Paul, Weiss advised Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in its investment alongside FountainVest Partners in The Pure Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan. FountainVest Partners is a Hong Kong-based private equity firm.  The Pure Group is Asia’s leading wellness brand, with a portfolio that includes Pure Fitness, Pure Yoga, MyPureYoga.com, nood food and Pure Apparel.

The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partner Betty Yap.

Shearman & Sterling advised Crescent Capital on a unitranche refinancing of 3B Scientific Group, a leading global manufacturer of anatomical and biological teaching aids for science, healthcare and patient education. The group was acquired by Whitney Capital Partners at the beginning of 2017.

Shearman & Sterling advised Unibail-Rodamco on its proposed $25 billion acquisition of Westfield Corporation. This transaction will create a global property leader with €61.1 billion (US$72.2 billion) of gross market value and a presence in 27 of the world’s most attractive retail markets and cities.

Shearman & Sterling advised Ardagh Group S.A. as parent guarantor on an $850 million financing agented by Citibank, N.A. The financing consisted of an $840 million secured New York ABL revolving credit facility and a $10 million secured French ABL revolving credit facility.

The facilities are secured by inventory and receivables in the United States and five European countries. The obligors included Ardagh entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland.

Shearman & Sterling advised EQT Mid-Market Credit Fund (EQT) on the financing of the acquisition of Studienkreis, a German private tutoring service provider, by IK Investment.

Studienkreis, founded in 1974, is headquartered in Bochum and operates a network of over 1,000 learning centers that offer small group tutoring to 60,000 primary and secondary school students across Germany.

Skadden is advising China Education Group Holdings Limited on its HK$3.2 billion (approximately US$413 million) initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Weil has advised global investment manager, AMP Capital, on its acquisition of The Regard Group in the UK, a leading provider of community-based services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs, from the Montreux Healthcare Fund and Macquarie Principal Finance Europe. The Regard Group provides person-centred care and offers supported living, residential and day services in 161 locations across the UK.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Credit Bank of Moscow, as Issuer, on the RUB14.4 billion (approximately US$248 million) public offering of additionally issued ordinary shares on Moscow Exchange.

The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partners Darina Lozovsky (Moscow & London) and Inigo Esteve (London), and local partner Dmitry Lapshin (Moscow), with support from counsel Doron Loewinger (London) and associates Renat Akhmetzyanov, Yulia Akulinina and Anastasia Sheyndlina (all Moscow).

Global law firm White & Case LLP, in conjunction with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), has advised on the successful contractual close of the Tunnels and Stations PPP package of the AUD 11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project. The AUD 6 billion Tunnels and Stations PPP is the largest contract on the biggest public transport project ever delivered in Victoria.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nordic Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Nordic region, on its acquisition and acquisition financing of Ryds Bilglas, one of the leading vehicle glass repair and replacement companies in Sweden.