King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a division of Macquarie Group, on the close of its second Asian regional infrastructure fund (MAIF2), with $US3.3 billion in investor commitments.

MAIF2 has attracted interest from a diverse group of returning and new investors across Asia-Pacific, North America, Middle East and Europe - with more than $US1.7 billion of capital already committed across toll roads, renewables and petrochemical storage assets in India, the Philippines, Singapore and China.

A team from international law firm Simmons & Simmons, lead by Corporate/M&A partner Dr. Christian Bornhorst, has advised the Luxembourg-based Aperam S.A. on the acquisition of the specialty alloys manufacturer VDM Metals. The transaction corresponds to an Enterprise Value of €596m and is subject to merger control approvals.

Davis Polk advised the joint bookrunners in connection with an offering by AEGON N.V. of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% fixed-to-floating subordinated notes due 2048, the first SEC-registered offering of subordinated notes structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital instruments under Solvency II.

Fried Frank represented Cording Real Estate Group, a German, UK and Benelux real estate investment and asset management firm with €2.3 billion management mandates and 80 employees, on its acquisition of a German light industrial portfolio for €55.7 million from Gramercy Europe, a pan-European real estate investment fund manager.

Cording completed the acquisition, in association with Israeli insurance company and pension manager Migdal, through equity investment without leverage.

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Turkish private equity firms Actera Group and Esas Holdings on the sale of shipping operator U.N. Ro-Ro to DFDS for approximately €950 million (US$1.17 billion). The transaction, announced on April 12, 2018, allows Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS to expand its fleet and network as U.N Ro-Ro operate five freight routes between Turkey, Italy and France.

The Kirkland team was led by London corporate partner David Arnold and associate Amelia Doughty.

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised BNP Paribas and Nomura as joint bookrunners on Lotte Shopping’s KRW303.6 billion (US$285 million) exchangeable bonds, exchangeable into shares of Lotte Himart, the largest consumer electronics retailer in Korea and a majority-owned subsidiary of Lotte Shopping. Lotte Shopping is one of South Korea’s biggest retailers and a market leader in both department stores and discount stores.

Mayer Brown has announced that Ryan Suda has joined the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice and Structured Finance group as a partner in New York. Mr. Suda joins from Freshfields.

Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its EU and competition practice with the strategic lateral hire of Partner Rod Lambert.

Rod, who re-joins Eversheds Sutherland this week, will be based in the London and Brussels offices advising on antitrust and trade sanctions.

Jones Day continues to expand its Global Disputes Practice in Europe with the arrival of litigation and arbitration lawyer Elie Kleiman to the Firm's Paris Office. Mr. Kleiman, who has worked extensively during recent years on international arbitration matters, joins Jones Day as a partner in the Global Disputes Practice.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has announced that Lijie Han has joined the firm's Corporate practice as a partner in its Shanghai office.

Han, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and acquisition finance, has extensive experience in advising Chinese state-owned and private companies as well as others on a wide range of transactions. His clients have included Chinese petroleum and chemical companies, financial institutions, technology, food, oil and gas, and automobile companies.