05/10/2021
Freshfields advises CVC Capital Partners VII on its investment in Acronis
CVC and other investors have invested more than $250m in Acronis in a funding round that values Acronis at more than $2.5bn.
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05/10/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises The Carlyle Group Inc. in Providing US$300 Million in Growth Capital to Four Springs Capital Trust REIT
Multidisciplinary team represented the global investment firm in the offering.
05/10/2021
Kevin Lee named Private Client Lawyer of the Year at ASLA Awards
He also advises on family businesses, and has represented corporate clients on commercial transactions and establishing operations in Hong Kong.
05/10/2021
BVI Commercial Court Confirms Implied Cross Undertaking in Damages in Receivership Order
The Freezing Order contained the usual cross undertaking in damages, which was given by JTrust to the Court as the price for obtaining injunctive relief.
05/10/2021
Invest Africa and DLA Piper partner to support ESG best practice in African renewable energy projects
The project will assemble experts from the worlds of impact investment, development finance and law.
05/10/2021
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands strikes out a creditor's winding up petition and comments on the relationship with arbitration clauses
The Company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands as the ultimate holding company for a corporate group engaged in the education sector in the PRC.
05/10/2021
Clyde & Co continues US expansion with opening of three new offices in the Southwest
The opening of the offices continues Clyde & Co’s long term strategy to create a truly national US insurance practice
05/10/2021
First-ever legal framework for AI proposes obligations for developers, users and importers
The proposal also puts forward deterrent fines of up to €30 million, or 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover in the preceding financial year, for companies flouting the data-related rules.
05/10/2021
Allens advises on Australia's largest sustainability-linked loan
Under the SLL, sustainability performance targets will apply to the Fund's use of borrowed capital in alignment with ISPT's ESG strategy.
05/07/2021
Is It Still as Easy to Hide $1 Billion 5 Years After the Panama Papers?
The papers shed a light on how Mossack Fonseca enabled a handful of wealthy individuals to create shell corporations to manage their assets and taxes.
05/07/2021
Allen & Overy advises on NBN Co’s USD50 billion GMTN programme and inaugural issuance
Allen & Overy acted as sole issuer’s counsel to NBN Co
05/07/2021
Maples Advises on US$4.76B Take Private of China Biologic Products
The company's products are used as critical therapies during medical emergencies and for the prevention and treatment of life-threatening diseases and immune-deficiency related diseases.
05/07/2021
Conyers Shortlisted for ALB China Law Awards 2021
In addition, nine significant matters led by our Hong Kong-based lawyers were also shortlisted as Deals of the Year.
05/07/2021
Appleby's Hong Kong Office Continues to Act as BVI and Cayman Islands Counsel for Times China Holdings Limited
Appleby’s Hong Kong office was instructed again by Times China Holdings Limited (Times China) to act as British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands counsel for their issuance of USD200 million 5.3% senior notes due 2022.
05/07/2021
Ogier advises ad hoc group of noteholders on US$7.1 billion Valaris plc financial restructuring
The restructuring involved an equitisation of the outstanding debt liabilities, the provision of a debtor-in-possession facility by the noteholders and the issuance of new secured notes.
05/07/2021
What to know about the May 2021 changes to the Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008
In one of the more significant changes, Sections 313 and 314 of the Law have been amended to simplify the process for approving off-market acquisitions of own shares by a company.
05/07/2021
Herbert Smith Freehills Lawyers talk Litigation analytics, ahead of London International Disputes Week 2021
Exploring the issues from different perspectives, the session will explore how litigation analytics and business intelligence is being used today and will shape the development of dispute resolution in London in the coming years.
05/06/2021
Global law firm Advises Deutsche Bank
We have advised Deutsche Bank on this significant acquisition
05/06/2021
Stephenson Harwood introduces support for survivors of domestic abuse
To support the policy, the firm has provided specialist training for members of its HR team in London, to enable them to spot and address signs of abuse, and support survivors.
05/06/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises Underwriters in Five Star Bancorp’s IPO
Firm represented the underwriters in the offering by the bank holding company.