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Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted as lead UK adviser to FanDuel on its sale to the global online sports betting and gaming group, Paddy Power Betfair. Corporate finance partner Stephen Trombala and associate John Morrison advised on the UK aspects of the transaction, supporting Todd Cleary and Ethan Lutske of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - FanDuel's lead advisers in the United States ...

A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Tom Harris and Brandon McCoy represented SunTx Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, in the sale of Carolina Beverage Group to Cold Spring Brewing Company, a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners. The transaction was announced May 16; financial terms were not disclosed. Tom Harris leads Haynes and Boone’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and is the administrative partner of Haynes and Boone’s Dallas office ...

Announced at a gala dinner in Shanghai on Thursday, 17 May 2018, MinterEllison was awarded the AustCham Westpac Australia China Business Award (ACBA) in the Professional and Business Services Category for the second consecutive year. For 25 years, the AustCham Westpac ACBA's have been recognising Australian and Chinese companies working together in the Greater China region. Finalists in the Professional and Business Services Category included King & Wood Mallesons, Moelis Australia, L.E.K ...

A team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Johan Schneider advised Viessmann Group on the acquisition of insolvent wibutler GmbH in Munster, a manufacturer of smart home solutions. The acquisition complements Viessmann�s product range in the smart home sector. Both the wibutler brand and the development and production site Muenster, where management and jobs are retained, will be strengthened by the transaction. Viessmann Group is a manufacturer of energy systems ...

Dr. Mathias Schroder, Partner at Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek�s Munich office, advised UGISense AG on another investment round, carried out by means of a cash capital increase in which existing and new investors participated. UGISense AG is a young and innovative company based in Dortmund and is active in the research and development of medicinal products and basic research. Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has already successfully assisted UGISense AG in several investment rounds ...

Right at the time when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, Cologne-based VOV insurance company is offering a data protection policy for small and medium-sized enterprises. Dr. Stefan Joster and Dr. Lutz Keppeler, both lawyers at the firm's Cologne office, developed the policy together with VOV insurance company. Joester advised VOV on insurance law, and Keppeler advised the insurer on data protection law ...

Dykema, a national law firm and the leading law firm in dental services, is proud to announce that Basketball Hall of Famer, NBA Champion and Broadcasting Legend Bill Walton has committed to speak at Dykema�s 5th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations, which is set to take place at The Omni Dallas Hotel from July 18-20, 2018 ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised on the first merger of two BGF-backed businesses, in a deal which also saw the company invest £5.5 million. The merger of Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) and High Access Maintenance – with a combined revenue of £30 million – has created one of the largest independent facilities management services companies in the UK ...

In this proceeding, the plaintiff - a company active in the field of production of alternative energy sources - asked the Emergency Arbitrator to grant provisional measures consisting in the suspension of the plaintiff's payment obligations arising out of a leasing agreement. NNDKP represented the leasing company, which was the defendant in this case, and obtained the dismissal in full of the request for provisional measures ...

For the third year running, Ellex has been named the top law firm in the Baltics by Kantar Sifo Prospera. The Swedish market research company interviewed 301 Baltic based organisations to identify the best law firms in the region. Ellex was top ranked in legal competences (Best Legal Competence - All Practice Areas) and overall satisfaction of clients (Overall Performance) ...

We are pleased to announce that from 8 March 2018, we at Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Abogados will continue our operations under the name of Leĝa Abogados, a leading Venezuelan law firm committed to providing a new and innovative approach to the local and global challenges of a changing market. Our intention is to invigorate our firm, with an important emphasis on institutionalization and the use of technology to be closer to our clients ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke advised Domicil Real Estate Group on the acquisition of nine building complexes with 210 residential units in Hanover in an asset deal. Quantum Immobilien Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH is the seller of the BEECHWOOD portfolio north-east of Hanover city center. The building stock, which was modernized between 2013 and 2016, dates from 1958 to 1961, has 99 underground parking spaces and 14 garage spaces and is fully leased out ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP successfully represented Commercial Metals Co. as issuer's counsel in the acquisition financing for the Company's previously announced acquisition of certain assets of the business, and certain outstanding common stock, belonging directly or indirectly to GNA Financing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Acquisition") ...

D CEO magazine and the Association for Corporate Growth recognized VF Corporation's 2017 acquisition of Fort Worth-based Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., an $820 million transaction, among the biggest deals of the past year. The transaction, for which a Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Partners Brian Barnard and Tom Tippetts advised Williamson-Dickie, was a finalist in the Strategic Acquisition/Merger category of the D CEO/ACG Dallas/Fort Worth 2018 Mergers and Acquisition Awards ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorneys <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/sally_edison/details">Sally E. Edison</a> and <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/travis_knobbe/details">Travis A. Knobbe</a> were recognized by Super Lawyers ...

San Antonio Scene Magazine has recognized Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Abby Johanson in its annual Rising Star Lawyer feature. The magazine spotlights San Antonio young lawyers who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. The Rising Stars are nominated by senior lawyers who believe they have a bright future in the legal profession, according to the magazine. Johanson is a member of Haynes and Boone's Real Estate Practice Group ...

On May 8, the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas overturned a $7 million judgment in a suit filed by a painter who alleged damages resulting from exposure to paint products made by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. Haynes and Boone, LLP Counsel Mike Hatchell represented DuPont on appeal, including filing briefs and handling oral arguments in the Dallas appellate court ...

Dykema is pleased to announce that it was included in the report, BTI Brand Elite 2018: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms, revealing that Dykema is ranked among the top law firms in the nation in regards to the best brand standing among GCs and legal decision makers. In the report, Dykema was ranked as a top-100 law firm, improving its 2017 ranking by nearly 20 percent ...

Supported by a team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Lothar Ende, AERTEC Solutions S.L. has acquired 100% of the shares in aviation supplier and service provider QualityPark AviationCenter GmbH. AERTEC, a global provider of aerospace engineering services headquartered in Malaga, Spain, is thus continuing its international expansion and strengthening its competitive position in the European aviation services market ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn�s banking and finance team is delighted to announce the arrival of senior associate Louise Ball. Louise specialises in real estate finance and general corporate lending - particularly in the tech sector. Fiona Buchanan, head of banking and finance at Shepherd and Wedderburn, said: �Louise joins us at an exciting time as we invest in our team to continue to support our clients in achieving their own growth aspirations ...

Vision International Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 8107) ("Vision International") has recently listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4 May 2018. Vision International is an apparel SCM services provider based in Hong Kong delivering one-stop solution to customers in Europe, predominantly Germany. It has the capacity to provide comprehensive apparel SCM services to customers ...

A team led by Dr. Kai Bandilla and Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, both partners at the Hamburg office, advised Hesse-based WV Energie AG and Stadtwerke Bad Vilbel on the sale of project company KNK Wind GmbH for the planned Arcadis Ost 1wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The buyer is Belgian project developer and offshore wind farm operator Parkwind. The reason for the transaction was the contract awarded for the Arcadis Ost 1 project at the second German offshore wind auction ...

Leading hearing aid companies Sivantos and Widex will be merging. EQT funds, owners of Sivantos, and the Tøpholm and Westermann families, owners of Widex, have agreed terms to merge the two companies. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Plesner acted together as counsels for EQT and Sivantos. The two companies will merge as equal partners, and the combined entity will have a value of more than DKK 52m. It means that this will be one of the largest mergers in Denmark so far ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP appellate teams led by Partner M.C. Sungaila secured three wins in cases argued over three consecutive months before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. These are the cases: Fierro v. Smith, et al. (No. 17-15288): Sungaila and Associate Marco Pulido, together with Loyola Law School Los Angeles Professor Paula Mitchell, served as appointed pro bono appellate counsel to a prison inmate pursuing federal civil rights claims against Arizona state prison officials ...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department hosted a seminar on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) last February 15 at the SyCipLaw Center. The event gathered 60 participants from 32 companies. SyCipLaw partners Carina C. Laforteza, Russel L. Rodriguez, and Hiyasmin H. Lapitan discussed the effects of TRAIN on individual taxes, corporate taxes, and value-added tax, among others. Participants were able to subsequently discuss concerns and issues with the featured speakers ...