Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Martin Järvengren as a new partner in Stockholm.

Baker McKenzie has assisted Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager, in the structuring and financing of the acquisition of the Paris-based “Capital 8” building sold by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Through this acquisition – the largest ever made by Invesco Real Estate in Europe – the global manager has acquired an office complex ideally situated in the 8th arrondissement with a total surface area of 45,000 m², which also offers a wide range of services (restaurants, conference rooms, etc.).

Shearman & Sterling advised Groupe Ecore in its inaugural offering of €255 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2023. The firm also advised the company in connection with a new €40 million revolving credit facility.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised a group of major financial institutions in arranging the financing for the acquisition of Cognita, the leading global schools group, by Jacobs Holding of Switzerland. The acquisition consisted of a €403.7 million first-lien term loan and a £200 million first-lien term loan. The euro tranche upsized from €307.8 million at launch.

Shearman & Sterling is representing global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline in its acquisition of oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company Tesaro. The proposed transaction will significantly strengthen GSK’s pharmaceutical business, accelerating the build of GSK’s pipeline and commercial capability in oncology.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised multiple Joint Lead Managers on a €1 billion bond issue by OMV Aktiengesellschaft.

The Joint Lead Managers were Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DZ BANK Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited.

Burges Salmon has advised leading private equity investor LDC on the sale of its stake in traffic management provider Amberon

LDC's sale to H2 Equity Partners, for an undisclosed sum, follows a successful 18-month partnership between LDC and Amberon that resulted in a 23 per cent increase in turnover to £37.5 million. With LDC’s support, Amberon opened six new depots to form a 24 depot network, added 50 vehicles to its 400-strong fleet, and created over 50 new jobs.
 

Charles Russell Speechlys has advised longstanding client, the Civica Group, an investee company of Partners Group and market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services, on its latest acquisition of specialist election and civic engagement services group Electoral Reform Services Limited (ERS Group).

An international team of experts from the firm's competition, Chinese and Belgian corporate practices supported the European division of Japan's Daikin Group on reaching an agreement for the acquisition of Austrian refrigeration specialists, AHT Cooling Systems.

Macfarlanes has advised leading private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners on the acquisition of Mitel Networks Corporation, a global leader in business communications, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2bn.

The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate and M&A partner Harry Coghill and finance partner Kirstie Hutchinson, together with corporate and M&A senior solicitor Tom Rose, corporate and M&A solicitor Alice Fuller and finance solicitor Christine Dowdall. Pensions expertise was provided by pensions partner Camilla Barry.