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National law firm Shoosmiths has advised leading stationary chain Office Outlet on its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), which has been announced today. As part of the CVA, Office Outlet proposes to close four stores this year, while keeping its online service and the remaining 95 stores open. Office Outlet was given legal advice by Shoosmiths corporate partner James Keates and senior associate Charles Williams. It is the seventh retail CVA Shoosmiths has advised on in under two years ...

Effective August 1, 2018, TRUMPF GmbH + Co KG acquired Swiss company Teufel Solutions AG. A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised the technology company on the transaction. With the acquisition of Teufel Solutions AG, TRUMPF strengthens its portfolio around digitally networked manufacturing. Teufel Solutions has expertise in areas including TruTops Fab and TruConnect, which complement TRUMPF’s Industry 4.0 activities ...

Best Lawyers, published by Woodward/White, Inc., has selected four Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers to its 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” report. Based on peer-review surveys, the legal guide designates a single top lawyer per practice specialty in each geographic region. Honorees received high praise for legal prowess, integrity and professionalism. The following Haynes and Boone lawyers were recognized this year as “Lawyers of the Year”: DALLAS Ernest Martin, Jr ...

Han Kun recently represented Everbright Holdings in jointly setting up the RMB 5.1 billion Hunan Everbright Holdings fund of funds with Hunan Caixin Financial Holdings Group Co., Ltd. ("Caixin Financial", which represents the Hunan Emerging Industry Guidance Fund). The fund of funds will focus on investing in emerging industries such as advanced manufacturing, information technology and biomedical science and health in Hunan Province ...

Finalists have recently been announced in the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018. Han Kun has been shortlisted as "Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year", and six Han Kun-advised deals have been shortlisted for "Deal of the Year". The deals are: 1. Equity Market Deal of the Year - China Literature's IPO 2. Equity Market Deal of the Year - China Unicom's Mixed Ownership Reform 3. Equity Market Deal of the Year - iQIYI's IPO 4 ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan has been ranked by IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2018 as a Recommended Firm. SyCipLaw IP department head Enrique T. Manuel and partner Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan are also ranked as leading individuals. Released in June 2018 with an online edition available at www.IAM1000.com, IAM Patent 1000 identifies the world's leading patent services providers and top patent professionals ...

Silverlake Real Estate Group GmbH acquired a portfolio of 104 residential units with a total area of some 10,000 square meters in Hagen in the Ruhr area. A team led by Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised Silverlake on the transaction. The seller is a local private portfolio holder. The 13 multi-family houses date from 1971 to 1998 and are fully rented. This year, Silverlake has spent EUR 35 million on acquisitions to date. The annual target is EUR 50 million ...

With a team led by Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH on taking out a majority stake in Dresden-based mechanical engineering company KAMA GmbH. Investment firm ARCUS Capital AG is the seller. The two managing shareholders will continue to hold shares in KAMA. The acquisition was made via the “Mittelstand” fund managed by PREMIUM Equity. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 113 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America� 2019 guide. Additionally, 13 of the firm�s practitioners have been named Best Lawyers 2019 �Lawyer of the Year,� a special distinction conferred upon a single lawyer within a practice area and metropolitan market. The Best Lawyers in America� is the pre-eminent national listing of outstanding attorneys ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Scott R. Fryzel to its Financial Industry Group as a Member in the firm�s Chicago office. Fryzel joins Dykema after practicing at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago for more than 13 years. He previously served as in-house counsel at LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO and prior to that at BMO Harris ...

Nine of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are included in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. The list features the leading lawyers in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel and private practitioners. The SyCipLaw lawyers featured in the list are: - Hector M. De Leon, Jr., managing partner - Market-leading Lawyer for Corporate, and M&A - Emmanuel M ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Cirsa Gaming Corporation, S.A. (Cirsa) in connection with the offering of �663,000,000 6.250% senior secured notes due 2023, �425,000,000 floating rate senior secured notes due 2023, U.S. $550,000,000 7.875% senior secured notes due 2023, issued by LHMC Finco S.a.r.l. (Issuer), and to be guaranteed by the Issuer and, among others, Gaming & Services de Panama, S.A ...

The real estate team at the Manchester office of leading national law firm Shoosmiths has advised Allied London on one of the biggest office pre-lets in the city in almost 20 years. Shoosmiths acted for Allied London on the pre-let of 222,000 sqft of space at Manchester Goods Yard, which forms part of Allied London's Enterprise City tech campus. Booking ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 66 of the firm's attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in <em>The Best Lawyers in America </em>2019 directory of leading attorneys.<br /> <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc., is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 55,000 leading attorneys cast more than 6 ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that ten of the firm's attorneys were named 2019 “Lawyers of the Year” by <em>The</em> <em>Best Lawyers in America</em>. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community.<br /> <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc ...

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Herbst Kinsky and Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek legally advised Russmedia International AG on its investment in PaulCamper GmbH. As lead investor, Russmedia International AG invested some EUR 3.7 million as part of the funding round. Russmedia International AG is an internationally operating investment firm that invests in digital marketplaces and aggregators as well as SaaS solutions in Europe, acting both as a financial investor and a strategic investor ...

David Ammons, a commercial litigator board certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner in the Houston office ...

The Manchester office of leading national law firm, Shoosmiths has reported strong growth for its conveyancing team against challenging market conditions. Just 15 months after launching, with the appointment of partner, Lisa Gibbs, the Manchester conveyancing team has grown to incorporate nine specialists ...

Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm boosts its capital markets practice with the appointment of two partners Ms. Ethle Tang and Ms. Tao Li. Ms. Tang has over 14 years of experience in advising clients on a wide variety of corporate transactions, with a particular emphasis on securities offerings and cross border mergers and acquisitions. Ms ...

For the second consecutive year, Ms. Kharla Aizpurua Olmos, Senior Associate of Morgan & Morgan, has been appointed as member of the Board of Directors of Fundacion WIP Panama. She has also been designated as member of the Board of Directors of Fundacion Dona Felicidad ...

Wealthcap has acquired two office buildings at sites with future potential. A team led Hamburg-based partner Dr. Sönke Görgens advised the client comprehensively on legal and tax-related issues. Wealthcap acquired the expansion of Nordex headquarters in Hamburg, referred to as “Nordex Forum II,” and “Das Leuchtenberg” in Munich. The two properties are to be contributed to the new Immobilien Deutschland 41 fund, with Wealthcap continuing its strategy of focusing on German growth cities ...

The latest issue of Who’s Who Legal Labour & Employment recognizes Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek as one of the “Leading Firms.” The labor law edition also recommends the five labor lawyers Bernd Weller, Regina Glaser, Dirk W. Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Martin Reufels, and Dr. Wilhelm Moll. This year, Who’s Who Labour & Employment recognized 1,131 lawyers from over 500 law firms worldwide ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP and lawyers in its Mexican affiliate, Haynes and Boone, SC, have been featured in the 2019 edition of the Chambers Latin America legal directory, published by Chambers and Partners. Chambers ranks lawyers and practices based on thousands of interviews with leading practitioners and clients. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients ...

Asters and EPAP Ukraine will merge on October 1, 2018. The combined firm will have offices in Kyiv and Washington, D.C. and will be Ukraine's largest with 26 partners and more than 140 associates. The firm's total headcount will include 250 employees. Consolidation of Asters and EPAP Ukraine combines the professional experience of the best legal practitioners and substantially enhances capabilities in transactional and regulatory areas, as well as in dispute resolution matters ...