Schulte Roth & Zabel International (SRZ) announces the addition of Emily Brown as a partner in the Investment Management Group, resident in the firm’s London office. Ms. Brown joins the firm from Macfarlanes.
Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to Microsoft Corporation in the negotiations of a collaboration agreement for Mixed Reality research with ETH Zurich. Microsoft is investing in Switzerland in a new Mixed Reality & AI Zurich Lab.
With this strategic partnership Microsoft and ETH Zurich collaborate closely in the context of this lab to advance fundamental and applied research in the field. The team, headed by Prof. Marc Pollefeys, will initially consist of 15 people involved in research in the field of computer vision, in particular with Microsoft HoloLens.
Gide has advised the banks syndicate composed of BNP Paribas, Barclays, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, Natixis and Société Générale in connection with the issuance by Société du Grand Paris of green bonds in an amount of EUR 1.75 billion, bearing interest at 1.125 per cent. per annum due in 2028.
This operation marks the first bond issuance by the issuer under its green EMTN programme established in July 2018.
Simmons & Simmons has advised the Joint Bookrunners on a €500m issue of Green Bonds by Royal Schiphol Group N.V. (Schiphol). Schiphol is the first airport in Europe to sell green-labelled debt and will use the money to invest in the sustainability of its airports.
Schiphol’s stated ambition is to become the most sustainable airport in the world and to procure that all its terminals, offices and ground operations will become climate neutral.
Slaughter and May is advising Credit Karma, one of the world’s highest-valued financial technology companies, on its first move into Europe with an agreement to acquire TransUnion’s Noddle business.
Noddle is an online service with over 4 million members in the UK that provides members with free, unlimited access to credit scores and reports.
Ashurst Brussels advised the OZD group on its acquisition of Centerra Netherlands BVBA, a Belgian holding company holding gold mine assets in Mongolia
Ashurst Brussels acted as legal adviser to the OZD group (OZD), a Singapore-based company focusing on mining and metal assets in emerging markets.
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised EnBW International Finance B.V. on the issue of their first green bond in the amount of 500 million Euro. The proceeds will be used to fund "Qualified Green Projects" in the fields of wind power, photovoltaics and electromobility. EnBW’s first green bond is certified to the high standards of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
DWF is advising PepsiCo on the intended acquisition of premium crisps brand, Pipers Crisps. The acquisition, which is subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority, is expected to be concluded in early 2019.
DWF is advising PepsiCo on the intended acquisition of premium crisps brand, Pipers Crisps.
The acquisition, which is subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority, is expected to be concluded in early 2019.
Gowling WLG's Energy team advised in the dynamic subsidy-free renewable energy market, supporting client Brockwell Energy, Hargreaves Services' renewable energy division, upon its disposal.
Hargreaves Services PLC, a diversified group delivering services to the industrial and property sectors, sold Brockwell Energy Limited, the holding company for its interests in the renewable energy sector, to Lantern Bidco Limited, a newly incorporated company backed by international investors experienced in UK energy infrastructure.
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised developer and long-standing client RAL Development Services LLC (“RAL”) in connection with the acquisition and development of a US$190m mixed-use property in North Philadelphia.