Slaughter and May advised Bunzl Finance plc on its debut issuance of £300,000,000 2.250 per cent. Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by Bunzl plc and are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Banco Santander, S.A., BNP Paribas, Lloyds Bank plc and Merrill Lynch International acted as Joint Lead Managers.

Contacts

Philip Snell (partner), Oliver Storey (partner), Louis de Ste Croix (associate), Tsjatsja Westerveld (associate), Richard Lismore-John (associate)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (“Freshfields”) has advised China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, the lead financial advisor and lead placing agent in the strategic placement of US$3.97 billion of H-shares by China Everbright Bank Company Limited (‘China Everbright Bank’) to Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises Company and China Everbright Group Limited.

The deal closed on 22 December 2017. The shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Hill Dickinson has recently advised AIM-listed client UK Oil & Gas Investments plc (UKOG) on a £10m convertible loan facility with a consortium of investors arranged by Riverfort Global Capital Ltd.

Hill Dickinson has recently advised AIM-listed client SigmaRoc plc on its acquisition of Poundfield Products (Group) Limited (Poundfield) for £10.25 million.

SigmaRoc is a construction materials group with a buy-and-build investment strategy focusing on acquiring and operating both upstream and downstream heavy construction materials businesses.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Tages Capital SGR, on the acquisition of 35 photovoltaic plants from Maccaferri Group and other shareholders. The acquisition comprised the entire corporate capital of Finsolar S.r.l., Sicilia Solare S.r.l., FTV Apea S.r.l., Pietrafitta FV S.r.l. and Società Agricola Sintonage a r.l. (the “SPVs”).

The SPVs own a portfolio of 25 ground-mounted photovoltaic plants and ten photovoltaic greenhouses with an overall capacity of 51.2 MWp, which is one of the largest in Italy.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the lenders, including Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, UBI, Siemens Bank and ING Bank, on a €280m limited recourse refinancing of a 106 MW Italian solar portfolio owned by Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), one of the world’s leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas and Europe. The portfolio comprises Italy’s second largest solar park by energy generating capacity, a 43 MW park located in Cellino San Marco, in the province of Brindisi (Apulia Region).

Slaughter and May is advising a consortium of investors led by Draper Gain Investments Limited on the acquisition of privately owned International Trimmings and Labels Plc, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of apparel labelling and identification products and supply chain management solutions with operations in the United Kingdom, Canada, China, India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mexico, North America and South Africa. The transaction, effective as of 31 December 2017, values ITL at $187m on a debt-free, cash-free basis.

Slaughter and May is advising a consortium of investors led by Draper Gain Investments Limited on the acquisition of privately owned International Trimmings and Labels Plc, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of apparel labelling and identification products and supply chain management solutions with operations in the United Kingdom, Canada, China, India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mexico, North America and South Africa. The transaction, effective as of 31 December 2017, values ITL at $187m on a debt-free, cash-free basis.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood has advised Bowmark Capital LLP, and the other shareholders of Law Business Research (LBR), on the sale of LBR to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised leading Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group on the acquisition of the supermarket business currently operating under the O'KEY brand, one of the largest retail chains in Russia.