We advised Coillte on the sale of its operating wind farm assets to Greencoat Renewables plc for an Enterprise Value of €281 million or an equity price of €136.1m.

The asset sale comprises Coillte’s 50pc stake in each of its joint venture wind farms at Raheenleagh, Cloosh Valley and Castlepook and a 25pc stake in Sliabh Bawn. In total the assets represent a net operating capacity of 105.1MW on an equity basis. Coillte has retained ownership of the land on which the wind farms are situated which will provide significant ongoing income for the company.

Allen & Overy advised Oesterreichische Kontrollbank on legal aspects of its public offering of $1.5 billion of 2.875% Guaranteed Global Notes due 2021.

The bonds are guaranteed by the Republic of Austria and will be listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

International legal business DWF has advised the shareholders of Love Energy Savings, a leading energy price comparison specialist, on the secondary buyout of the business by mid-market private equity investor LDC, to further accelerate organic growth.

The deal also marks a partial exit for NVM Private Equity, which first backed the business in September 2015.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nordea Bank AB (publ), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and AB Svensk Exportkredit (publ) on the EUR 405 million financing of Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ)’s acquisition of FTZ in Denmark and INTER-TEAM in Poland. The acquisition nearly doubles Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ)'s turnover and strengthens its position in the sale of automotive spare parts in northern Europe and establishes a strong market position in Denmark and Poland, where Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) has no current operations.

Greenberg Traurig advised Curzon Capital Partners 5 Long-Life Fund (CCP 5 LL), which is managed by Tristan Capital Partners (Tristan), on the acquisition of Parseval Square in Düsseldorf North, Germany. It is the second acquisition of Tristan in Germany for the CCP 5 LL fund. The seller is London-based Floreat Group. The parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.

Greenberg Traurig advised a joint venture managed by Schroders on the acquisition and financing of the Pollux office tower in Frankfurt am Main. The Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company and another international institutional investor form the joint venture. The purchase price amounts to approximately EUR 230 million.

The 32-story office tower comprises approximately 35,000 square meters of rental space and is currently 95 percent let. The main tenant is Zurich Insurance.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that tax controversy lawyer Robert J. Kovacev has joined as a partner in its Washington, DC and San Francisco offices. He comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Steptoe & Johnson.

Kovacev has more than 20 years of experience litigating cases in the United States Tax Court and in federal district and appellate courts. He combines substantive tax knowledge with extensive first-chair trial experience.

Wolf Theiss has announced the appointment of a new team in Budapest: the team includes M&A expert Ákos Erős, former managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs in Budapest, as well as Judit Nádor, Artúr Tamási senior associates and Ágnes Budai, associate. All join from Squire Patton Boggs to further strengthen the eminent Corporate/M&A and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Departments of Wolf Theiss.

Davis Polk is advising UBS Limited as sponsor in connection with the simplification of Unilever’s parent company structure from two legal entities, Unilever PLC and Unilever NV, into a single holding company, New Unilever NV, and the admission to listing on the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange of New Unilever NV. 

Davis Polk advised the joint lead managers in connection with Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.’s SEC-registered takedown offering of senior notes, which consisted of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.922% senior fixed-to-floating rate notes due 2024, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.254% senior fixed-to-floating rate notes due 2029 and $650 million aggregate principal amount of senior floating-rate notes due 2024. The notes are structured to count as total loss-absorbing capacity (“TLAC”) when TLAC regulations are implemented in Japan.