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DUBAI - Sunday, 6 May 2018 - Afridi & Angell recently advised Al Kabeer Group, one of the leading frozen food players in the GCC with operations across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman and Kingdom of Bahrain, on the AED600 million sale of 51% of its shares to Savola Group, a Saudi publicly listed joint stock company. Savola Group was represented by Linklaters ...

National law firm Shoosmiths is presently acting for a significant number of clients in respect of misuse of private information relating to voicemail interception claims. The firm has recently settled four of those claims against MGN Limited (“MGN”) for Dwight Yorke, Jennifer Ellison, Danielle Lloyd and Andrew Cole. Out of Court settlements were reached for all four with MGN accepting liability and publically apologising in statements read out in Court today ...

We are pleased to announce that we have been recognized by Latin Lawyer with the M&A Deal of the Year Award, for our legal work related to the acquisition of Banmédica, a Chilean healthcare company, by UnitedHealth Group for USD2.8 billion. The transaction was the largest M&A in Chile of 2017 and the largest ever Health M&A in Chile, involving four jurisdictions (Chile, US, Colombia and Peru), and eight Law firms ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 15 attorneys from multiple offices and practice areas received individual rankings and nine practice areas have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Published annually, Chambers has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now cover 185 jurisdictions throughout the world ...

More than 50 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers and 18 practice areas have been recognized in the 2018 Chambers USA legal directory published by Chambers & Partners. The directory recognized the Appellate Group on its new "Spotlight Table" for its depth of practice and breadth of experience. Chambers also designated two of the firm's practice areas as "recognized practices" with nationwide scope: Banking & Finance and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce its attorneys have received top rankings, including one Band 1 ranking, in the 2018 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business . In compiling the current directory, interviews were conducted throughout the United States carried out by a team of 150 full-time researchers. Law firms and individual attorneys are ranked in bands from one to six, with one being the best ...

Asters provided legal advice to Nestle, one of the world�s largest food and beverage company, in obtaining merger clearances from the Ukrainian competition authority in connection with: - the acquisition of Atrium Innovations, a global leader in nutritional health products, from a group of investors led by Permira Funds for USD 2.3 billion in cash; - the sale of U.S. confectionary business to Ferrero for USD 2.8 billion in cash ...

Dr. Francisco Linares, partner of Morgan & Morgan, was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Panamanian Maritime Law Association for the 2018-2019 term. The act took place last April 20 at Club Union in Panama City, with the presence of personalities and professionals of the legal and maritime industries ...

Marche Moevenpick Deutschland GmbH has taken over the restaurant and food service at the Wilhelma in Stuttgart with effect from May 1, 2018. The zoological-botanical gardens attract more than one million visitors each year. The price was not the only factor behind the decision to award the contract to Marché. It also offered the best catering and structural concepts. Marche is committed to offering regional, seasonal, sustainable, and organic food and beverages ...

 Alison Wright Recognized Among Top Women Lawyers 2018 Hanson Bridgett is proud to announce that the Daily Journal has named Alison Wright, a Partner in San Francisco, and leader of the firm's Employee Benefits practice, as one of the Top Women Lawyers in California ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was once again ranked by Managing IP's IP STARS 2018 as a Tier 1 firm in Patent and Trademarks/Copyright in the Philippines. In addition, SyCipLaw partners Enrique T. Manuel and Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan are ranked as Trade mark star - Philippines. Mr. Manuel is also ranked as Patent star - Philippines. Managing IP published its 2018 firm rankings for patent work in March and its trademark/copyright results in April ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Marisa E. Main has been elected to the Blackacre Conservancy’s board of directors for a three-year term. Blackacre’s board is comprised of members dedicated to preserving the history of the pre-Civil War, 18 th -century farmhouse as well as promoting outdoor and environmental education throughout Kentucky. Main also serves her community as a Ronald McDonald House volunteer, student trial advocacy competition judge, and a youth volleyball coach ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Bobby Lucas has been named chair of the firm’s corporate department. Lucas succeeds Susan B. Zaunbrecher, who chaired the department for the past 10 years. Lucas, who also serves as Chicago office managing partner and a member of the firm’s board of directors, previously led Dinsmore’s business, acquisitions and securities practice group. His new post brings him full circle at the firm ...

Affiliates of Royal Dutch Shell plc announced on April 24, 2018, that an agreement had been entered into to sell its downstream business in Argentina to Ra�zen for US$950 million in cash proceeds at completion, subject to customary closing conditions. Ra�zen, a joint venture set up in 2011 between an affiliate of Shell and Cosan, is a leading biofuels producer and fuels distributor in Brazil and currently manages more than 6,000 Shell branded service stations ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Senior Counsel Jeff Civins and Partner Suzanne Murray played central roles in one of the nation's leading environmental law events, the EARTHx Law and Policy Symposium. Held April 20 at the State Fairgrounds in Dallas, the event attracted environmental scholars and business leaders from diverse perspectives, who discussed how to chart a course for a future that is both protective and productive ...

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised the shareholders of Leipzig-based company FIO Systems AG on the sale and partial contribution of all their shares to Hypoport AG. As part of the transaction, some of FIO SYSTEMS AG’s existing shareholders will assume Hypoport AG shares as part of a non-cash capital increase using authorized capital at Hypoport AG ...

During the first quarter, Dykema closed 14 transactions with an average deal size of $23,000,000, representing the buyer in all but one transaction. The industries involved were diverse, including energy, automotive, logistics, death care, dental service organizations, home improvement and insurance. Below are details for some of these transactions. * Jefferson Dental Care in acquisition of The Smile Center - Confidential Amount - Feb. 1, 2018 * Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc ...

A team led by Cologne-based partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe assisted Serviceware SE in its IPO in the Prime Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company started trading on April 20. The offer was significantly oversubscribed. Total issue volume is EUR 88.9 million, of which the company will receive a gross amount of EUR 60 million ...

D Magazine named 42 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers across multiple practice areas to its Best Lawyers in Dallas list for 2018, the most selections for the firm over the past decade. Lawyers considered for the directory are nominated by their peers, with practitioners allowed to submit one member of their firm and two lawyers outside their firm, based on work they have witnessed firsthand. A select panel of lawyers evaluates the nominations to finalize the list ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Vanessa N. Rogers has been accepted to the Leadership Louisville Center’s Ignite Louisville Class of Fall 2018. Ignite Louisville is a seven month program geared toward young professionals on established career paths. The program enhances professional growth and development to leadership success. During the program, the class will undertake a project from a local nonprofit, in which they will work as a team serving the community ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised Amber Infrastructure Group, manager of the National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF), on the fund’s investment which has seen it lead a £25 million funding round into full-fibre internet service provider, Community Fibre. Community Fibre will use the investment to roll out full-fibre connectivity to a further 100,000 homes by 2019, covering social and private housing estates across London ...

A team led by the two Düsseldorf-based partners Dr. Peter Vocke and Dr. Michael Sörgel advised Lange Objektgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and KILA I GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of an inner-city logistics park comprising about 26,000 square meters of usable space in Essen. The buyer is Schroder Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. The logistics park on Bamlerstrasse in the Krupp-Gürtel industrial estate consists of several building sections, which were entirely renovated in 2015 and 2017 ...

Effective May 1, 2018, insurance expert Dr. Jürgen Wolters (52) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek at its Cologne office. The long-time former partner at Bach Langheid Dallmayr (BLD) had been a member of the Board of Management since January 2016 and Chairman of the Board of property and casualty insurance firm Die Haftpflichtkasse VVaG since 2017 ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Andrew M. Gammill has been named to LGBT Bar’s Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 class of 2018. The 40 young professionals who make up the 2018 class are distinguished individuals in their field who have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality. The class will be recognized at the 30th Annual Lavender Law Conference in August. “Being recognized among my peers in the LGBT Bar is a great honor ...

A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Denver Partner Robert Ziemian helped a firm client, Nite Ize, Inc., (Nite Ize) secure a General Exclusion Order (GEO) from the International Trade Commission (ITC) excluding from importation all products covered by certain Nite Ize patents related to their Steelie ecosystem of hands-free mobile device mounts ...