CymbiQ Group AG, a portfolio company of the German private equity investor capiton, has acquired anovis it-services and trading gmbh, Vienna, Austria.

The acquisition of the Austrian managed security service provider marks the first step of CymbiQ Group AG in establishing a European cyber-security-group around ISPIN AG, Bassersdorf, Switzerland. In the future, the group shall pool the competences of several European service providers and offer a one-stop-shop for integrated security solutions.

International law firm Ashurst is advising Merlon International LLC, a Delaware company, in relation to the agreement to sell its subsidiary company Merlon Petroleum El Fayum Company, which owns oil & gas assets in Egypt, to SOCO International plc, which is listed on the Official List in London.

The company being sold is an oil & gas company incorporated in the Cayman Islands which owns a 100% operated working interest in the onshore El Fayum concession in the Western Desert in Egypt.

AddUp, French leader in the design, creation and marketing of 3D metal printing machines and workshops, based in Clermont-Ferrand (central France), a joint venture between Fives and Michelin, has just announced the projected majority acquisition of Poly-Shape, a French SME that specialises in the design and production of parts using metal 3D printing.

This new majority stake acquisition enables AddUp to strengthen its offer for the automotive, medical and aeronautics sectors, making AddUp the up-and-coming player in additive manufacturing in France.

CMS has advised key client, ING Bank N.V. (ING), on two financings in the Ukrainian agribusiness sector.

ING, as arranger and bookrunner, has provided a USD 80 million syndicated pre-export finance facility to Nibulon – one of Ukraine’s largest seed and grain producers and exporters. The bank has also arranged the extension and increase to USD 100 million of the pre-export syndicated credit facility granted last year to ViOil – a significant vegetable oil producer and exporter.

King & Wood Mallesons London-based corporate team acted for SPARK Advisory Partners Limited and Peterhouse Capital Limited, Nominated Adviser (Nomad) and Broker respectively, to Kin Group Plc, on its all share acquisition of bidstack Limited, provider of dynamic, targeted and automated in-game advertising for the global computer games industry.

The proposed acquisition received shareholder approval on 17 September 2018.

Top 40 law firm Trowers & Hamlins advised Peabody Group on its recent £450 million bond, the Group's third bond issue in debt capital markets, attracting strong interest from investors.

£100m of the bonds have been retained for future sale with security for the total amount being provided upfront. This strategy provides added flexibility on sale timing in the future.

Partner Eleanor James and senior associate Simon Valner advised on banking aspects of the issue, with property charging work led by partner Melanie Comer.

Slaughter and May advised Ørsted on its proposed disposal of a 50% interest in the 1.218MW Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). It also advised on the terms of certain related financing, construction, operations and maintenance and power purchase arrangements. Hornsea 1 is currently under construction and will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when commissioned in 2020.

Grupa Netsprint (an Innova Capital portfolio company) has acquired Way To Grow, which specializes in optimizing the advertising space of publishers in the programmatic model. The potential of the newly acquired company is to help the foreign expansion of the group.

WaytoGrow Sp. z o.o. was founded in 2014 by Dominik Czarnota, Janusz Michalik and Lukasz Grodecki, who had worked together at sites such as nk.pl and Interia.pl.

London — Mayer Brown is continuing its recruitment drive in London with the appointment of tax partner Simon Rose. Simon joins the firm's Tax Transactions & Consulting practice from Michelmores, where he was head of tax.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced that Brad Strahorn will join the Firm's Global Commercial Litigation Practice as a partner in its Sydney office.

""Disagreements over construction contracts can significantly delay schedules and result in the loss of revenue,"" said White & Case partner Glenn Kurtz, who heads the Firm's Global Commercial Litigation Practice. ""Brad has advised principals and contractors in resolving domestic and multifaceted cross-border disputes that arise during the life cycle of infrastructure and energy projects.""