The Moscow office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised a private investment company in its acquisition of a 50% interest in six low-rise office buildings located in the heart of Moscow and the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture with a renowned developer in the Russian premium-class real estate market. The ultimate goal of the joint venture is to construct a luxury residential complex.

NCTM ha assistito Turbocoating S.p.A., società leader nei rivestimenti e trattamenti superficiali (c.d. coating) in ambito industriale e biomedicale, nella costituzione
di una joint venture al 50% con il colosso statunitense GE Aviation, controllato da General Electric e specializzato nella produzione di componenti per il settore
aeronautico.

CMS has advised SDAX-listed Capital Stage, a Hamburg-based solar and wind farm operator, on agreeing a long-term strategic partnership with insurer Gothaer Versicherungen.

A team led by lead partner Oliver Dreher advised the company on all legal aspects of structuring and implementation. CMS also worked on the two previous capital increases and the payment of a scrip dividend by Capital Stage AG.

Ashurst has advised Peabody Energy Australia in its coal joint venture with Glencore in NSW's Hunter Valley. Peabody Energy announced an agreement to establish a joint venture between  its Wambo Open-Cut Mine and Glencore's United Mine. The 50-50 joint venture will combine Wambo's Open-Cut mining operations with United's adjacent reserves in the Hunter Valley.

International legal practice, Osborne Clarke, has advised long-standing advertising agency client Iris on its strategic partnership deal with Cheil Worldwide Inc.

As part of the transaction, Cheil will make a significant investment in Iris. Both agencies will continue to operate as separate entities. An option for Cheil to buy Iris outright within the next five years has also been put in place.

Iris counts Samsung, Adidas, Barclaycard and BMW Mini as clients.

Osborne Clarke has advised KPMG on its ground-breaking strategic alliance with McLaren Group (McLaren).

McLaren will form a strategic alliance with KPMG to draw together the world-leading predictive analytics and technology model of McLaren with the extensive audit and consulting capability of KPMG.

Beijing-based partner Wang Libo and Guangzhou-based attorney Zhou Sisi recently advised Qingyuan Qingnong E-Commerce Co., Ltd., an O2O e-commerce platform, on its formation, finance and the structuring of a business model.

Eversheds has advised Carillion on its £800m landmark partnership with Sunderland City Council, which will secure regeneration activity within Sunderland and the wider North East region.

Carillion, in consortium with Igloo Regeneration, has entered into a 20 year partnership with Sunderland City Council to deliver the £800m regeneration programme.

Clifford Chance is advising Schibsted ASA, Telenor Group and South-east Asia's leading media company, Singapore Press Holdings, on a series of joint ventures and other transactions for the development of online classifieds platforms in four key markets - Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.

Dentons' Sports and Media practice has advised OSN on its bid for the media rights for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to international cricket matches organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the period 2015-2023. The deal covers 18 ICC tournaments, including two ICC Cricket World Cups, two ICC Champions Trophy tournaments and two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments.