Norton Rose Fulbright is representing Senator Robert Menendez in U.S. v. Menendez et al. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Led by Washington, DC partner Abbe David Lowell, the Norton Rose Fulbright litigation team also includes New York partner Jenny Kramer and Washington, DC partner Christopher Man. Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP serve as co-counsel.

Lowell, who is Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Head of White Collar Crime and US Co-Head of Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance, comments:

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Acellere GmbH, on the closing of its series A EUR 2.25 million financing round. The investment comes from Capnamic Ventures and several business angels.

The Frankfurt-based start-up has created “Gamma”, a software analytics platform to assist developers in identifying and mitigating bugs and structural issues in software code. It’s used by companies in the finance, automotive and energy sectors.

Hamburg – French shipping company CMA CGM merged its MacAndrews and OPDR subsidiaries at the end of last year, both of which specialise in short-sea routes within Europe. The merger created a new company headquartered in Hamburg under the MacAndrews name with effect from 1 January 2018.

An international CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Eckart Gottschalk advised MacAndrews GmbH on all legal aspects of the merger.

In 2017, YIT reorganized its four Russian JSC subsidiaries, implementing a new more transparent and effective corporate structure. Eversheds Sutherland assisted in all legal matters pertaining to registration from the preliminary stages, registration of share issues, planning and evaluating possible risks, to the final registrations.

Orrick represented Merlin Energy, Inc., an international energy company focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production, in a multi-million dollar financing transaction which has broad implications for the Mexican oil and gas industry.

We guided our client in the negotiation and implementation of the first ever Mexican overriding royalty interest for certain onshore blocks located in Eastern Mexico with Compania Petrolera Perseus.

Linklaters has advised Align17, a new digital investment platform launched today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Align17 matches parties seeking investment deals addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with co-investment opportunities brought by a vetted group of top-tier impact investors, development finance institutions and NGOs. The platform was founded on the understanding that the world’s biggest challenges are also its biggest opportunities and the belief that private wealth is the key to unlocking the SDGs.

Hill Dickinson has recently advised AIM-listed client BMR Group Plc (BMR) on the acquisition of 29.01% interest in the enlarged share capital of BMR by Jubilee Metals Group Plc (Jubilee) to advance the BMR’s Kabwe zinc-lead project in Zambia.

Hamburg – French shipping company CMA CGM merged its MacAndrews and OPDR subsidiaries at the end of last year, both of which specialise in short-sea routes within Europe. The merger created a new company headquartered in Hamburg under the MacAndrews name with effect from 1 January 2018.

An international CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Eckart Gottschalk advised MacAndrews GmbH on all legal aspects of the merger.

Osborne Clarke has advised Acellere GmbH, on the closing of its series A EUR 2.25 million financing round. The investment comes from Capnamic Ventures and several business angels.

The Frankfurt-based start-up has created “Gamma”, a software analytics platform to assist developers in identifying and mitigating bugs and structural issues in software code. It’s used by companies in the finance, automotive and energy sectors.

A team from Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Euler Hermes Digital Agency and Euler Hermes France on organising and launching the first insurance policy issued by Euler Hermes to cover credit risks incurred in B2B marketplaces. Its first subscriber is Metalshub, a marketplace that connects metal sellers with buyers.