Eversheds Sutherland has advised Stolt-Nielsen LNG Holdings Ltd (“Stolt”) and Avenir LNG Ltd (“Avenir”) in connection with the investment by Stolt, Golar LNG Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. of US$182 million into Avenir. This investment will enable Avenir to pursue opportunities to deliver LNG to areas of stranded demand, as well as the development of LNG bunkering capabilities.
Gilbert + Tobin has acted for Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (Veolia) on a ground-breaking project for a new $450 million waste-to-energy facility in WA – the first of its kind in Australia. Veolia will operate and maintain the facility for a 25-year concession, which will pave the way for future Australian waste-to-energy projects.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Total Eren in respect of their development of the 256MWp Stage 1 of the Kiamal Solar Farm in Victoria.
Yesterday The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio, MP, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change officially announced the commencement of construction of what will be the largest solar project in Victoria when completed.
Baker McKenzie has successfully acted as underwriter counsel to UBS and Moelis Australia on the $276 million capital raising by Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) and as underwriter counsel to Moelis Australia on the $100 million capital raising by Centuria Capital Group (CNI).
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Christine Wong has joined the firm in the San Francisco office as a partner in its Investigations + White Collar Defense group. Ms. Wong spent the last five years at Fujitsu where she most recently served as Vice President, Head of International Compliance. In this role, Ms. Wong led the development and implementation of compliance programs including anti-bribery/corruption, antitrust and competition, and export control. Ms.
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Madhu Jain as a Partner in London to strengthen the firm's corporate insurance and pensions de-risking offerings.
Madhu will be advising insurers, pension scheme trustees and other participants on a broad range of transactions including M&A, de-risking and reorganisations. Her appointment marks a significant milestone in the practice's expansion which has grown considerably in the last 18 months – including Hammad Akhtar joining as the Head of Corporate Financial Services, and Matthew Brewer as Legal Director.
DLA Piper has announced that real estate tax lawyer, Clive Jones, will be joining the firm as partner in its Tax practice, based in London.
Clive Jones will be joining the firm from Greenberg Traurig (GT), where he has been working as a partner since 2017. With more than 20 years' experience, Clive focuses his practice on advising on tax and structuring in relation to UK and international transactions, funds and investment structures, primarily in the real estate and financial services sectors.
Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Yuri Wehrmeijer to the Litigation and Dispute Management team in the Netherlands. He will join as a partner and lead the global legal practice’s litigation offering in the region.
Yuri was previously a prominent member of the Litigation group at Dutch law firm Houthoff. He has extensive corporate litigation experience having handled a number of large and complex cases for domestic and international clients.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its marine and international trade practice with the addition of Joe O'Keeffe as a partner in its London office. O'Keeffe joins the firm from Ince & Co, where he held the position of global head of insurance.
Supernova Invest GmbH acquires ten shopping centres in Slovenia from food retail chain Mercator with a rentable area of around 100,000 square metres. The property developer Supernova relied on the legal advice of Wolf Theiss for this acquisition, including due diligence and contract negotiations. Signing of the transaction took place on 12 October 2018; its deal value amounts to EUR 116.6 million.