The Firm represented KKR in connection with its acquisition of Unilever’s global Spreads business for €6.825 billion (US$8.02 billion). The transaction closed on July 2, 2018.

Leading international law firm Hill Dickinson is pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Roberts as a partner within the firm’s employment team. Gareth joins the firm from Turner Parkinson – where he was head of employment – and will be based in Hill Dickinson’s Manchester office.

International legal business DWF has appointed medical lawyer Julian Weiss as a partner in its Munich office.

Julian joins from Buse Heberer Fromm and will work with his colleagues in the business's UK offices to enhance DWF's healthcare sector offering internationally.

Warsaw--Dentons has advised Europa Capital, a real estate investment manager focused on the European markets, on the sale of Spektrum Tower to Globalworth Poland. The transaction value was EU101 million.

Spektrum Tower is a modern building situated in the heart of Warsaw, in the immediate vicinity of several business centers. The location is accessible by all forms of public transport, including railway and subway lines.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised RNHB BV (‘RNHB’), an experienced specialist in financing investment property, on its acquisition of a commercial real estate loan portfolio of approximately €1.3bn from FGH Bank NV (‘FGH’), a real estate bank specialising in commercial real estate financing.

Global law firm Linklaters advised Sonnedix Japan K.K. (Sonnedix) in connection with the ¥16.5 billion project financing of a greenfield 41.6MW solar photovoltaic plant located near Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Piramal Enterprises Limited on the sale of Piramal Imaging SA to UK based medical imaging services provider Alliance Medical Group, part of the Life Healthcare Group.

Piramal Imaging develops molecular imaging agents, including a globally approved product for assisting in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Travers Smith LLP has advised new client Caledonia Investments plc on its acquisition of Cooke Optics (Cooke), the UK manufacturer of premium-end cinematography lenses for the film, television and advertising industries, in a transaction which values the business at £96.5m.

Founded as a lens manufacturer in 1886, Cooke has been at the centre of the filmmaking business for over a century. Headquartered in Leicester, it is led by Les Zellan (Chairman), Robert Howard (Chief Executive Officer) and Alan Merrills (Chief Operating Officer) and has c.130 full time employees.

CMS has advised Banco Santander and Ahorro Corporación Financiera as dealer managers on the tender offer made by Grupo Ortiz. Furthermore, it has advised them as placement entities on the issuance of bonds by Grupo Ortiz on the Alternative Fixed-Income Market (MARF) for amounts of c. 26 million and 50 million euros, respectively.

Baker McKenzie has advised Booking Holdings Inc. on its planned acquisition of hotel metasearch site, HotelsCombined.

Booking Holdings Inc. is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary brands.

HotelsCombined is based in Sydney and has a strong presence in the Asia Pacific market. It will report into Booking Holdings' leading travel metasearch brand, KAYAK.