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).

Jeantet advised Genes Diffusion Immobiliere et Financiere on the acquisition of a 51% interest in Eurogen, a specialist in freezing and distribution of equine semen in France.

Jeantet's team consisted of Philippe Portier, Partner (Corporate-Finance team), Guillaume Fornier and Solene Thomas, Associates (Corporate-Finance team).

The sellers were advised by InExtenso with Yves Mercier and Guillaume Legue

Ashurst advised The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee and in its agency capacities in connection with various classes of notes issued by Harvest XVIII CLO DAC, totalling €412.7 million and due in 2030. 

The Ashurst team was led by corporate trust (DCM) partner Malcolm Charles, assisted by associates Ciaran Vinaccia and Sophia Bathgate.

Renowned lawyer Leïla Hubeaut has joined Dentons’ Paris office as a partner to strengthen the Firm’s Energy practice. She joins along with senior associate Ergen Ege. Leïla Hubeaut has strategic experience in project development, mergers and acquisitions, and joint venture transactions, mainly in the energy, mining, hydrocarbon, infrastructure, and telecommunications sectors. She focuses on North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Iran.