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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan | February 2017
Philippines

Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 ranked SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan as Band 1 in all categories applicable to Philippine firms. The firm’s complete rankings may be found at the following link: www.chambersandpartners.com/asia/firm/3072/sycip-salazar-hernandez-gatmaitan. Firm and individual rankings are summarized below: Banking & Finance - Band 1 - Mia G. Gentugaya (Band 2) - Vicente D ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer, partner at the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, comprehensively legally advised CG Group on issuing a bearer bond and overall financing. Subscribers to the bond are exclusively institutional investors. The bond was issued in a private placement. Net proceeds from the financing were used to acquire a property bought by CG Frankfurt Ostend GmbH & Co. KG at Danziger Platz in Frankfurt am Main, Ostend ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP | February 2017
Texas, USA

In Parr v. Aruba, a case that has been closely followed by the oil and gas community, a Texas court of appeals on February 1 reversed a $2.9 million judgment against Aruba Petroleum Inc., holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the company’s natural gas operations constituted an intentional nuisance. The suit stemmed from drilling and production activity in the Barnett Shale in Texas ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

Munich-based DOMICIL Real Estate Group (Domicil) acquired two residential portfolios with a total of some 1,800 residential and commercial units from London-based Cording Real Estate Group (Cording) in a share deal following a structured bidding process. The residential portfolios consist of 60 properties spread all across Germany and held by Dutch companies ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

Effective January 1, 2016, USU Software AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard, ISIN DE000A0BVU28), Möglingen, Germany ("USU"), acquired all shares in unitB technology GmbH, Berlin, to epand USU’s range of services in the area of individual solutions and portals. The team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised USU ...

The public procurement procedure for the extension of Glina Waste Water Treatment Plant and the construction of a sludge incinerator has come to an end ...

Shoosmiths LLP | February 2017
England

National law firm Shoosmiths is providing global companies with crucial advice on doing business in the UK with its online guide. ‘The complete guide to doing business in the UK’ is available to download from the Shoosmiths website and offers international businesses expert insight on what needs to be addressed when venturing into the UK market ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

With a team led by Dr. Marc Scheunemann, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Wertgrund Immobilien AG in connection with the acquisition of the “Barthonia-Living-Portfolio“ in Köln-Ehrenfeld for the account of the special AIF WERTGRUND Wohnen D. Seller was a joint venture of Europe-focused fund EPISO3, advised by Tristan Capital Partners, and Freo Group ...

Shoosmiths LLP | February 2017
England

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised the British Retail Consortium (BRC) on their sale of BRC Global Standards to the LGC Group (formerly known as the Laboratory of the Government Chemist). BRC Global Standards is the world’s largest provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food and non-food manufacture, packaging, storage, and distribution, and the LGC Group is the leading international life sciences measurement and testing company ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PA Power Automation AG on the entry of a new strategic investor as part of a capital increase. By way of a cash capital increase in exclusion of the subscription right, Taiwanese control systems producer Techmation Co. Ltd., Taipei, will subscribe 1,278,469 new shares of PA Power Automation AG at the nominal value of about EUR 2.56 per share in through its Luxemburg-based subsidiary Tech Euro S.à.r.l. With a stake of 19.88%, Tech Euro S.à.r.l ...

Dykema | February 2017
Michigan, USA

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Eric T. Fingerhut and Jennifer Fraser, Washington, D.C.-based members in Dykema’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, were each ranked in World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000 2017). Both Fingerhut and Fraser, as well as Dykema, received recognition in the United States: DC Metro Area category. This marks the sixth-consecutive year that both Fingerhut and Fraser have been recognized as top practitioners ...

Han Kun Law Offices | February 2017
China

Chambers & Partners has recently announced its nominees for the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2017. Han Kun has been nominated for Chambers Asia-Pacific "PRC Corporate & Finance Firm of the Year" in China & Hong Kong, which is one of only two PRC law firm award categories. This is the second consecutive year for Han Kun to be nominated for the award ...

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek | February 2017
Germany

By judgment of January 19, 2017, Coblence Higher Regional Court sentenced a business owner to pay monetary compensation of EUR 50,000. In the court’s opinion, the business owner had personally discredited and vilified the plaintiff, represented by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, and his group on hate-based websites operated from abroad. This had followed from a failed collaboration in a start-up project in the IT sector, which the defendant used to commit character assassination on the internet ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP | February 2017
Texas, USA

A Dallas federal jury on February 1 returned a large verdict for Haynes and Boone, LLP clients ZeniMax Media Inc. and idSoftware in a high-profile trial followed closely by the technology industry. The ZeniMax trial team combined a Haynes and Boone team led by Partner Phillip Philbin and included Associates Mike Karson and Tiffany Cooke, with a group from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led by Tony Sammi ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan | February 2017
Philippines

SyCipLaw is shortlisted in two categories of the Asia Legal Awards 2017. Aside from a nomination as Asian Law Firm of the Year, the SMC $435M multi-facility coal power plant financing is also nominated for Finance Deal of the Year: Projects. The SyCipLaw team, composed of partners Simeon Ken R. Ferrer, Hector M. de Leon, Jr. and Angel M. Salita, Jr. with senior associates John Paul V. de Leon, Jr. and Bhong Paulo A. Macasaet, acted as local counsel to the lenders in the transaction ...

Carey | February 2017
Chile

The size, complexity and speed of execution of Pacific Hydro’s sale to State Power Investment Corporation of China impressed Latin Finance, magazine which chose it as the “Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year” of 2016. IFM Investors, an Australian pension fund, sold the renewable energy Company for roughly USD3 billion. Pacific Hydro was founded in Australia in 1992 and currently owns 19 hydroelectric plants and wind power farms in Australia, Chile and Brazil ...

Dykema | February 2017
Michigan, USA

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of government contracts attorneys John C. Dulske and Bryan L. Kost to its Government Policy & Practice Group in the firm’s San Antonio office. John comes to Dykema from his own firm, Dulske & Gluys in San Antonio, which he formed in 2002 with Joan K. F. Gluys ...

Shoosmiths LLP | January 2017
England

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) on its £16m investment into national hair salon Rush. Fast becoming the leading hair and beauty brand in the UK, Rush has 85 salons across the country including in Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Bristol with a flagship branch, House of Rush, on London’s Piccadilly ...

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | January 2017
New York, USA

Patterson Belknap is pleased to announce that Daniel A. Lowenthal has been named as Chair of the Firm’s Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice.  Mr. Lowenthal has earned recognition as a skilled advocate in the bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and corporate restructuring arena.  He regularly represents U.S. and non-U.S ...

Pellerano & Herrera | January 2017
Dominican Republic

Pellerano & Herrera represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in the US$1.200 billion bond offering by the Dominican State due 2027 at a 5.95% rate. Investment bank J. P. Morgan Securities LLC served as initial purchaser and Banco de Reservas de la República Dominicana as Co-Manager. Pellerano & Herrera’s team was led by partner Luis R Pellerano and Ricardo Pellerano N., associate. The sovereign bond issuance corresponds to this year’s Financing Plan, duly consigned in Law No ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan | January 2017
Philippines

Asialaw Profiles 2017 has once again recognized SyCipLaw as an outstanding firm in the Philippines in the following practice areas: Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate/M&A; Construction & Real Estate; Dispute Resolution & Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Services Regulatory; Intellectual Property IT, Telco & Media; Labour & Employment; and Taxation The firm is also highly recommended by Asialaw Profiles 2017 in: Competition & Antitrust; Insurance; Project & Infrast

The syndicate of banks comprising Banca Comercială Română, EximBank and Banca Transilvania has granted a multi-currency revolving credit facility in the amount of EUR 24 million to Pehart Tec Grup, controlled by the investment fund Abris Capital Partners, in partnership with businessman Ioan Tecar. NNDKP acted as legal counsel for the syndicate of banks ...

Delphi | January 2017
Sweden

Delphi has been legal advisor to Aligera AB (publ) in conjunction with the listing of its shares on Nasdaq First North. First day of trading is Wednesday, 1 February 2016. Aligera is a company focused on wind turbines in southern and central Sweden and operates within three segments: acquisition of operational and turnkey wind turbine plants, efficient and stable electricity production and sale of electricity and electricity certificates ...

Shoosmiths LLP | January 2017
England

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Dyer & Butler, a £118m-turnover regional civil engineering and building contractor, on its sale to a holding company of global private equity investment firm First Reserve. Dyer & Butler builds, maintains and renews infrastructure within the public and private sector. Projects are undertaken principally for regulated clients in airports and rail for projects such as Heathrow, Gatwick and Network Rail ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP | January 2017
New York, USA

Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies are likely to pick up the pace of dealmaking in 2017, according to a recent survey of life sciences industry leaders conducted by law firm Haynes and Boone, LLP. According to the survey, which was conducted in late 2016 and early 2017, the number of life sciences companies pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) or M&A transaction is likely to increase in 2017, following a deceleration of life sciences deals in 2016 ...

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