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Han Kun Law Offices, with its extensive experience in international capital markets, has successfully assisted Trident Digital Tech Holdings LTD as coordinating counsel in its initial public offering in the United States and its listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "TDTH". Trident Digital Tech Holdings LTD is a leading digital transformation enabler in the small and medium enterprise, or SME, segment of the e-commerce enablement and digital optimizing services market in Singapore.

Kudun and Partners has successfully represented Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd. in a significant expansion of its used car business. This expansion was achieved through a strategic acquisition and investment, which involved acquiring shares from shareholders of one of Thailand’s leading distributors of high-quality used cars, and the subscription of newly issued shares.

The total investment, amounting to approximately THB 159 million, has resulted in Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd.’s investment arm, i.e. TPG X Co., Ltd., holding approximately 85% of the shares in the target company and its two subsidiaries.

The matter was led by our partners, Kongkoch Yongsavasdikul and Emi Rowse. They were ably supported by a dedicated team, including Supatra Kerinsaguna, senior associate, Sirivipa Kittisubun, Teerachai Boonyaratgalin and Thanchon Phetroocheang, associates. Their dedication and expertise were instrumental in driving this transaction to success.

As lead counsel, YKVN, alongside Pinsent Masons, represented PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) in securing up to US$ 521.5 million in tied ECA loans for the Nhon Trach 3 and 4 projects. These power plants have a combined capacity of approximately 1,500 MW and a total investment capital of around US$ 1.4 billion, positioning them as the most advanced LNG-to-power projects in Vietnam.

The YKVN team was led by Managing Partner Truong Nhat Quang and Partner Duong Thu Ha, with support from Counsel Nguyen Huong Giang and Associates Pham Hanh Trang and Pham Linh Chi.

COBALT is proud to have been part of one of the largest renewable energy financing transactions in Estonia. Together with Watson Farley & Williams (Germany), COBALT financing and real estate teams acted for NORD/LB, one of Germany’s leading commercial banks and Swedbank Estonia, the largest bank in Estonia, in connection with providing an 87 MEUR financing to Aidu Wind Park OÜ for development of 67.5 megawatts (MW) of the 75 MW Aidu wind farm in Estonia. The carbon-free electricity generated by the wind farm can meet the energy needs of more than 40,000 households. Our team included Partner Marina Kotkas, Partner Aivar Taro, Specialist Counsel Mart Blöndal, Senior Associates Sandra Sillaots, Helen Sool, Christine Mägi, Junior Associate Chris Oliver Rahumägi, Assistant Lawyers Tom Suiste and Joosep Lang.

Shoosmiths has supported Watkin Jones in securing its plans for what will become Scotland's tallest residential building.

The law firm advised the developer and manager of residential for-rent properties on its recent planning agreement for The Àrd - a 784-bed, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) led mixed-use development, part of the regeneration of Portcullis House, a brownfield site at Charing Cross, Glasgow.

DORDA has successfully advised P95, a global leader in epidemiological and clinical solutions, on its acquisition of the Austrian CRO Assign DMB. The M&A team, led by M&A Partner Lukas Herrmann, with support from Senior Associate Georg Durstberger (Corporate) and Associate Bianca Schamberger (M&A), advised P95 on this transaction, in collaboration with McDermott Will & Emery (UK) and Quinz (Belgium).

ALRUD team advised Hugo Boss on the sale of the Russian business to the major retailer of branded clothes Stockmann JSC.

ALRUD team provided comprehensive legal support to the seller including deal structuring on corporate issues, drafting of legally binding documents, transaction closing, as well as advised on regulatory and counter-sanctions issues. Besides, ALRUD supported to negotiate the distribution agreement.

ALRUD team working on the project under the leadership of Andrey Zharskiy, Partner of the Corporate and M&A Practice, included Kristina Akalovich, Senior Associate (Corporate and M&A), Stanislav Veselov, Of Counsel (Real Estate), Ksenia Erokhina, Senior Associate (Commercial), Natalia Raschevskaya, Senior Associate (Competition/Antitrust), Olesya Klesheva, Associate (Corporate and M&A) and Mikhail Aloyan, Junior Associate (Corporate and M&A).

Castellana Properites, Socimi of the South African fund Vukile Properties, is to make its first acquisition in Portugal with the purchase of three shopping centres from Harbert European Real Estate. PLMJ advised Castellana Properties throughout the negotiation process and tax structuring of the transaction, which will be completed in October.

On the PLMJ side, the team was led by Ricardo Reigada Pereira in real estate and tax structuring and included Hélder Santos Correia and Rita Neves Machado (real estate) and Leonardo Scolari (tax).

Morgan & Morgan served as legal advisors of Biocorp Holding, S.A. in a sequence of transactions culminating in the complete sale of Pharma Consulting Group, S.A. (“PCG”) to Swixx BioPharma AG. PCG is the parent company of Laboratorios Biopas, a prominent pharmaceutical company in Latin America, dedicated to the licensing, promotion, and distribution of specialized and innovative pharmaceutical products, operating in 20 countries.

Partner Kharla Aizpurua, senior associate Alejandro Vásquez, and associate Katia Pallares, participated in this transaction.

Beccar Varela advised Skydance Media in its merger with Paramount Global to create New Paramount, a new leading media and technology company valued at US$28 billion. The agreement was signed on July 7, and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025.

Beccar Varela: team led by partners María Shakespear and Ramón Moyano, along with senior associate Luciana Liefeldt and associate Tomás Burllaile. Also participating were partners Florencia Rosati, María Eduarda Noceti and Agustín Waisman; senior associates Mariana Lamarca Vidal and Alejandra Bouzigues; and associates Juan Pazos and Tomás Caputo.

The start of the merger and consolidation process of the operations between Banco Atlas and Banco Familiar has been recently announced. This process began with the signing of certain key agreements that established the bases of the transaction, which also involves the subsidiaries Atlas SA de Seguros, Atlas Casa de Bolsa SA, and Atlas Administradora de Fondos Patrimoniales de Inversión SA, on the one hand; and Familiar Seguros SA, Familiar Casa de Bolsa SA, and Familiar Administradora de Fondos Patrimoniales de Inversión SA, on the other.

The Vouga team that has advised on this first stage of the transaction is led by partners Rodolfo G. Vouga Zuccolillo and Cynthia Fatecha, together with senior associates Cecilia Vera, Andrés Vera and Horacio Sánchez. We look forward to involving more associates from the firm in the next stages of this momentous transaction. Jorge Vera has participated as in-house counsel for Banco Atlas, and the Fiorio, Cardozo & Alvarado Law Firm team, consisting of Juan Bautista Fiorio, Bruno Fiorio and Jean Saavedra, has represented Banco Familiar and its subsidiaries.

BLP has advised Bain Capital Special Situations on its preferred equity investment in MRO Holding, Inc., a world-class aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul company operating in El Salvador, México, Colombia, and the United States and which is a holding of Aeromantenimientos S.A., a leading provider of airframe heavy maintenance in El Salvador.

Our team in this transaction was led by Partners Mariana Nóchez and Zygmunt Brett alongside Directors Claudia Meléndez, José Góchez, Fernando Farrar, Luis Vega, Sofia Quezada, and Associates Andrea Melara, Linda Cuellar and Julio Meléndez.

Veirano Advogados advised RHGestor, an HR Tech from Paraná specialized in human resources management, in the sale of 100% of its capital to Sólides, a technology company from Minas Gerais focused on the HR management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Our partner Diego Y. and lawyer Matheus L. led the negotiations, ensuring a transaction that strengthens the market presence of both brands and broadens the profile of clients served by Sólides.

Basham, Ringe & Correa acted as one of the legal advisors to Kodak Alaris Mexico in connection with corporate and financial matters in order to implement the acquisition of Kodak Alaris by Kingswood Capital Management from the Pension Protection Fund.

Basham, Ringe and Correa (Advisors to Kodak Alaris Mexico): Juan José López de Silanes (Partner), Jesus Colunga (Partner), Pedro Said Nader (Partner), Valeria Couttolenc (Associate)

Haynes and Boone, LLP London Office Managing Partner William Cecil, Partner Andreas Silcher and Counsel Mette Duffy assisted Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”), a NASDAQ-listed liquefied natural gas (LNG) maritime infrastructure company, in its $2.2 billion USD MK II floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) conversion project. The project, expected to be delivered in Q4 2027, will convert the Golar-owned LNG carrier Fuji LNG into a MK II FLNG vessel with an annual liquefaction capacity of 3.5 million tons of LNG.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on their respective equity investments in the Bank of Palestine plc (BoP), which resulted in IFC owning 5% and EBRD owning 3.92% of BoP.

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team was led by James Comyn and included Olamide Falomo and Feyi Ogundipe.

Morris, Manning & Martin advised Integrity Growth Partners in closing a $48M investment in CoachCare, a New York-based patient monitoring and virtual care management company. Topmark Partners also participated in the investment.

The MMM team was led by Zach Crowe.

The bond was issued from the Randolph Re cell of Aon's White Rock Insurance Company PCC Limited – the first time a catastrophe bond has been issued out of a Guernsey vehicle. Previous Randolph Re catastrophe bonds were all issued out of Aon's Bermuda cell company, White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. structure, making this a first for Guernsey and one of only a few cat bonds issued in this jurisdiction.

The Carey Olsen Guernsey corporate team advising on the transaction comprised partner Christopher Anderson and senior associate Arya Hashemi. The bonds issued out of the Guernsey cell were listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange with the assistance of Carey Olsen Bermuda corporate partner Gavin Woods, counsel Max Tetlow and associate Aleeza Dulaney.