BOSTON—Veteran corporate governance, transactions, and restructurings attorney Gordon Penman joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s Boston office as a Partner.
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that antitrust lawyer Amanda L. Wait has joined the global law firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Amanda comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, where she led its competition and consumer protection practice.
WBD has advised Hearthstone Investment Management's private equity fund, Hearthstone Residential Fund 1 (HRF1), on its single largest deal to date with a major national housebuilder, to acquire 72 houses.
In a significant multi-site deal with a national housebuilder, HRF1 has agreed to purchase 72 two, three and four bedroom houses scheduled to be completed this year. The new build homes are located in Exeter (28), Bicester (11), Rugby (9) and Pontefract (24).
Osborne Clarke has advised the British Foresight Group LLP and the Korean KIS KIAMCO German Wind Fund on the acquisition of the wind parks Krackow-Glasow and Seubersdorf 2 from the German wpd group. The wind parks have a total installed capacity of more than 50 MW and consist of 17 wind turbines. The transaction allows KIS KIAMCO to enter the German renewable energy market for the first time. The Korean fund plans to further invest in Germany and Europe.
Ashurst Spain advised Dobank on the signature of an agreement for the acquisition of 85% of Altamira Asset Management, S.A. DoBank was selected by the seller following a competitive process.
Dentons is advising Tongchuangjiuding Investment Management Group Co., Ltd ("JD Group" or "Jiuding"), on its HK$21.5 billion (US$2.74 billion) disposal of its 100% equity interest in FTLife Insurance Company Limited ("FTLife") to NWS Holdings Limited (0659.HK), the infrastructure, logistics and transport services unit of conglomerate New World Development Limited (0017.HK). Jiuding previously acquired FTLife from Ageas, a Brussels-based insurance firm for US$1.4 billion back in 2016. FTLife is one of Hong Kong's biggest life insurance firms.
DWF has advised the shareholders of software solutions business, Magique Galileo Software, on its sale to Sword GRC, a supplier of specialist risk management software and services, for an undisclosed sum.
The deal will see London-based Magique Galileo become part of Sword GRC, which has offices in the UK, USA, Asia and Australia, enabling the newly expanded business to offer a range of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) software and services.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Enel Green Power S.p.A. (EGP), as sponsor, and three project companies as borrowers (Villanueva Solar, Parque Solar Don Jose and Parque Solar Villanueva Tres) on a $605m limited recourse financing of a 1 GW portfolio of solar PV parks in Mexico comprised of: Villanueva I (470 MW), Villanueva III (350 MW) and Don Jose (220 MW). EGP entered the Mexican renewables market in 2008 and is currently the main clean energy operator in the country.
Paris office represented Mademoiselle Desserts in its acquisition of Les Delices des 7 Vallees, a French-based producer of frozen industrial cakes and pastries, from Sagrad.