Deleplanque & Compagnie SA (Maisons-Laffitte, France) and SUET Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH (Eschwege, Germany) acquired 60 percent (Deleplanque) and 40 percent (SUET) respectively of German Strube group. The acquisition was in part effected by taking over the main assets (transferring restructuring) as part of the ongoing self-management of the assets of Strube GmbH & Co. KG and in part through the acquisition of the other major companies of Strube group from a trust company.

Diana Hund led the McDermott corporate, regulatory, tax, data privacy and IP team that advised online travel booking firm MisterFly on its acquisition of BazarChic Voyages (operating as Idiliz). The Paris office team included Marie-Muriel Barthelet, Anne Febvre, Laurent Ayache, Camille Spegt, Antoine Vergnat, Côme de Saint-Vincent, Thibault Stumm, Romain Perray, Julie Uzan-Naulin, Laura Morelli, Charles de Raignac and Sarah Candelibes.

The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie acted as Ukrainian law counsel for J.P. Morgan Securities plc, ING Bank N.V. and UBS Limited as Joint Lead-Managers with respect to the issue of USD 550 million 6.95% Notes due 2026 by MHP Lux S.A.
 
MHP Lux S.A. is a member of the MHP (Myronivskyi Hliboprodukt) Group, a leading Ukrainian agricultural producer.  The proceeds of the Notes will be used to finance MHP Group's tender related to its 8.25% Notes due 2020 and for short-term debt refinancing, general corporate purposes and further expansion of the MHP Group's business.

CMS has advised Polski Fundusz Rozwoju (PFR) in connection with an investment in a power unit with a capacity of 910 MW which is under construction in Jaworzno Power Plant owned by TAURON Group.

The cost of building the new unit in Jaworzno - one of the largest investments currently underway in the Polish power industry - is estimated at PLN 6.2bln.

Ashurst advised the investment funds "BVK Europa I-Immobilienfonds-HR" and "BVK Europa II-Immobilienfonds-HR" on the €343 million refinancing of a commercial real estate portfolio. The new financing was granted by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg. The two funds had acquired the portfolio comprising 90 commercial properties in more than 70 German cities in 2017. The funds' investor is Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Universal Investment acts as fund manager. Asset manager is a company belonging to CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A.

Ashurst LLP advised UMR, assisted by La Française Real Estate Partners,  on the acquisition from Groupe IDEC Invest of an office building located 43-47 avenue de la Grande Armée. This building has been fully refurbished in 2017 and is fully let to BDO France.

The Ashurst team in Paris was led by real estate partner Guillaume Aubatier. Emmanuelle Pontnau-Faure, partner, and Solène Guyon, associate, advised  on the tax aspects.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised global asset manager The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of 100% of The Accolade Wines Group from CHAMP Private Equity and minority shareholder Constellation Brands for total purchase consideration of AU$1 billion.

Headquartered in Australia, Accolade Wines operates a global wine production and consumer wines product business, with annual global sales in excess of 36 million cases of wine to 140 countries around the world. It is Australia and the UK's largest wine company by sales volume.

Willkie represents IK Investment Partners in connection with its contemplated acquisition of a stake in Questel, a global leading provider of intellectual property information and management software and services.

DWF has advised Lancashire County Council Pension Fund (represented by Knight Frank Investment Management) on the letting of 33 Wellington Street in Leeds to Walker Morris LLP.

International legal business DWF has advised Lancashire County Council Pension Fund (represented by Knight Frank Investment Management) on the letting of 33 Wellington Street in Leeds to Walker Morris LLP.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Deutsche Bank Luxembourg, as agent, on the amendment and extension of the existing secured credit facility for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, the Germany-based world market leader for offset printing presses and specialist in printing products and services.