Eversheds Sutherland has advised new client Best Dressed Group Limited on its strategic investment into Jigsaw, a UK premium high street brand.

Jigsaw, the iconic UK fashion brand founded by John Robinson and Malcolm Webster in 1972, currently trades from more than 80 stand-alone stores in the UK with concessions in John Lewis, Fenwick and House of Fraser. International locations include owned businesses in the USA and Australia, and concessions including Arnotts, Dublin, and Robinsons, Singapore.

De Brauw has advised Akzo Nobel on the sale of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC.

Client name
Akzo Nobel N.V.
 
Other parties involved
Carlyle, GIC (Singapore)
 
Nature of transaction

Hill Dickinson’s corporate team has advised The Delivery Group, a Next Wave Partners’ portfolio company, on the sale of P2P Mailing, its E2E international e-commerce delivery solutions subsidiary, to FedEx Corporation for £92 million.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Beijing-based Norinco International Cooperation Ltd. on the US$71 million acquisition of rights to build and operate a 156-megawatt wind power project in the Adria coastal area of central Croatia.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that UK solicitor Simon Osborn-King has joined the firm as a partner (UK) in the Litigation and Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement Practice of the London office. Mr. Osborn-King joins the firm from Slaughter and May in London.“Simon adds tremendous depth and breadth to our highly qualified UK and U.S. team,” said Peter Burrell, partner and head of Willkie’s Litigation, Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement and White Collar Defense Practices in London.

CMS Russia is happy to announce that Konstantin Bochkarev has joined the Moscow office of CMS as the Head of Technology, Media and Communications (TMC).

Konstantin brings to the firm over 14 years’ experience of advising top-tier Russian and multinational companies, internet startups and venture funds on intellectual property, data protection, software, media, technology and general corporate matters. Before joining CMS, Konstantin was working in Russia, the US and Cyprus for global IT companies and international law firms.

Leading business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Robert Dickson as a Partner in the firm’s Corporate team.

International legal business DWF has appointed litigation partner Ricky Cannon and hired associate Neale Tosh to its Glasgow office as the firm looks to strengthen its debt recovery and finance litigation offering in Scotland. Both join from Brodies where they specialised in business disputes and asset recovery.

Tokyo - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Dooyong Kang as a corporate partner in its Tokyo office. Kang joins K&L Gates from Jones Day.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Emirates on its US$600 million Sukuk.

The certificates were issued on 22 March 2018 and admitted to listing and trading on the regulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange and on NASDAQ Dubai. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes including aircraft financing and working capital.