Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, as facility agent for a syndicate of international lenders comprising ING Bank, Danish Ship Finance, Development Bank of Japan, Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd and Société Générale on the provision of a US$150m secured term loan facility to BW LPG Holding Ltd (“BW LPG”).
Ashurst advised Natixis as sole structuring mandated lead arranger, sole bookrunner, sole underwriter and hedging bank, and MPS in relation to the first non-recourse project financing of the SUPERNAP Italia data centre in Italy.
Global law firm K&L Gates has advised leading global provider of products and services for rail and industrial markets, NYSE-listed Westinghouse Air & Brake Technology Group (Wabtec) on its acquisition of Lynxrail, the railroad technology division of Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd.
Established in 1993 in Perth, Lynx Engineering developed a range of innovative technologies for the rail industry, including wayside and on-board condition based monitoring systems.
Global law firm K&L Gates has advised private equity firm CHAMP Ventures on the sale of its majority share in outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Macpac Holdings Pty Limited (Macpac) to Super Retail Group Limited (Super Retail Group) for AUD135 million.
The K&L Gates team that advised CHAMP Ventures on all legal aspects relating to the sale was led by Sydney corporate and transactional partner Nick Humphrey and included senior associate Cristin McCoy and lawyer Tara Gazzard.
High-profile action concerns the overhaul of The Kingdom of Spain's renewable energy regime.
Latham & Watkins has secured a victory for Novenergia II Energy & Environment, (SCA), SICAR, a Luxembourg-based renewables investment fund, in a Stockholm Chamber of Commerce arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain. Novenergia’s claims were brought under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), a multilateral treaty that protects investments made in the energy sector. The arbitration was seated in Stockholm.
Weil is advising Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin) in its acquisition of FirstLight, a leading fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider operating in the Northeast U.S. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2018, subject to customary regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the bank syndicate on the inaugural €1 billion bonds issue by Elis, which comprises two series of bonds: €650 million bonds with a five years maturity, and €350 million bonds with an eight years maturity.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has strengthened its real estate team with the appointment of new Partner Colin Stratton.
Before joining Osborne Clarke Colin previously spent 11 years at Thrings, where he headed up their Bristol office and also led the local Commercial Property Team. Prior to this he worked for Bevan Brittan and Cardiff City Council, where he qualified in 2000.
Susan Gault-Brown joins Morrison & Foerster in Washington, D.C., highlighting the firm’s continued growth in the region
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has announced that Litigation partner Jonathan M. Watkins has joined the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Litigation practice. Watkins joins the firm from Moore & Van Allen, where he was a partner.