We have advised longstanding client Piper, the UK's leading specialist investor in consumer brands, on its growth capital investment into beauty and wellbeing brand Neom Organics.
Ashurst has advised Lendlease on the development agreement with the London Borough of Haringey relating to the High Road West project in Tottenham, north London.
The scheme comprises a comprehensive residential led regeneration of the site that will support the delivery of a new sports and leisure destination for London.
The team was led by partner and head of Real Estate EMEA/US Richard Vernon, together with planning partner Lucy Thomas and senior associate Rudi Hakiman.
Ashurst has advised Invesco on the asset sale of 1 New York Street, Manchester for circa £55,000,000 to The Royal London Pension Property Fund.
The mixed use building in Manchester comprises over 100,000 square feet of Grade A office, restaurant and bar space. The sale was preceded by the re-gear of lettings to key tenants.
Real estate Partner Melanie Jordan oversaw the deal. The team was led by real estate senior associate Rudi Hakiman, together with Julie Connolly, Charlotte Assael and Emily Ludlow-Eyre.
On 17 January 2018 in Abidjan, the Minister for construction, housing, sanitation and urban planning of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr Claude-Isaac DÉ, and representatives of Gide law firm, signed a legal assistance agreement to draft a construction and housing code.
The purpose is to provide the country with a regulatory framework meeting the most stringent standards as regards legal certainty, both for users and international investors.
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented the underwriters in the US$1 billion GDR offering by Kakao Corp., the operator of leading mobile and online platforms in Korea. This marks the largest overseas-listed equity offering by a Korean issuer in a decade.
The GDRs will be listed on the Singapore Exchange, while the underlying common shares will be listed on the Korea Exchange.
Ashurst has advised TerraCom Limited (TerraCom) in relation to an accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer on a 3 for 13 basis at A$0.215 per share to raise up to A$15 million (Equity Raising).
The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by Gleneagle Securities (Aust) Pty Limited acting as the Lead Manager and Underwriter, and is fully sub-underwritten by Bonython Coal No 1 Pty Limited.
The proceeds from the funds raised will be used to strengthen TerraCom's financial position, including expediting the Blair Athol rail line construction.
A team comprised of members from various offices, led by Stuttgart-based partner Dr. Peter Ladwig, comprehensively advised HR service provider TP Group Service GmbH on the acquisition of Mach Professionals GmbH and accompanied the transaction. The temporary employment group House of HR, which acquired TimePartner Group last year, thus continues its expansion path in Germany.
A team comprised of members from various offices, led by Stuttgart-based partner Dr. Peter Ladwig, advised TimePartner Group, one of Germany's leading personnel service providers, on the acquisition of the HR services division from Weiderer Holding GmbH and accompanied the transaction. The transaction comprised all shares held by Weiderer Holding GmbH in aartos Personalservice, Weiderer Personaldienste, and opTEAMum Personaldienstleistungen.
Loyens & Loeff advised Invesco Asset Management on the acquisition of a hotel portfolio from Apollo Global Management.
Jeantet advised Compagnie des Alpes on the acquisition of a 73% interest in Travelfactory, a specialist in holiday renting and group travel organization and a leader in on-line distribution of ski holidays in France.
Jeantet’s team consisted of Nicolas Partouche, Partner (Corporate-Finance team), Guillaume Fornier and Solène Thomas, Associates (Corporate-Finance team).