Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Simon Roberts and Jason Leonard have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Practice. Previously they were partners at Venable LLP and Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto.
Legal business DWF has appointed Marcus Chipperfield as a partner in its Subrogation team, further bolstering the business' offering as one of the largest specialist insurance practices in the UK.
Bevan Brittan are delighted to have advised Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (“GWAAC”) on first securing a lease and then the purchase of their new air base in Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire.
Watson Farley & Williams ("WFW") has advised KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH ("KfW IPEX-Bank") on the US$91m financing for the Granja Solar photovoltaic project near Pozo Almonte in northern Chile. The loan documentation was signed in December 2018.
"La Granja Solar" was developed by Spain's Getxo headquartered Solarpack Corporacion Tecnologica, S.A., which will also be building, owning and operating the project. Following completion, Granja Solar will have a total installed capacity of 123 MWp.
Slaughter and May is advising The Simplify Group, a portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon), on its combination with My Home Move and on the refinancing of the combined group. The business will be combined under the group name Simplify to become the UK’s largest conveyancing group. Slaughter and May also advised Palamon on its original investment in The Simplify Group.
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Taylor Wessing has advised a US telematics and technology solutions pioneer, CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP), on its acquisition of TRACKER, a LoJack(r) licensee and market leader in stolen vehicle recovery and telematics services across the UK.
CalAmp is a longstanding client of Taylor Wessing, having worked with the firm since its first expansion into Europe in 2013.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Tantalum, a leader in connected car software and payments, on the sale of Tracker, its UK stolen vehicle recovery business, to CalAmp.
Tracker uses combined VHF technology with GPS and GSM technology to provide defence against vehicle theft through its monitoring and location services enabling faster activation and recovery.
Osborne Clarke acted for Tantalum in 2014 on its acquisition of Tracker from Direct Line.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Assoufid Properties Development S.A., housing promotion group based in Morocco, on the negotiation of hotel contracts with Marriott Group for the creation of the St Regis Marrakech Resort.
The hotel will comprise 80 rooms and villas, a spa, a swimming-pool and various restaurants. It will be built by United Real Estate Company. Opening is planned in 2024.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has acted as lead deal counsel and advised First Reserve on its £275mn purchase of Weir Group PLC’s Flow Control division, in a transaction which is expected to complete in Q2 2019, subject to regulatory approvals.
First Reserve is a leading global private equity investment firm focused exclusively on energy.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Commerzbank AG on the EU200 million loan facility made available to Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield controlled entity for the purpose of refinancing of Galeria Mokotow - one of the largest shopping centres in Warsaw, Poland, opened in September 2000.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is a leading real estate firm involved in real estate investment, development and commercial property management worldwide.