Gilbert + Tobin has advised Quadrant Private Equity on its acquisition of the Darrell Lea and RJ’s Liquorice businesses from the Quinn family.

Founded in 1927, Darrell Lea now operates two manufacturing sites and sells over 14,000 tonnes of confectionery annually throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Quinn family purchased Darrell Lea following its administration in 2012.

Gilbert + Tobin has advised Quadrant Private Equity on its acquisition of the Darrell Lea and RJ’s Liquorice businesses from the Quinn family.

Founded in 1927, Darrell Lea now operates two manufacturing sites and sells over 14,000 tonnes of confectionery annually throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Quinn family purchased Darrell Lea following its administration in 2012.

Latham & Watkins has advised Banca IMI and Credit Suisse, as Joint Global Coordinators, and Equita SIM, as Joint Bookrunner, in connection with the creation of Spaxs, a new Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) listed on AIM Italia. The offering received orders for €760 million and closed at €600 million.

Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, advised Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, as manager, in relation to the HK$1.27 billion secondary placing of shares in Genscript Biotech Corporation held by KPCB China Fund, L.P. and KPCB China Founders Fund, L.P. The placing represents approximately 2.6% of the issued share capital of Genscript Biotech Corporation.

Genscript Biotech Corporation is a leading biotech company focusing exclusively on early drug discovery and development services and is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

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The Linklaters Warsaw Real Estate Team has advised UBM Development AG on the EU42m sale of another hotel in Poland to Union Investment, namely the recently opened 250-room Holiday Inn hotel located on Twarda street in the very centre of Warsaw. The hotel, officially opened in December 2017, is one of the most modern buildings in Warsaw with a facade inspired by the iconic Flatiron building in New York.

Hogan Lovells has advised Aimia Inc, the data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company on the sale of the UK's Nectar loyalty programme to J Sainsbury plc for a gross consideration of approximately £60m.

Herbert Smith Freehills and its Jakarta associated firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT) have advised Indonesia state-owned engineering and construction firm PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk (WIKA) on its issue of approximately US$400 million rupiah-denominated bonds.

This is the largest and second ever IDR-denominated 'komodo bond' issued to date. The bonds are due in 2021, have a coupon rate of 7.7 percent per year and will be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE-ISM) and Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX-ST).

Eversheds Sutherland has acted as legal advisor for Neoss Ltd in the acquisition, via the subsidiary Neoss AB, of ARC Solutions AB.

ARC Solutions AB provides customized dental products. The acquisition of ARC Solutions AB will increase the market share and business of Neoss AB in Sweden.

Eversheds Sutherland's team consisted of Gabriel Albemark and Anders Svensson.

CMS has advised the Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest charitable foundation and one of the world’s largest funders of medical research, on its issue of £750 million Bonds due 2118 (the “Bonds”). The issue of the Bonds launched and priced today.

J.P. Morgan acted as lead manager and Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley acted as co-managers in respect of the issue of the Bonds.