Baker McKenzie, alongside the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, has advised the Schmolz + Bickenbach group in the context of its acquisition of assets from the French speciality steel producer, Ascometal.
Gilbert + Tobin have advised Beach Energy Limited (Beach Energy) on the successful completion and financial close of its $1.585 billion acquisition of Lattice Energy Limited (Lattice Energy) from Origin Energy Limited. Lattice Energy holds interests in conventional upstream oil and gas assets across Australia and New Zealand, including in the Otway, BassGas, Halladale Speculant and Black Watch, Kupe, Waitsia, Beharra Springs and Cooper Basin gas projects.
Completion and financial close of the transaction occurred on 31 January 2018.
Gilbert + Tobin have advised Beach Energy Limited (Beach Energy) on the successful completion and financial close of its $1.585 billion acquisition of Lattice Energy Limited (Lattice Energy) from Origin Energy Limited. Lattice Energy holds interests in conventional upstream oil and gas assets across Australia and New Zealand, including in the Otway, BassGas, Halladale Speculant and Black Watch, Kupe, Waitsia, Beharra Springs and Cooper Basin gas projects.
Completion and financial close of the transaction occurred on 31 January 2018.
Gilbert + Tobin have advised Beach Energy Limited (Beach Energy) on the successful completion and financial close of its $1.585 billion acquisition of Lattice Energy Limited (Lattice Energy) from Origin Energy Limited. Lattice Energy holds interests in conventional upstream oil and gas assets across Australia and New Zealand, including in the Otway, BassGas, Halladale Speculant and Black Watch, Kupe, Waitsia, Beharra Springs and Cooper Basin gas projects.
Completion and financial close of the transaction occurred on 31 January 2018.
Ropes & Gray has advised Dutch pension fund APG Asset Management on its €450 million joint venture with the US-based Hines Group to develop and retain 1,221 fully serviced ‘build-to-rent’ apartments, alongside shops and cafes, in Cherrywood – a new town development in south Dublin, Ireland.
Ropes & Gray represented Healthwise, a major U.S. and Canadian health content and education provider, in a licensing agreement with leading China internet company Tencent.
Under the agreement, Healthwise content will be offered for the first time in China. People in China will now have easy access to evidence-based, consumer-friendly information on thousands of health topics—from preparing for medical procedures, to manage chronic diseases and living a healthy lifestyle. Tencent will translate and localize the Healthwise content for their Chinese users.
DUBAI - Allen & Overy has advised Varkey Group Limited (VGL) on the sale of a minority stake in GEMS Education (GEMS) to Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), a Malaysian government-owned investment fund.
GEMS is the world’s largest private operator of K-12 schools. VGL, the umbrella organisation, operates in the education, healthcare and construction sectors. As part of the transaction, VGL remains the majority shareholder of GEMS.
HONG KONG – Allen & Overy advised CLSA, J.P. Morgan and UBS as underwriters in connection with the issuance by Lodha Developers of an additional USD125 million of high yield notes, which form a single series with the previously issued USD200 million of notes. The notes are guaranteed by Lodha Developers Private Limited and certain of its subsidiaries and are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Proceeds from the tap offering will be used to refinance Lodha’s existing debt.
Slaughter and May advised PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) and PTTEPI International Limited (PTTEPI) in relation to the conditional acquisition of a 22.2222 per cent. stake in the Bongkot Project from Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte Limited and Thai Energy Company Limited (both Shell subsidiaries). The transaction value, before tax, is approximately USD750 million. The Bongkot Project, consisting of Blocks B15, B16, B17 and G12/48, is a natural gas field in the Gulf of Thailand operated by PTTEP.
Davis Polk advised Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico") and Banco Santander (Mexico), S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico ("Banco Santander (Mexico)") on Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico's merger with and into Banco Santander (Mexico), its principal subsidiary. Shareholders received one share of Banco Santander (Mexico) for each share of Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico held, and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico ceased to exist as a separate legal entity upon consummation of the merger.