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Mayer Brown advises Lear Corporation

Under the terms of the deal, Lear will acquire Kongsberg Automotive’s ICS business unit for €175 million, on a cash and debt free basis.

Walkers Advises Sidra Capital on US$155 million Shari'a-Compliant Fund Structure

The purpose of the fund is to facilitate investment into industrial property assets in the United States by Islamic investors within the Kingdom.

Walkers Acts on Upsized US$230 Million Onyx Acquisition Co. I IPO

Onyx expects to focus on the general industrials and construction technology sectors.

Pitfalls of the Homemade Will from a Cayman Perspective

As a fundamental point of law, you can only give away assets you actually own outright.

Ogier in Jersey advises Arax Properties and Eurazeo on London property acquisition

Arax Properties, an independent real estate operating partner with assets in the UK, France and Germany, made the investment alongside JV partner Eurazeo Patrimoine, the real estate division of the listed Eurazeo group.

Saudi Arabia arrests 172 expats and citizens on corruption charges

Employees from the General Presidency of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, and the Education and Training Evaluation Commission were among those arrested.

Mourant advises Hines on off-market acquisition

Hines has a strong recent track record of investing in London, capitalising on the demand for high-quality office and mixed-use spaces, and will lead the development with development specialists Lipton Rogers Developments.

New Irish High Court Intellectual Property And Technology List

This has now been implemented by the Rules of the Superior Courts

Clifford Chance advises Komerční banka

This acquisition is another part of building of a new agricultural leg within the J&T Real Estate group

Allens advises AusNet on proposed $10.2 billion acquisition by Brookfield

AusNet owns and operates the primary Victorian electricity transmission network, an electricity distribution network and a gas distribution network.

White & Case Advises AIIB, EBRD and ICBC on Financing of one of the Largest Wind Farms in Central Asia

This project is by far one of the largest ever wind farms in Central Asia, when completed. EBRD has also deployed part of the funding for the project which was provided by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The Cayman Court re-considers its jurisdiction to wind up exempted limited partnerships

This represents a considerable departure from prior practice in the Cayman Islands, where creditors have routinely sought the winding up of the ELP itself (and not the GP).

Appleby Act as Jersey Counsel for Climate Tech firm "Sparkchange" on first to market Carbon Investment Product

The team worked closely with other advisers to implement the Jersey structure, advising on the necessary Jersey regulatory consents and approvals and the Jersey law elements of the wider programme and security.

Guernsey Mourant Governance Services team wins Corporate Services Team of the Year award

The award recognises best practice in good governance in a complex legal and regulatory environment and is awarded to the team that demonstrates excellent collaboration, strong communication, and effective and innovative ways of working.

Linklaters advises arrangers and underwriters on the financing for Partners Group’s acquisition of a majority stake in EOLO

The majority of these are based in rural parts of the country, where EOLO’s FWA technology is particularly important for overcoming connectivity challenges.

Carey Olsen advises 7RIDGE on acquisition

Trading Technologies' team, which spans 13 offices across four continents, has provided derivatives trading software for more than 27 years.

Failure to comply with pre-arbitration requirement to mediate a matter of admissibility, not jurisdiction

Parties seeking certainty that their arbitration agreements will be upheld, and the issue determined by the tribunal rather than the court, will welcome the English and Hong Kong courts’ respective decisions.

Dentons has advised the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on its flagship MOBILIST programme, following the announcement of an additional £66M funding at COP26 in Glasgow

This is the goal of the UK Government’s MOBILIST programme, which facilitates the creation of products that can be listed on stock exchanges in order to catalyse private sector investment into developing countries at scale.

Freshfields advises A.P. Møller – Mærsk

The transaction is subject to closing conditions including regulatory approvals and is expected to close in H1 2022.

Travers Smith advises Micro Focus

The sale is conditional upon all applicable waiting periods under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 having expired

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