Morrison & Foerster LLP is representing SoftBank Group Corp. in connection with investments totaling $6 billion into WeWork Companies Inc. (recently rebranded as The We Company), a company that develops and provides shared workspaces to entrepreneurs and small and large businesses worldwide, among other product and service offerings. The investment will be made in tranches over time. MoFo previously represented SoftBank in connection with its $4.4 billion investment, including tender offer for shares, in WeWork in 2017.

Baker McKenzie has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”), one of the leading retirement funds in the world, on its cornerstone investment into GLP Japan Development Partners III (“GLP JDP III”), the largest ever Japan-focused logistics private real estate fund. CPPIB is the largest investor in GLP JDP III which is expected to reach JPY 625 billion (USD 5.5 billion) AUM when fully invested.

Dechert LLP advised Natixis, La Banque Postale, as well as Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, in connection with the financing of the construction of a retail center by the Ceetrus group in Luxembourg.

This retail center of 75,000 m2 GLA is located in the emblematic "Cloche d’Or" neighborhood which brings together schools, a rescue and training center, upmarket residential housing and major offices within a 20ha landscaped green space.

Former Undersecretary of Communications for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (MCT) Edgar Olvera Jiménez has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Mexico City office as a shareholder in the Corporate and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practices.

King & Spalding’s London office has added experienced real estate partner David Cox to its ranks. Cox, who joins the firm’s Corporate, Finance & Investments (CFI) practice, was previously a partner at White & Case in London.

Cox represents clients on real estate and real estate financing matters, including non-performing portfolio loan acquisitions, restructurings, senior loan originations, syndications, joint ventures, investment acquisitions and disposals. He has a strong focus on private equity and has advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions.

King & Spalding has added Andrew Brereton, one of the leading banking and finance partners in Asia-Pacific, to its Singapore office. Brereton was most recently a partner at Clifford Chance and joins King & Spalding’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has hired real estate partner, José Luis García-Manso, into the firm's Madrid office.

Joining from Spanish law firm Pérez-Llorca, where he has been a partner since 2007, José Luis has 25 years' experience advising on a range of real estate investment matters including real estate M&A, forward funding agreements, asset sale and leaseback, restructuring and funds transactions.

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed new employment Partner Myrtille Lapuelle in Paris.

Previously an associate at Eversheds Sutherland, Myrtille focuses on labour law matters, providing advice to domestic and global clients. She advises companies on day-to-day issues including employment contracts and mobility as well as strategic matters such as restructuring and M&A.

Myrtille, who will join the Employment Law team led by Partner Déborah Attali, is highly experienced in audit and strategic planning, as well as transaction implementation.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that leading commercial real estate lawyer Kyle Genga has joined its Toronto office.

Kyle has built a diverse portfolio over the last two decades and has acted on some of the largest transactions in the commercial real estate sector in Canada, notably as counsel to the purchaser of 90 CIBC retail banking locations and related leaseback transactions.

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to the private equity investor Nordic Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Swiss software company BOARD International SA. The acquisition was executed by Nordic Capital's latest Fund IX.

BOARD offers a unified platform providing Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management and Predictive Analytics. The platform allows companies to achieve a single, accurate and complete view of business information and full control of performance across the entire organisation.