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Han Kun is pleased to announce that Ms. Shuting Qi has recently joined the firm. She has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment and general corporate matters. Ms. Qi's joining the firm will further strengthen Han Kun's capabilities in private equity and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Qi will be primarily based in Han Kun's Shanghai office. Before joining Han Kun, Ms ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has revealed the new head of its Nottingham office.Michael Briggs, a partner and employment law specialist, takes on the role from Deborah Gordon-Brown who has held the post since 2015. Michael, who joined Shoosmiths as an associate in 2013, will lead 77 staff at the firm’s Waterfront House office on Station Street and is set to oversee plans to continue growing its presence in the city and wider region ...

The transaction involved the acquisition by Emera Group, one of Europe's leading care groups, of a majority equity stake in the operating group with local founders, Nick Bettany (CEO) and Chris Shelton (COO), remaining as co-owners ...

Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Bloomberg Government about the General Services Administration’s (GSA) temporary pause on small business and women-owned small business solicitations for government-wide Polaris contracts. Contracts were paused until further notice to address industry concerns over the evaluation of joint venture bids ...

Chile’s oEnergy gets financing for solar plants Lily Squires Chilean renewables group oEnergy has hired Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York and Guerrero Olivos in Santiago to obtain financing from Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI) to develop solar projects. The lender turned to Clifford Chance LLP in Washington, DC and Chilean firm Carey. The deal closed on 11 March ...

The Carey Olsen team advising Blue Noble was led by Jersey corporate partner Chris Griffin, assisted by associate Thomas Bulfin. Chris commented: "We are delighted to have been able to help the Blue Noble team with its fourth fund. Blue Noble's track record and clear investment policy in combination with an efficient Jersey Private Fund consent all contributed to an effective fund launch ...

Leading law firm Shoosmiths has boosted its dispute resolution and litigation practice with the appointment of specialist financial services disputes resolution lawyer Andrew Bowden-Brown as a partner in London.Previously head of banking & finance at Francis Wilks & Jones, Andrew has more than 20 years of experience across the asset-based lending, alternative finance and banking and finance industry ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been cited as a Tier 1 Firm for its trademark work and expertise in the Philippines in this year’s IP STARS rankings published by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). The rankings spotlight the world’s best practitioners and firms in the fields of patents and trademarks, selected based on client and peer recommendations in each jurisdiction. IP STARS is the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide ...

Buenos Aires, April 6th, 2022. Last April 5th, Tarjeta Naranja S.A. issued Class LIII Notes, simple, non-convertible into shares, and unguaranteed. The issuance was carried out under the company’s Global Program of up to US$1,000,000,000, in two series, for a total nominal amount of AR$8,725,275,841. Series I was issued for a nominal amount of AR$4,532,664,152, maturing on April 5th, 2023, accruing interest at a floating rate, equivalent to Badlar private rate plus a cut-off margin of 3 ...

This time Mirella Lechna-Marchewka heading the firm’s Infrastructure and Public Procurement practices, discusses war as force majeure in the context of Russian aggression on Ukraine. News from Poland—Business & Law is a synthesis of important current events in the Polish economy and changes to Polish law, especially those that may concern management board members and affect the risk of serving on boards ...

In the newest episode of News from Poland—Business & Law Jakub Barański from Wardyński & Partners’ Litigation & Arbitration Practice, discusses the issue of ransomware attacks and in particular, dealing with ransom demands. News from Poland—Business & Law is a synthesis of important current events in the Polish economy and changes to Polish law, especially those that may concern management board members and affect the risk of serving on boards ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn has introduced an interactive virtual work experience programme to give aspiring lawyers an insight into what life is like as a trainee solicitor at the firm. In collaboration with Forage, a virtual work experience specialist, the firm has created a short programme focused on intellectual property (IP) law, offering one to two hours’ work experience that replicates the tasks that trainees undertake ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths and tech start-up and scale-up policy group Coadec (The Coalition for a Digital Economy) have partnered to produce Coadec’s latest insight piece - Regional and National Ecosystems: Untapped Potential.The thought leadership collaboration examines the potential for building successful start-up ecosystems across all parts of the UK and concludes there is untapped potential to grow these and other regional tech hubs ...

However, the 208 Local Market transactions recorded represents a significant drop when compared to the three most recent quarterly totals, though more than the first quarter of last year (174) – a period impacted by the island's second coronavirus lockdown ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Farmalisto in the purchase of 100% of the Mexican pharmacy GoFarma. With this acquisition, the company advances its expansion process in the Mexican market and Latin America. Currently, Farmalisto has a presence in Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. In this country, it arrived in 2014, where it has established itself as one of the most important players in the pharmaceutical market ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Banco General, S.A., and Banistmo, S.A., as arrangers and underwriters in connection with the public offering and issuance by Fountain Hydro Power Corp. of corporate bonds for an amount of up to US$110 million registered with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama and successfully placed through the Latin American Stock Exchange ...

Bradley partner Bruce Ely was quoted in Law360 Tax Authority on a recent filing fee legislation. The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a company's allegations that New Jersey's partnership filing fee violates the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause by not offering multistate businesses an ability to apportion the levy. Ely told Law360 he was surprised the justices passed on the case after asking New Jersey to respond to the petition ...

Buenos Aires, April 4th, 2022. On March 22nd, Tarjeta Naranja S.A. issued Class LII Notes -which are simple, non-convertible into shares, and unguaranteed-, with the objective to partially refinance Class XXXVII Notes, in compliance with the provisions of BCRA Rules. The issuance was carried out under the company’s Global Program of up to US$1,000,000,000, for a total nominal amount of US$7,500,000 ...

Several firms help Chile’s GNL Quintero get new owners Fredrik Karlsson Two White & Case LLP offices, Linklaters in New York and Brussels and Chilean firms Guerrero Olivos and Barros & Errázuriz Abogados have advised on EIG and Fluxys’ joint acquisition of GNL Quintero – the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Chile ...

Sukhvinder advises on a broad range of complex Guernsey corporate finance matters with a focus on real estate finance, acquisition finance and structured finance. Sukhvinder also advises on acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings, amalgamations and migrations and regularly advises foreign banks on the Guernsey regulatory regime applicable to the promotion of goods and services on the island ...

A Heuking team led by Dr. Henrik Lay and Christoph Prochnau legally advised the shareholders of Metatravel Service GmbH on the acquisition by Denmark-based Holiday Group by which the rental portal specialist, held by Danish PE fund Capidea, assumes the German provider’s business operations and rental websites. Metatravel Service GmbH operates three rental portals, including Ostsee24.de, which focuses on vacation rentals along the German coasts ...

A Heuking team led by Dr. Michael Sörgel and Prof. Dr. Martin Reufels advised NKT Photonics A/S on the sale of its LIOS (Linear Optical Sensors) site to U.S.-based LUNA Innovations Incorporated. Following the sale of the sensing division, NKT will focus on its core areas of laser- and fiber-optic solutions within Medical & Life Science, Industrial, Aerospace & Defense, and Quantum & Nano Technology. The parties agreed on a sales price of EUR 20 million ...

Bradley’s Josh Blades and Dave Stewart, both senior advisors in the firm’s Governmental Affairs and Economic Development practice groups, have been named to the “2022 Power & Influence 50” list by Yellowhammer Multimedia ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that attorney Trent Appleby is joining the Dallas office as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Appleby’s experience includes representing owners and buyers in the sale and acquisition of office buildings, warehouses, shopping centers, restaurants, and freestanding retail properties across the country. “We are very pleased to welcome Trent to our Dallas office,” said Bradley partner Richard A. Sayles ...

Bradley senior advisor Martha Roby was interviewed on CBS 42 about her time serving in the U.S. Congress. As former state representative, Roby is one of only three women to represent Alabama in the U.S. Congress. Roby, along with Rep. Terri Sewell, and sat down with CBS 42 and discussed their time serving the state in the nation’s capital. Friends across party lines, Roby said their bond truly depicts the relationships of Congress ...