Eversheds Sutherland has advised Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. on its disinvestment in its South African interests. This involved a due diligence process as well as the drafting, negotiation and management of all transactional documentation.
Berlin – Berlin-based Deutsche Asset One GmbH, an asset and investment management service provider for residential property, has acquired a development comprising around 190 apartments, including underground parking, in Regensburg. The seller is a joint venture between Haupt Immobilien, a project developer headquartered in Munich, and Bucher Properties.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Telefónica, S.A. and Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. on an SEC-registered $2 billion aggregate principal amount off-the-shelf notes offering by Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., fully guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A. The offering consisted of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.665% fixed-rate senior notes due 2038 and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.895% fixed-rate senior notes due 2048.
Orrick has advised Samena Capital and Cenova Capital on their US$83 million investment in Virtus Medical Holdings, a new premium healthcare platform in Hong Kong.
Willkie represented Zurich in the transaction.
Zurich Insurance Group accelerated the growth of its specialist global travel insurance and assistance solutions business, Cover-More Group, by acquiring 19 traveler assistance providers in Latin America, positioning Cover-More as the leader in travel assistance solutions in the region. The acquired operations will continue to use the well-established Travel Ace and Universal Assistance brands, and will form Cover-More’s Latin American hub.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced the hiring of three partners in its Chicago office. Geoffrey King joins the firm's Insolvency and Restructuring group, while G. Bradley Laken and Andrew C. Lillis are new members of its Commercial Finance team.
King & Spalding today announced that intellectual property trial lawyer Lori Gordon has joined as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Gordon joins the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes practice group and was a former partner at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, where she co-chaired the Patent Trial and Appeal Board practice.
George Davis brings substantial international experience guiding companies through complex restructurings.
O’Melveny is delighted to announce that Li Han will join the firm as a corporate partner in its Hong Kong office.
Previously the general counsel of global investment powerhouse Shanda Group, Han is a seasoned business advisor and hands-on deal lawyer with experience leading billion-dollar M&A and capital-raising transactions, venture and private equity investments, and fund investments, as well as supervising public company disclosure, governance, and corporate compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Private Equity Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Mike Weir as a new partner in London.