International legal practise Osborne Clarke has advised leading UK infrastructure manager and project management provider, Equitix and Equitix Management Services, on the tender and successful completion of the initial two phases of the largest Solar O&M consolidation project in the UK.

The project involves 12 solar parks comprising c.150MWp the four phase project is being managed by Equitix Management Services across a two year period.

Mayer Brown has announced that Audrey Harris has rejoined the firm in Washington DC as a partner and co-leader of its global Anti-Corruption & FCPA practice. Ms. Harris rejoins Mayer Brown after serving as the chief compliance officer for global resources company BHP.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Tim Barr as a partner in the firm's London office, joining WBD's national insurance disputes team led by partner Sushma MacGeoch.

Tim Barr, previously a partner at DWF and head of Triton's London office, has extensive experience in the professional indemnity sector. He specialises in complex coverage disputes and defending professional negligence claims against a broad range of professionals. Tim's experience has been bolstered by long-term secondments at two leading London Market insurers.

Sushma MacGeoch of WBD commented:

International law firm CMS is delighted to announce the appointment of Infrastructure & Projects expert Mary Allan to the firm’s Middle East power and water team.

Dentons has hired well-known corporate and mining law expert John Mollard to join its Corporate team in Melbourne.

John has a particular focus on mergers & acquisitions and foreign direct investment for major projects in the energy and resources sectors in Australia and globally and has worked in a number of major markets including London, Beijing and Singapore.

John’s time spent in China and his fluent Mandarin speaking skills have seen him advise on Chinese outbound investment for over 20 years.

A team led by Düsseldorf-based Partner Dr. Michael Alberts advised two Swiss stock corporations on behalf of Swiss-based Procimmo AG on the acquisition of a site in Hanau where several building halls with a special real estate concept for “light industrial” are to be developed.

The modular concept allows for flexible division and use of the individual building parts that is novel in Germany. The investor group of which the buyer companies are part has already implemented this concept very successfully at a number of locations in Switzerland.

International law firm Ashurst has advised Resolution Life Group (Resolution) on its agreement with AMP Life (AMP) to acquire its Australian and New Zealand wealth protection and mature business for a total consideration of A$3.3 billion, including cash and non-cash consideration.

Under the terms of the transaction, Resolution assumes the risk and profits of the wealth protection and mature businesses from 1 July 2018, subject to Australian wealth protection risk-sharing arrangements.

International law firm Ashurst has advised IFM Investors, Australian Super and Cbus, with Westpac as arranger, on their 10-year A$100m debt facility to Essendon Airport, the airport and business park owned by AFR Rich Listers Max Beck and Lindsay Fox. IFM Investors, Australian Super and Cbus join a syndicate of existing financiers to Essendon Fields.

The additional funding gives Essendon Fields greater certainty of capital over the long term and will enable them to continue with the development of the airport and the business park rollout.

International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner* (BLP) have advised Northzone as lead investor on Tier Mobility’s Series A financing round.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Westpac, as arranger, and a number of institutional lenders including superannuation funds and asset managers in relation to a A$214 million long-term debt raising for the Visy Group.

This was the first time some of these institutional investors have participated in the Australian debt market and the first syndicated loan by Australian institutional investors.