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A team led by capital market law expert Dr. Mirko Sickinger advised Hevella Capital GmbH & Co. KGaA on a public takeover offer to the shareholders of NeXR Technologies SE (formerly Staramba SE). The advice included in particular the drafting of the bidding documents and the associated notifications and documents under securities law and takeover law as well as the support at the approval procedure at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) ...

A team composed of members from several offices, led by Dr. Michael Dröge, Fabian G. Gaffron, Dr. Jörg Schewe, and Christoph Prochnau, comprehensively advised Aquila Holding GmbH (Aquila Capital), an independent, globally operating alternative investment manager, on its strategic partnership with Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd. (DEI), Japan. As part of the transaction, DEI will acquire a 40% minority stake in Aquila Capital. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...

Effective January 1, 2020, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s eleven Salaried Partners will be admitted to Equity Partnership and seven lawyers will be appointed Salaried Partners. “We are going into next year with no less than eleven new equity partners from within the firm. The new peers will contribute to our continued success, just like they have done as Salaried Partners in the past,” said Dr. Pär Johansson, Managing Partner for Human Resources ...

The Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 guide has recently been released and we are pleased to announce we have received an excellent set of rankings. The guide is the culmination of thousands of in-depth interviews with law firms and clients by the largest research team of its kind to rank the region’s best lawyers and firms. We have maintained our top tier rankings, alongside securing practice group and individual recognition in this year’s round of research ...

We advise the sole sponsor Haitong International Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the spin-off of Times Neighborhood Holdings Limited from Times China Holdings Limited (stock code: 1233) for separate listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange by way of distribution in specie and global offering, seeking to raise up to approximately HK$939 million. Times Neighborhood Holdings is one of the leading and fast-growing comprehensive property management service providers in China ...

On December 5, 2019, Chambers & Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, released its Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 guide, as well as its 2020 rankings of PRC law firms and lawyers. 8 Han Kun practice areas were ranked and 15 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year ...

Flex Ltd. and its collaborative work with Dykema has been shortlisted by Financial Times for its North America Innovative Lawyers 2019 Awards and for its corresponding annual special report, "North America Innovative Lawyers." Flex and Dykema's work is being considered as part of a broader entry for the legal team's work on talent, strategy and changing behaviors ...

Isaque Ramos joins PLMJ from McKinsey, where he was responsible for the tax and legal management of projects in Portugal and Africa. Ramos focuses providing consultancy services in Portugal and in international markets. He has previously worked at EY and in the corporate and international tax department of KPMG ...

With a team led by Partner Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised Kälte Eckert GmbH, a portfolio company of VR Equitypartner, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Günther Kältetechnik GmbH as part of an add-on transaction. The stake was sold by Jörg Günther, sole shareholder and General Manager. He will remain on board even after the transaction has been closed. The company name will also remain unchanged. The takeover is part of the growth strategy ...

Project developer and operator i Live Group, in partnership with Mainzer Aufbaugesellschaft (MAG), sold a micro-apartment complex to be newly built in Darmstadt to Commerz Real Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft. A team led by Dr. Frank Baßler advised i Live Group on the transaction. In an asset deal in the form of forward funding, Commerz Real initially acquires the property with an obligation to build. A joint venture between i Live and MAG will then construct the turnkey property ...

Long-standing Shoosmiths client Mount Property Group has secured £12m development finance to fund a 574-bed student living scheme in Liverpool. The £12m will fund the scheme’s completion in September 2020. The 16 and 10-storey project is being constructed by Mount Construction and management contractor Barton Group Services. Shoosmiths real estate partner Michael Whitworth and senior associate Neil Bradley provided legal advice to Mount Property Group ...

Data visualisation, reporting and analytics software developer Panintelligence has secured backing from YFM Equity Partners and Comhar Capital in a Series A fundraising, with legal advice from the Shoosmiths corporate team. The Panintelligence ‘Pi’ suite of software enables businesses to use data in almost any format to trigger bespoke reports, and visualise trends in real-time, helping businesses to lower costs and inform strategic decisions ...

Deacons advised Renrui Human Resources Technology Holdings Limited in relation to its Main Board IPO, seeking to raise up to HK$1,098.2 million (subject to the exercise of over-allotment option). The company is a fast-growing pioneer in human resources solutions in China with a self-developed online-to-offline (O2O) recruitment platform ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to the majority shareholders of Cemento Interoceanico, S.A., a Panamanian company dedicated to the production, commercialization and distribution of cement, concrete and derivative products, with respect to the sale of 75% of the issued and outstanding shares of the company to Cemento de Panama S.L. Cemento de Panama S.L ...

Asters acted as a legal counsel to Green Genius, a renewable energy company, part of Modus Group international holding, in connection with the construction of 14 MW solar power plant in the village of Zalukva (Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine). The solar power plant in Zalukva was launched on 27 November 2019. This is the first solar power project implemented in Ukraine by Modus Group. The project was delivered within 6 months ...

Asters has been ranked No. 1 Law Firm in Ukraine according to the 50 Leading Law Firms annual rating published on 2 December 2019 by Legal Practice weekly. According to the publication, Asters is "a flagship of the Ukrainian legal market". The research underlines the dynamic pace of the firm's development, its global reach enhanced with the opening of new offices abroad as well as reinforcement of Asters team and its highest reputation among peers ...

We advise the sole sponsor Fortune Financial Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of Maike Tube Industry Holdings Limited, seeking to raise up to approximately HK$236 million. The company is principally engaged in the manufacturing and selling of standard prefabricated pipe nipple products and steel pipe products ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn has been honoured with two awards at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2019. The banking and finance team, led by Fiona Buchanan, was named Transaction Team of the Year – the third consecutive year that it has been recognised at the Law Awards of Scotland – and the firm's Smarter Working team, led by Lynn Beaumont and Steve Dalgleish, was honoured with the Innovation Award at the ceremony at the Doubletree Hilton in Glasgow, which was attended by more than 400 guests ...

Buenos Aires, 29 November 2019. Beccar Varela advised Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires SAU on the issuance of Class VII notes, worth AR$4.182.280.000, carried out under the Prospectus On Stages for a maximum issuance amount of up to US$2,100,000,000, under the simplified Frequent Issuer Regime. The issuance took place on November 25. In this case, for the first time, Banco Galicia assumed the role of Frequent Issuer. Class VII notes maturity date will take place on May 25, 2020 ...

Cross-border business lawyer and Managing Partner of Szecskay Attorneys of Law is awarded for his professional achievements Budapest, Hungary, 27 November 2019 – Szecskay Attorneys at Law proudly announces that its founder and Managing Partner, Dr. András Szecskay, has been awarded with the highest legal award ("In the Service of Justice" - "A jog szolgálatában”) by the Hungarian Bar Association at the Hungarian Lawyers' Day on Saturday, 23 November 2019. The honours were handed over by Dr ...

36Kr recently released its WISE2019 Third-Party Organization Influencers List following a 2019 review of the new economy and data and questionnaire research. Han Kun was again ranked as one of the “Top 5 Most Influential Legal Service Providers in Venture Capital and Private Equity”. 36Kr prepared the WISE2019 Third-party Organization Influencers List through data and questionnaire research for the period from November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019 ...

We advise the sole sponsor DBS Asia Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of JY Grandmark Holdings Limited, seeking to raise up to HK$1,452 million (subject to the exercise of over-allotment option). The company is a property developer, operator and property management service provider based in the PRC, and offers residential properties in Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan and Hunan provinces. The company published its IPO prospectus on 25 November 2019 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Benchmark Litigation 2020 named the firm as a "Highly Recommended" law firm for litigation in the state of Michigan as well as a "Recommended" firm for Labor and Employment in the state of Michigan. In addition, Benchmark Litigation 2020 also ranked 10 Dykema attorneys within a variety of lists, including "Local Litigation Stars,” "Future Stars," "40 & Under Hot List" and "Labor & Employment Stars ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Avianca Holdings, S.A., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Panama (the “Company”), in launch and consummation of an exchange offer of the Company’s previously issued US$550,000,000 8.375% Senior Notes due 2020 for newly issued US$550,000,000 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) ...

November 20th, 2019. Beccar Varela advised Agrofina S.A. on the issuances of Class VIII notes, worth US$13.509.284, and Class VIII Additional notes (reopening), worth US$4.979.651, both carried out under the company’s Global Program for the issuance of simple notes, not convertible into shares, for a maximum nominal value of up to US$60 million (or its equivalent in other currencies) ...