Leading international law firm Clifford Chance advised iDreamSky Technology Holdings Limited (iDreamSky) on its US$107 million (HK$835 million) initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Shenzhen-based iDreamSky is a leading publisher of mobile games such as Gardenscapes, Temple Run 2 and Subway Surfer, and a key player in the digital entertainment industry in China.
International law firm Ashurst has advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), EKF, Denmark's Export Credit Agency, and 16 commercial banks on the financing of the Moray East offshore windfarm, which achieved financial close on December 6th. The project sponsors are EDPR, Mitsubishi Corporation, Engie, Kansai Electric and Mitsubishi UFJ.
The JBIC, EKF-backed and commercial term loans and various ancillary facilities amount to approximately £2.6 billion.
Dentons’ advice included comprehensive M&A assistance on the deal, including due diligence as well as preparation and negotiation of the transaction documents. The team was led by counsel Marcin Paliwoda, assisted by lawyer Monika Wilczak. Piotr Dulewicz, partner and Head of the Merger and Acquisitions Group in Poland, supervised the transaction.
We provided full legal support to the Cherkizovo Group in connection with its acquisition of Altaisky Broiler, which is the largest poultry producer in the Altai Territory, and one of the largest poultry producing companies in Siberia. Our services included drafting all contractual and pre-contractual documentation, conducting a full legal due diligence of the target and providing legal support during all stages of extensive negotiations.
Social justice-focused firm Hodge Jones & Allen has become the first to be entirely owned by its employees after its founder and other equity partners agreed to sell the business to an employee ownership trust.
European law firm Fieldfisher advised London-headquartered Hodge Jones & Allen on the conversion of the firm's equity partnership model to an employee ownership trust (EOT).
Slaughter and May advised Dometic Group AB (“Dometic”) on its acquisition of Kampa UK Ltd (“Kampa”) for a purchase price of approximately £50 million on a cash and debt free basis, together with an additional maximum earn-out element of £8.5 million based on delivery of financial targets in 2019 and 2020.
A pan-European team of lawyers from Baker McKenzie advised specialty pharmaceutical company Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. ("Cosmo") on its successful debut offering in the Eurobond markets - a placement of EUR 175 million senior unsecured convertible bonds.
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and SIX, announced today that they have completed the agreement to enter into a strategic partnership where Worldline acquired SIX Payment Services, the payment services division of SIX, for a consideration of EUR 2,303 million (CHF 2,750 million).
Worldline employs circa 11,000 people worldwide, with estimated pro forma revenue of circa EUR 2,3 billion on a yearly basis. Worldline is an Atos company.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has strengthened its Tax and Employee Benefits & Compensation practices by adding two shareholders in its Miami office. L. Frank Cordero has joined the firm’s Tax Practice, and Leanne Reagan has joined the firm’s Employee Benefits & Compensation Practice.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG has signed an agreement to acquire Sierra Oil & Gas, a leading independent Mexican oil and gas company. Sierra holds interests in a portfolio of six exploration and appraisal blocks in Mexico, including in the world class Zama discovery. A cross-border team from Akin Gump’s Houston and London offices advised DEA in the deal.