DLA Piper has advised the Munich-based investment manager, Catella Real Estate AG, on its acquisition of the mixed-use property “Moosach Center” located in Moosach, Munich, for Catella BAVARIA, the open-end mutual real estate AIF. Completed in 2010, the fully let property located directly by Moosach station has a rentable floor space of approximately 7,100 square metres, and is used as office, hotel and retail space.

CMS advised the Hungarian multinational oil and gas company on a EUR 75m revolving credit facility provided by a group of 13 banks. The new facility was arranged as a club deal with a group of MOL's relationship banks. It has a tenor of five years (with two one year extension options), and can be drawn in both euros and US dollars. Societe Generale acted as the facility agent.

The CMS team assisting MOL included Partners Simon Dayes and Erika Papp and Consultant Stefania Lepore.

A Bryan Cave M&A and private equity team, led by Frankfurt Office Managing Partner Tobias Fenck, recently advised a majority shareholder of JobRouter AG, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, on the sale of a majority participation to the private equity company Main Capital. The new investor provides the company new growth capital. The goal of the investment is the development of the business model for BPM and document management, international expansion as well as strategic add-on acquisitions.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that it represented Upside Energy (“Upside”) in Series A investment by SYSTEMIQ, Legal & General and Modern Energy.

Upside is a Manchester-based company that has developed a cloud platform that uses advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence to coordinate connected devices to deliver valuable flexibility services to the energy system.

Baker McKenzie has assisted Caterpillar Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Progress Rail, in the acquisition of ECM S.p.A specialized in the technologies for rail signaling.

Baker McKenzie assisted Caterpillar with a team led by partner Alberto Semeria and  with the assistance of associates Anna Marina De Vivo, Arianna Ferri and Mario Cigno.

Paris office represents the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its €70 million financing of SOREGIES, SERGIES and SRD of Groupe Energies Vienne, one of the largest local energy distribution companies in France.

The Paris office recently represented the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its €70 million financing of SOREGIES, SERGIES and SRD of Groupe Energies Vienne, one of the largest local energy distribution companies in France.

Paul, Weiss is representing Kohlberg & Company L.L.C. in its sale of e+CancerCare to Alliance HealthCare Services. The transaction is expected to close following receipt of customary financial and regulatory approvals. Alliance Healthcare Services is a leading national provider of outsourced healthcare services, and e+ is a major operator of outpatient cancer care centers, with 24 locations in 10 states. Upon completion of the deal, e+ will join Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance HealthCare Services.

We are pleased to announce that we have strengthened our London Market capabilities and global insurance practice, with the hire of Katherine Proctor from Clyde & Co. She joins as a partner in our London office.

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Angela L. Batterson is joining the Firm’s New York Office as a partner in its Banking, Finance & Securities Practice.

Ms. Batterson represents lenders and borrowers in private debt financings, including secured and unsecured senior credit facilities, sponsor-backed acquisition finance facilities, asset-based loans, and mezzanine financing. She has also advised on intercreditor agreements and distressed debt financings including debtor-in-possession financings.

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Christian Atwood has joined the Firm as a corporate partner in its Boston office. Mr. Atwood joins Kirkland from Choate Hall & Stewart LLP where he was co-chair of the firm’s private equity group and a member of the firm’s executive committee.