05/02/2023
Herbert Smith Freehills advises BNP Paribas on EUR 600m financing for Perfetti Van Melle's acquisition of Mondelez assets
This is one of the largest syndicated deals in the acquisition finance market so far this year
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05/02/2023
Navigating the stormy seas of a crypto crisis – and reputation lessons learnt
This revealed that the value of Alameda Research was in fact bolstered heavily by a token created by its sister company FTX, and not by independent assets such as fiat currency or other cryptocurrencies.
04/28/2023
Walkers' Guernsey Private Capital & Trusts team advise NEAR Foundation on its fast growing online Web3 ecosystem
Guernsey Purpose Trusts are an increasingly popular choice for structures to bridge the gap between the online and traditional economies, and Walkers' Guernsey team are the market leaders in their use.
04/28/2023
Microsoft to appeal CMA block on Activision deal
It is the second time in recent months that the CMA has intervened in relation to a global merger in the technology sector – in October last year it ordered Meta to sell Giphy amidst concerns over the merger’s impact on access to GIFs across s
04/28/2023
Hogan Lovells advises UBS Asset Management and Northern Fiber Holding on €550 million financing for fiber roll-out
Hogan Lovells advised UBS and NFH extensively on the financing as well as the due diligence.
04/28/2023
Allen & Overy advises on Banca Popolare di Sondrio bond subscribed by CDP for the growth of the Italian companies
The bond has been documented under Banca Popolare di Sondrio’s EUR5 billion Euro Medium Term Notes Programme (EMTN). In this deal, UniCredit Bank AG acted as Dealer.
04/27/2023
Allen & Overy advises Samsung Life Insurance on its equity investment in Meridiam
With this acquisition, Samsung Life Insurance becomes the second-largest shareholder of Meridiam and will join its supervisory board.
04/27/2023
Carey Olsen shortlisted twice in Hedgeweek's European Digital Assets Awards
The nominated service providers have been selected based on a survey of more than 100 digital assets fund managers.
04/27/2023
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Joint Sponsors on Medsci Healthcare's Hong Kong IPO
Herbert Smith Freehills leads the legal market in advising sponsors and underwriters on Hong Kong IPOs
04/27/2023
Latham & Watkins Advises Teleperformance on its €3 billion bid for Majorel
Combined businesses would create annual revenues of approximately US$12 billion
04/27/2023
Allen & Overy advises Exponent on sale of Enva to I Squared Capital
Sustainability sits at the heart of Enva’s proposition as it leads on the development of a range of low CO2 waste-derived materials as alternatives to traditional, extractive virgin materials.
04/26/2023
Conyers Advises Tangency Capital Investment Advisory Services Ltd. and its Group Companies on the Establishment and Launch of Two ILS Investment Funds in Bermuda
The new funds have been registered as Professional Class B Funds with the Bermuda Monetary Authority, and will invest in Insurance Linked Securities.
04/26/2023
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Link Group
The sale is conditional on certain regulatory approvals and third party consents to the transfer of business to Waystone, and is expected to complete by October 2023.
04/26/2023
Can OpenAI do without EU?
The ban – and its consequences – does not affect OpenAI or ChatGPT users alone.
04/26/2023
Dentons Paris advises NEO Investment Partners, the founder Pierre Marcolini and the management on the sale of the chocolatier Pierre Marcolini
The Brussels-based luxury chocolatier includes around 350 people and counts 43 retail stores in Belgium, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Dubai, Japan and China.
04/26/2023
Latham & Watkins Represents Apollo in €1 Billion Investment in Vonovia Portfolio
Cross-border team led by members of the firm’s Private Equity Real Estate Practices advised the global alternative asset manager on its investment in a portfolio comprising more than 21,000 residential units.
04/25/2023
Freshfields Advises on Financing Transactions by Oatly
Oatly is the world’s original and largest oatmilk company.
04/25/2023
Appleby Overturns Prohibition Orders Imposed By GFSC
The initial GFSC decision had imposed, amongst other things, prohibition orders on the Appellants of eight, four and three years respectively, along with fines of £280,000, £90,000 and £30,000.
04/25/2023
Change – How Japan's investment environment has improved over the past decade
Historically, shareholders of Japanese listed companies did not exert much, if any, pressure on the management of such companies.
04/24/2023
Harneys advises Jayud Global Logistics Limited on its US IPO
The Corporate team at Harneys advises on complex cross-border transactions involving the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, and Cyprus corporate vehicles.