Press Releases

BOYANOV & Co. advised Eurobank S.A. and Alpha Bank S.A., acting directly and through their subsidiaries, on the Bulgarian law aspects of financing the acquisition by Tyrbul, the Bulgarian subsidiary of Hellenic Dairies S.A., of United Milk Company, a leading Bulgarian dairy, which produces and markets a variety of milk products under a number of brand names. Hellenic Dairies S.A. is a family business of 3rd generation that operates in the dairy sector in Greece and 47 foreign countries ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised DMB Dr. Dieter Murmann Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (“DMB”), with respect to the acquisition of 100% of RAYTHEON ANSCHUETZ PANAMA, S. DE R.L. (the “Panama Subsidiary”), as part of the acquisition of DMB of the entire Anschütz Group with its headquarters in Kiel (Germany) and international subsidiaries in Panama City (Panama), Portsmouth (United Kingdom), Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, and Singapore ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) successfully represented Hammerer Aluminium Industries Santana S.R.L., a producer of semi-finished castings from aluminium recovered from recyclable materials for various uses, in a complex dispute related to transfer pricing aspects before the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) ...

Dinsmore labor and employment attorney Hayley Geiler Clancy has received the Federal Bar Association's PLEDGE recognition from the John W. Peck Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Chapter. PLEDGE stands for Promoting Lawyer Excellence & Driving Gender Equality and was established to draw attention to gender issues and, specifically, to encourage women to remain in the practice of law ...

Bradley partners Julia Bernstein and John Hargrove were named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2023 “Best of the Bar” list. This annual list recognizes stellar performers within the Magic City’s legal scene. This year’s honorees were chosen based on their status within their practice groups, their tangible accomplishments, and their impact on their firms, Birmingham and the legal community, among other factors ...

ALRUD team developed and implemented viable solution aiming at suspension of Russian operations of an international manufacturer and wholesaler of industrial goods for the wood-processing sector ...

Han Kun advised and acted as PRC counsel to Ispire Technology Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "ISPR". Ispire Technology Inc. is an industry leader in vaping technology and products, driven by extensive research and development ...

On April 6, 2023, Legalband announced its list of winners at the 2023 China Law Awards. Han Kun was honored as "PE & VC Law Firm of the Year" and "TMT Law Firm of the Year". PE & VC Law Firm of the Year: Reasons for the award: Han Kun is a trusted, long-term business partner and legal counsel for many leading organizations; the firm is an exceptional think tank with outstanding insights and agility ...

A team led by Munich-based M&A Partner Boris Dürr advised Schön Klinik SE comprehensively on all legal aspects of the acquisition of the imland hospital group. For Schön Klinik Group, this is the largest acquisition in the company's more than 35-year history. The acquired imland Kliniken treat around 90,000 patients per year with approximately 2,300 employees and 800 planned beds and most recently generated sales of around 200 million euros ...

On April 5, 2023, the Federal Association of Crypto Securities Registrars (Bundesverband der Kryptowertpapierregisterführer e.V.) was founded. Christopher Görtz, attorney for capital markets law at Heuking in Cologne, was elected Chairman of the Board of the association. Mr. Daniel Wernicke, Co-CEO of NYALA Digital Asset AG and managing Director of the founding member Smart Registry GmbH was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Board and Mr ...

Brigard Urrutia's senior partner was unanimously elected as the firm's managing partner as of April 2023. Carlos is a recognized expert in financial law and has led the development of complex structures and financial instruments in matters such as project and infrastructure finance, capital markets, PE/VC funds, asset management and financial derivatives, as well as in the successful resolution of complex disputes in the local and international market, among others ...

In total there were 124 Local Market transactions completed during Q1 of this year, down from the 208 transactions recorded in the first three months of 2022. Of those 124 transactions, 97 were Local Market house sales with a median price (realty only) of £619,125, compared to £643,500 for the same period in 2022. The median price (realty only) of the 27 Local Market flats sold in the last quarter was £382,688, an increase on the £326,625 recorded in Q1 of 2022 ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted Holcim Romania, one of the leaders in the construction materials industry in Romania, with the expansion of its aggregates division through the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Stones Business Development SRL, which operates an aggregate station and a sand and gravel mining exploitation ...

Amenities and Location Draw National Legal Firm to Relocate to Trophy Office Tower On the heels of announcing an office lease with PEI Global Partners earlier this year, real estate development firm Strategic Property Partners, LLC (“SPP”) today announced the signing of a new lease with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (“Bradley”) at Water Street Tampa’s WELL Gold-certified trophy office tower, Thousand & One ...

Amenities and Location Draw National Legal Firm to Relocate to Trophy Office Tower On the heels of announcing an office lease with PEI Global Partners earlier this year, real estate development firm Strategic Property Partners, LLC (“SPP”) today announced the signing of a new lease with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (“Bradley”) at Water Street Tampa’s WELL Gold-certified trophy office tower, Thousand & One ...

ESG and good governance developments in the Bermuda insurance sector The development of Bermuda's insurance regime is a result of prevailing market conditions and considerations. Recent enhancements to Bermuda's insurance regime have focused on commercial insurers (particularly in the life sector) and this trend looks to continue through and beyond 2023. That said, the BMA recently updated the Insurance Code of Conduct (the Code) in September 2022 ...

A Buchalter team led by Tiffany Ng obtained complete victory when a California Court of Appeal ruled that Buchalter’s clients could not be sued for malicious prosecution and ordered the other side to pay Buchalter’s attorney fees.  The saga started when the clients, having lost a previous lawsuit using a different law firm, contacted Tiffany to defend them against the ensuing malicious prosecution action ...

On 30 March PravoTech held a webinar on "Crisis Trends in Labour Disputes: from Prevention to the Supreme Court". Experts from ALRUD Labour Practice - Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate, PhD., and Maria Nevezhina, Senior Associate, PhD - spoke at the webinar ...

Paris, April 3, 2023, Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus. Polyplus, with around 270 employees, develops and produces transfection as well as other DNA/RNA delivery reagents and plasmid DNA in high quality and at GMP grade ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) confirms that Grupo Bimbo has included Romania in its global growth strategy and has completed the acquisition of Vel Pitar as nation-wide development platform. NNDKP acted as local legal counsel for Grupo Bimbo, advising on all aspects of the acquisition of Vel Pitar, from transaction structuring to negotiation and completion ...

The inaugural Jersey charity quiz was held in 2014 and has grown year on year, raising more than £100,000 in total for local charities. The 2023 event was hosted at the Merton Hotel and saw over 50 teams participate from 33 island-wide firms. This year, a team from Barclays named 'Where Eagles Dare' won first place following a series of challenging and interactive rounds ...

On March 30, 2023, American Lawyer Media (ALM), a renowned international legal publisher, unveiled the winners of its Asia Legal Awards 2023 at an award ceremony hosted in Singapore. This year, Han Kun was awarded Asian Diversity Initiative of the Year, standing out from other five finalists which were all international law firms. The award is a high recognition of the firm's great determination and dedication to cultivating an inclusive, diverse, and equal workplace ...

In the morning of March 25, 2023, the Micro Connect Macao Financial Assets Exchange ("MCEX") was officially launched at a "Prelude" ceremony to initiate trial operation of the exchange. The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), Mr. Ho Iat Seng, was present at the "Prelude" ceremony, where Mr. Charles Li, Micro Connect Founder and Chairman, and Mr ...

Paris, March 31, 2023 – Jeantet advised GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, an innovative company working on converting plant-derived resources into isododecane and other compounds used in the cosmetics industry, in the context of its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights of the shareholders on Euronext Growth Paris market for a total amount of €5.6 million. Under the terms of this transaction, a total of 2,707,452 new shares were subscribed at an issuance price of €2.07 per share ...

We are pleased to report that DFDL Myanmar was a Silver Sponsor for a high-profile event sponsored by the Singapore Association of Myanmar (SAM). The SAM Nite event, which was held on 16 March 2023, was a fantastic night for clients, friends and members of the various business chambers in Myanmar ...