Baker McKenzie acted for Afterpay Touch Group on its AUD$20 million placement of shares and convertible notes to strategic investor - Matrix Partners. The funds will be used partly to scope market entry for the Afterpay product in the United States.
Ropes & Gray advised Nanjing, China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group in a strategic collaboration with Netherlands-based Merus to obtain an exclusive license to develop and commercialize in China three bispecific antibodies using Merus’ Biclonics technology platform in immunooncology.
Mayer Brown JSM represented Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG), one of Southeast Asia’s largest asset managers, in its proposed acquisition of controlling stakes in CIMB-Principal Asset Management Group and CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management from its joint venture partner CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (KLSE:1023), pending regulatory approval.
Loyens & Loeff acted as Dutch corporate counsel to the underwriters with respect to the IPO of InflaRx N.V. on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, under the ticker symbol IFRX.
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Slaughter and May advised Premier Oil plc on its successful invitation to convertible bondholders to accelerate the exchange of their outstanding convertible bonds into ordinary shares of the company. 87.5% (US$205.78 million) of the US$235.2 million convertible bonds outstanding were accepted for early conversion under the invitation, which was launched on 11 January and completed on 16 January 2018. The benefits to the company and its shareholders include reduction of the company’s indebtedness by US$ 205.78 million, increased stability in the company’s capital bas
CMS Prague has successfully advised Metal Trade Comax Group, a Czech metals processing conglomerate, on its acquisition of the German Oetinger Aluminium Group from Orlando Management AG.
The acquisition creates one of Europe’s leading and dynamic aluminium recycling groups. The Oetinger Group is a leading German manufacturer of recycled aluminium casting alloys, with strategic facilities in Bavaria. Czech-based Metal Trade Comax is a significant exporter and CEE supplier to building industry of a range of metal products.
The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised Philipp Lahm Holding GmbH on the acquisition of a majority in health food producer Schneekoppe.
CMS has advised Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. ("Belvac")on its acquisition of Rosario Can Technology.
Rosario Can Technology is an innovative designer, developer and manufacturer of decorators, base coating machinery and associated replacement parts for the production of beverage, food and aerosol cans. Rosario Can Technology is based in and operates out of Dongen, the Netherlands.
Gilbert + Tobin today announced it advised Alinta Energy owner, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) on the financing of its acquisition of the 1,000MW Loy Yang B Power Station.
Gilbert + Tobin’s Banking + Infrastructure team advised Alinta/CTFE on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the Victorian brown coal-fired power plant Loy Yang B from Engie and Mitsui.
The power station supplies close to 20 per cent of Victoria's energy needs, and comes as Alinta expands its generation capacity and market penetration in Australia.
The Gide team advised MEDI-system (a company from the Orpea Group) on the acquisition of the "Angel Care" Elderly Care Facility in Wroclaw, from Angel Poland Group, finalised on 2 January 2018, and on the acquisition of the Ostoya Care Facility in Stare Babice near Warsaw from Allenort Capital Fund, finalised in December 2017.