London—Dentons has advised Huntingdonshire District Council on the planning agreement and planning conditions for a sustainable urban extension at St Neots, a town situated 15 miles west of Cambridge.

The proposals, which received planning permission on 5 November 2018, comprise residential development of up to 2,800 homes; up to 63,500 square metres of employment development; a district centre including shops, community and health services; two primary schools; open space play areas and other recreational facilities; and landscaping and various infrastructure works.

DLA Piper has advised the KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG on its acquisition of shopping center and neighbourhood hub "Berliner Freiheit" in Bremen, for an undisclosed price. The "Berliner Freiheit" was sold by the Hamburg-based family-run firm which originally built the property. The property will be added to a special Europe-wide real estate AIF.

The "Berliner Freiheit" shopping center is located in the eastern district of Bremen-Vahr. The property, which was built between 2002 and 2003, comprises a total rental area of around 21,000 meters squared.

A team from Hogan Lovells’ Northern California offices is advising global travel industry technology provider Sabre in its pending acquisition of travel and distribution technology group Farelogix.

Building on our strengths in the Technology M & A sector, this deal is a great example of us advising global software and technology companies on their UK acquisitions and our corporate and technology departments working together seamlessly on a client deal.

Our team was led by partner Tom Ward, supported by solicitor Rachel Leigh, as well as solicitor Annabelle Gold Caution and senior associate Liam Corrigan from our technology team. London Tax & Structuring Of Counsel Andrew Loan also supported the project.

Slaughter and May advised Aviva plc on its issue of €750 million 1.875 per cent Fixed Rate Dated Senior Notes due 13 November 2027 under its £7 billion Euro Note Programme.

The Notes have been admitted to listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange.

The Notes have been assigned a rating of A2 by Moody’s and A by Fitch.

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, Barclays Bank PLC and HSBC Bank plc acted as managers in respect of the offering.
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Gilbert + Tobin (G+T) has advised Tilt Renewables Limited (Tilt Renewables) on the financing of the Dundonnell Wind Farm in Victoria, a project worth A$560 million. This is the first project to reach financial close under a Victorian Renewable Energy Auction Scheme VRET Support Agreement.
 

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Amigo Holdings PLC (Amigo), the leading company in the UK guarantor loan space, on the completion of its inaugural £150 million securitisation facility.

The facility will be used to fund new customer originations and repay drawings under the company's existing revolving credit facility, as Amigo continues to expand in the UK's non-standard finance market.

Dentons' Banking and Finance team in Warsaw has advised BGZ BNP Paribas on a EU4 million financing granted to ECI Group company (Europejskie Centrum Inwestycyjne ECI S.A.) for, among others, the repayment of intra-group debt incurred for construction of the Nordkapp office building in Warsaw, with a total lease area of approximately 4,000 s.qm.

The scope of Dentons' legal advice included the examination and preparation of a due diligence report on the key property documents, the borrower's company and the project, as well as preparation of the credit documents package.

Fieldfisher Manchester has advised the selling shareholders of established in-building wireless provider Opencell, with Corporate partner Tom Ward heading up the team.

Orrick Advised HAHN Group on Acquisition of Robotic Technology from Rethink Robotics

Orrick advised Germany-based international technology leader HAHN Group on the acquisition of robotic technology, including the INTERA5 software platform, from U.S.-based robotic pioneer Rethink Robotics.

Rethink Robotics is pioneer in the field of collaborative robots, also referred to as Cobots.