Dentons is pleased to announce that Jana Mansour has joined the Firm as a partner in our Construction, Infrastructure and PPP, and Project Finance groups.
Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome back Shahrzad Esmaili, a prominent intellectual property practitioner, as a partner located in its Toronto office.
Düsseldorf / Frankfurt a.M., March 26, 2018 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has advised German media group Constantin Medien AG on the sale of 12.4 million shares in Highlight Communications AG to Highlight Event and Entertainment AG. The transaction raised approximately €64.5 million sales proceeds.
The share sale follows a takeover bid in December 2017, in which Highlight Communications AG acquired 48.39% of Constantin Medien AG. The funds will be used to further solidify Constantin Medien AG’s finances.
Linklaters is pleased to announce the addition of market leading lawyer, Bas Jennen, who will be joining the firm’s Financial Regulatory Group as a partner. He will be based in the Amsterdam office and joins from Allen & Overy. Bas specialises in financial regulatory and compliance matters.
Bas will join Linklaters on 1 May.
PARIS – Dechert LLP advised Sofinnova Partners on its investment in SafeHeal, a medtech company specializing in digestive surgery, for a total amount of EUR 6 million.
SafeHeal developed an innovative digestive anastomosis protection device called Colovac that is designed to reduce complications and obviate the need for ostomies for colectomy patients.
The funds raised will enable the execution of SafeHeal’s clinical and regulatory market access program, followed by a focused commercial launch.
Baker McKenzie advised the financiers on the project financing of the Bulgana Green Power Hub (BGPH) in Victoria, an integrated wind farm and battery storage facility - Neoen's largest single-stage project in Australia. Located in Stawell, regional Victoria, the BGPH will comprise a 194 MW wind farm with Siemens-Gamesa wind turbines, combined with a 20 MW / 34 MWh lithium-ion battery provided by Tesla.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Qatari Diar on the €506.8 million sale of its entire stake in Veolia Environnement representing approximately 26.1 million shares and 4.6% of the share capital.
The shares were sold via an institutional private placement with qualified investors by way of an accelerated bookbuilding. Veolia Environnement's shares are listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.
Arnold & Porter announced today that Evan Rothstein has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, resident in the firm’s Denver office.
Claudia Poernig has joined Baker McKenzie as a Partner in the North America Corporate & Securities Practice, bringing 20 years of experience in corporate law.
Mayer Brown announced today that leading finance lawyer Matthew D. O’Meara has joined the firm in Chicago as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, where he will serve as the head of the firm’s global Private Credit group. Previously, Mr. O’Meara was a partner at Jones Day.