovative low emissions technologies.
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Willis Lease Finance Corporation on the purchase of the consulting and asset management business of TES Aviation Group by way of a pre-pack administration sale.
VISCHER advises Thales Alenia Space – a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%) – on the acquisition of the business unit opto-electronics and instruments from RUAG. The transaction was closed in November 2016.
The VISCHER team consists of Dr. Robert Bernet (Partner, Corporate), Nadia Tarolli (Partner, Tax), Dr. Peter Kühn (Managing Associate, Corporate), Moritz Jäggy (Senior Associate, Corporate), Vincent Reardon (Associate, Corporate), Robin Ernst (Junior Associate, Corporate) and Rebecca Jeup (Junior Associate, Corporate).
Carl Zeiss AG has sold an interest of 24.9% of its SMT division to ASML. The Dutch company ASML is the world's biggest provider of semiconductor lithography equipment which is used to produce integrated circuits (microchips). With its lithography optics and other optical systems, Carl Zeiss SMT enables the production of high performance microchips. Together with ASML, Carl Zeiss aims to develop the next generation of lithography systems (EUV). The purchase price is EUR 1 bn in cash.
DLA Piper has advised Busfor, an online travel ticket vendor operating in Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Thailand, on securing an investment by Baring Vostok and Elbrus Capital, two Russian private equity funds. The investment, valued at $20 million, will be used to realise the firm's expansion plans into the Belarus and Kazakhstan markets.
Muscat - Dentons advised Oman Investment Fund (OIF) on its acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Kunooz Oman Holding SAOC (Kunooz). The agreement took effect following a signing ceremony held in September 2016. As part of the agreement, OIF will be represented by two board members on the existing Kunooz board.
DLA Piper is advising GIZ GmbH, the German international development agency and the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Building and Nuclear Safety on the creation of a Ukrainian national Energy Efficiency Fund.
A team led by capital market lawyer Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, partner at the Cologne office of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advises Aves One AG on a capital increase against cash contributions.
DLA Piper has advised Georgian Industrial Group, acting through its special purpose vehicle, Luraq Investments Limited , on the acquisition of a 29.29% stake in the Ukrainian insulin producer, JSC “Indar”. The stake was previously held by Bioton S.A, a Polish biotechnological company.
Georgian Industrial Group is the largest industrial group in Georgia, with a diversified business portfolio, including coal mining, electricity generation, natural gas, retail, automotive, media, real estate and others.