Baker McKenzie advised UBS AG and Joint Stock Company "ALFA-BANK" as joint lead managers on the issue of CHF 165 million Loan Participation Notes for ABH Financial Limited
On 12 December 2017, Lyko Group AB (publ) was listed on Nasdaq First North Premier. The price per share in the IPO was SEK 50, corresponding to a total market cap of approximately SEK 766 million.
Lyko is an omni channel platform for hair care and beauty and its business consists of e-commerce platforms Lyko.se and Lyko.no, as well as 40 wholly owned stores spread across Sweden and Norway. Lyko has offices in Stockholm and Vansbro, and currently employs around 500 professionals.
Leading Global Law Firm Baker McKenzie advised Fortress Paper on the sale of its shares in Landqart to Swiss National Bank and Orell Füssli. Landqart is an innovative Swiss manufacturer of banknote substrates, passports and visa papers, distributed to more than 50 countries around the world. Swiss National Bank and Orell Füssli are paying a combined 21.5 million francs for Landqart.
Baker McKenzie has advised CASINO, a long-standing player in the French retail market and one of the global leaders in food trade, in the creation of the joint venture CD SUPPLY INNOVATION by CASINO and DIA.
This new entity will gather the two partners’ retail brand expertise as well as their experience in logistics and supply management. It will be in charge of purchasing retail brand and low-price goods for the two groups, however only for a part of their suppliers and while preserving their commercial and operational independence.
Having previously represented Argos Soditic with respect to their investment in BMF Group in 2011, Baker McKenzie advised Argos Soditic in connection with their exit. The founding Bartholet family will remain invested and chairman Roland Bartholet will continue to strive for growth with his new financial partner. A strategic objective of the transaction was to enable the company to further enhance its strategic development in China and other growth regions in Asia.
The Baker McKenzie team who advised Argos Soditic comprised of Martin Anderson and Jingjin Guo.
Baker McKenzie advised UBS AG, Australia Branch and Moelis Australia Advisory Pty Ltd as joint lead managers and underwriters of the A$60 million accelerated renounceable entitlement offer by Centuria Property Funds Limited (in its capacity as Responsible Entity of the Centuria Metropolitan REIT).
The transaction marks the largest Polish direct investment in Vietnam to date
Baker McKenzie has advised Dat Vi Phu Pharmaceutical JSC ("Davi pharm"), a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company in Vietnam, in its sale of 70% stake to the Adamed Group, the second largest pharmaceutical company in Poland. The USD 50 million transaction marks the largest Polish direct investment in Vietnam to date.
Baker McKenzie has advised CASINO, a long-standing player in the French retail market and one of the global leaders in food trade, in the creation of the joint venture CD SUPPLY INNOVATION by CASINO and DIA.
This new entity will gather the two partners’ retail brand expertise as well as their experience in logistics and supply management. It will be in charge of purchasing retail brand and low-price goods for the two groups, however only for a part of their suppliers and while preserving their commercial and operational independence.
Baker McKenzie advised National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) as Sole Lead Manager and as Initial Subscriber on the issue of A$41,200,000, 7% fixed rate secured notes, due 2022, by Kooragang Island Tank Terminals.
Baker McKenzie lead partner on the deal, Duncan McGrath, said: "The deal -- undertaken by a private company in a part of the market typically accessed by ASX-listed issuers -- clearly demonstrates the increasing depth and sophistication of the market.
Baker McKenzie and its Indonesian member firm HHP Law Firm have jointly advised on the world's first Komodo bond issuance, by PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk, one of Indonesia's leading infrastructure providers.