London - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised SyvashEnergoProm LLC, a subsidiary of Oslo-based utility-scale wind power developer NBT AS, and Total Eren SA, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) based in Paris (together, the “sponsors”), on the development, construction and financing of the first phase of a power generation facility and new substation for the 250 MW Syvash Wind Power Project in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. The first phase of the project financing for the project reached financial close on 31 January 2019.

February 13, 2019 (London) – International law firm Proskauer has advised client Lion Capital ("Lion"), a private equity firm specializing in investments in the consumer sector, on its strategic acquisition of DMC Group aimed at expanding Lion’s retail portfolio.

A joint project company of ON Real Estate and TPH Real Estate sold a project development at Wattenscheider Straße 13 in Düsseldorf. A team led by Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised the company on the share deal. The buyers are two family offices from Frankfurt and Hamburg.

DLA Piper has advised Round Hill Capital, a leading specialist real estate investment, development and asset management firm, and StepStone Group Real Estate LP (StepStone Real Estate), a leading private markets firm, on the successful completion of the multi-currency refinancing of the acquisition debt secured against their Nordic logistics and industrial real estate portfolio, which comprises 327,649 sqm across 13 assets in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Slaughter and May advised Legal & General Capital on its investment in the Kao Data Campus (“Kao”). The transaction completed on 7 February 2019.

From its first 35.2MW data campus in the London to Cambridge corridor, Kao serves hyperscalers and enterprise customers across the largest data centre market and technology cluster in Europe.

Legal & General Capital is partnering with the existing investors in Kao, Goldacre Noé Group.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Lucid Group on its acquisition of creative and digital consultancy, Bluedog.

Founded in 2007, Lucid Group is an industry leader in providing medical communications that transforms patients’ lives.  Currently it has four stand-alone companies within its group; Leading Edge, Lighthouse, Lucid Partners and Vivid.

Allen & Overy advised the joint lead managers in Oil India Limited’s USD550 million 5.125% bond offering, which was issued under Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

Oil India Limited is the second largest national oil and gas company in India as measured by total proved plus probable oil and natural gas reserves and production. The joint lead managers consisted of Barclays Bank PLC, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho Securities Asia Limited and MUFG.

Ashurst has advised subsidiaries of the London-based property investment and development company Almacantar on its £420 million refinancing of One and Two Southbank place in London. The facilities were advanced by LGIM Real Assets (Legal and General) and refinance Almacantar's existing development facilities provided by Cain Hoy Enterprises, on which Ashurst advised in 2015.

Al Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, is pleased to announce the appointment of Abdullah Mutawi as the joint head of the firm’s Corporate Commercial practice. Abdullah will co-lead the practice with Gary Watts, the current head of Al Tamimi’s Corporate Commercial practice, who is expected to retire from the firm at the end of June 2019.

DAC Beachcroft has bolstered its banking and finance offering with the hire of ex-Kirkland & Ellis partner Chris Wall as Head of Banking.

Chris has broad banking and debt financing experience with a particular focus on leveraged financing transactions, corporate lending transactions, structured financings and restructuring situations acting for financial institutions, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, credit opportunity investors and listed corporates.