The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised the H.C. Starck Group in connection with the sale of its division Surface Technology & Ceramic Powders (STC) division to the Swedish company Höganäs AB. STC is a leading global manufacturer of surface technology, ceramic and additive manufacturing powders for a wide variety of end-market applications. It operates two production facilities in Germany. The purchaser, Höganäs AB, is a world leader in the market for metal powders. The H.C.

The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on the sale of all shares in Comvel GmbH, which operates the travel website weg.de, to lastminute.com Group.

LONDON—Covington represented Autifony Therapeutics Limited in connection with an option and asset purchase agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), with respect to Autifony's Kv3.1/3.2 positive modulator platform.

Davis Polk is advising Jeneration Holdings Limited in connection with its acquisition of AXA Wealth Management (HK) Limited from AXA China Region Limited. Pursuant to the terms of the share sale agreement, Jeneration has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of AWM for an aggregate consideration of HK$2.2 billion in cash. The proposed transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.

Shanghai – December 22, 2017 – Cooley advised the special committee of the board of directors of Crown Bioscience International, a global drug discovery and development services, company on its merger agreement with JSR Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The merger is expected to close before the end of second quarter of 2018.

Baker McKenzie's Prague and Warsaw offices advised PKN Orlen, the largest Polish petrol retailer and oil refiner, in relation to its bid to acquire the remaining shares of Unipetrol a.s., the Czech Republic’s largest petrochemical and refining group.

The Baker McKenzie team advising Orlen was led by Prague-based partners Alexandr Cesar and Libor Basl, as well as by Tomasz Krzyzowski and Krzysztof Haladyj, partners from the Warsaw office.

Baker McKenzie has acted as legal adviser to the Belorussian private equity fund manager Zubr Capital in relation to investment in the Belorussian business of the Russian IT company Softline.

Partner Simon Morgan and associate Maxim Temchuk advised on the project. Baker McKenzie assisted the client on all stages of the transaction, including deal structuring, developing a mechanism to protect the investor's interests, and signing.

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.