Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was part of the international team of advisors that assisted CANCOM SE, one of the leading integrated IT service providers in Germany, in the acquisition of K-Businesscom-Group and all its subsidiaries, Austria’s leading provider of IT&C solutions and services. The transaction will result in the creation of one of the largest IT corporations in the DACH region
Czech Republic
BiQ Group Acquires PUXdesign KSB’s team advised Lukáš Novák's investment group InTeFi Capital, namely its technology division BiQ Group, on the acquisition of PUXdesign. PUXdesign specializes in web technologies and its clients include well-known brands such as Heineken, Škoda auto and Komerční banka. Our team also advised BiQ Group on a majority of its previous acquisitions, which currently includes companies such as Bootiq, EEA, Novasoft and Bluesoft
Czech Republic
KSB helps to establish the first Czech charity auction platform Dobrobot After assisting with the establishment of new startup Flatform, KSB's team (this time Vlastimil Pihera, Lucie Kretková and Lubor Černý) recently helped in creating the first Czech charity auction platform Dobrobot, whose aim is to connect non-profit organisations, companies and donors through digital technologies and online auctions
China
The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Life Sciences Global Practice Guide (2023) (the "Guide"). Han Kun again contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Trends and Developments section. The contributors include Min Zhu, Yaling (Michelle) Gon, Yang (Aaron) Gu, Lu Chai, Dr. Ying Li, and Shiye Yuan
Argentina
On April 27th, 2023, Tarjeta Naranja S.A.U. (“Tarjeta Naranja”) issued Class LVIII Notes, simple, non-convertible into shares, unguaranteed, for a total nominal amount of AR$12.214.677.693 (“Class LVIII Notes”). Class LVIII Notes, maturing on April 27th, 2024, will accrue interest at a floating rate equivalent to Badlar private rate plus a 5% cut-off margin, and will amortize its principal in one payment on the maturing date. On April 21st, 2023, FIX SCR S.A
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Smart Meetings regarding the increasing popularity surrounding cannabis tourism and how cannabis culture is interweaving with mainstream tourism and hospitality
Malta
Dr Michael Psaila and Dr Edmond Zammit Laferla are attending the WSG European Regional Meeting 2023 being held in Budapest, Hungary from 3 to 5 May. Please reach out to them if you would like to meet up
Thailand
To celebrate and support International Women’s Day this year, Emi Rowse (Igusa), partner and head of Japan practice, was invited to speak on a panel to discuss “Break the Bias in International Arbitration”, an event hosted by the THAC and supported by Arbitral Women
England
LAW firm Shoosmiths has advised Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co., on its acquisition of a majority stake in n2y, a provider of technology-powered solutions for students with unique learning challenges.The inaugural deal marks the first investment for the Five Arrows Long Term Fund (FALT), which has invested alongside Five Arrows Principal Investment (FAPI), (together, ‘Five Arrows’)
Bermuda
To access the private client guides, please click on the relevant jurisdictions below:Bermuda Private Client Guide, 2023British Virgin Islands Private Client Guide, 2023Cayman Islands Private Client Guide, 2023Guernsey Private Client Guide, 2023Jersey Private Client Guide, 2023
Bermuda
Eleanor advises on all aspects of Jersey commercial and trusts litigation, including complex fraud and unfair prejudice claims as well as acting for beneficiaries and trustees in trust disputes. Eleanor is also experienced in asset recovery, insolvency, and sanctions matters. In 2022, she was ranked in ePrivateClient's Top 35 Under 35. Eleanor qualified as an English solicitor in 2019 and was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2021
Bulgaria
“NOTE expands its manufacturing capacity through the acquisition of all shares in the Bulgarian electronics manufacturer ATM Electronics. Through the acquisition, NOTE gets its second plant in Eastern Europe. The plant in Bulgaria is expected to meet a rapidly growing need for cost-effective production close to customers in Europe. NOTE is one of northern Europe’s leading EMS partners, producing PCBAs, subassemblies, and box-build products
Germany
Cologne-based Heuking partners Ulf Christiani and Susanne Christine Monsig advised the City of Euskirchen on matters of public procurement law in the Europe-wide public procurement procedure for the construction of its new City Hall. The public procurement law experts assisted the city in designing the negotiated procedure and drafting the general contractor agreement and supported it throughout the procedure until the contract award
Thailand
On March 28, 2023, Emi Rowse (Igusa), , Partner and head of Japan practice at Kudun and Partners, was invited to speak as a guest lecturer on the topic of “Domestic and International Arbitration in Thailand” for the ASEAN Business and Investment Law Training Course at Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
The course is one of the subjects offered by the University for their LLM International Business Law Programme
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Johanna Jumper was honored in the category of “Best Mentors” in the Southeastern Legal Awards 2023. Selected by Law.com and Daily Report, the awards celebrate the achievement and excellence of lawyers who have left their mark on the legal community in the Southeast and beyond through their unwavering dedication to the profession. Honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony in June at Flourish Atlanta
Alabama, USA
Seven Bradley partners in the Dallas office have been listed in D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” for 2023. Gene Besen, John Bonnet, Robert Flowers, Ladd Hirsch, Kyle Owens, David Pratt and Dick Sayles were all included in the annual peer-nominated list that recognizes Dallas attorneys who offer unparalleled counsel in one of 40 categories
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Axios on recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance that dogs can be permitted in restaurants’ outdoor seating areas if state, local and the restaurant policies allow it
England
Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Cenkos Securities (Cenkos) and Dowgate Capital on the IPO of Onward Opportunities Limited (OOL), a Guernsey collective investment scheme.OOL is a newly incorporated Guernsey company registered with the Guernsey Financial Services Commission as a closed-ended registered collective investment scheme and has been successfully admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market (AIM)
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 2 May 2023. Last April, Laboratorios Poen S.A.U. (“Poen”) and Grupo Dromex signed an agreement through which Poen acquired Dromex Biotech S.A. This acquisition will allow Poen to expand its installed capability by incorporating the new plant located in the Ezeiza industrial park and improve the working capacity of its teams, complying with the highest production standards and with the demands of the national and international health authorities
Germany
With a Frankfurt-based team led by Partner Thomas K. W. Schrell, business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised CLARUS Films on debt refinancing. The comprehensive refinancing replaces existing credit facilities with a financing solution from strong regional banking partners providing both flexibility and resources for continued growth at lower cost
Kentucky, USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that Brent Mosby has joined the Firm’s Indianapolis office as a partner in its corporate practice group. Brent joins Dinsmore after nearly two decades as the lead in-house lawyer for a variety of software, real estate and public pension companies
New York, USA
Joshua Goldberg, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, was profiled in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Leaders” series on his role as department chair and the hallmarks of the firm’s litigation department. The profile highlights the firm’s diverse litigation practice and how its single office is one of the firm’s key strengths
New York, USA
On April 21, 2023, Patterson Belknap secured an important dismissal on behalf of its client, The Coca-Cola Company, in a proposed class action involving the packaging labels of its hard seltzer products. The firm represented Coca-Cola in an action brought by a consumer plaintiff, who alleged in an August 2022 complaint that Topo Chico’s Margarita Hard Seltzer falsely claims the beverage contains tequila
West Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that two partners were named to the 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers lists.
The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas
