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Herbert Smith Freehills advises Banking Circle S.A. on its proposed acquisition of Australian Settlements Limited

The transaction is being led by M&A partner Amelia Morgan and financial services regulatory partner Charlotte Henry.

Maples Group Advises DayOne Data Centres Limited on US$1 Billion Series B Financing

DayOne is a data centre pioneer that develops and operates next-generation digital infrastructure for industry leaders who demand reliable, cost-effective and quickly scalable solutions.

Private equity and financial services: predictions for 2025

An active financial services deal market, coupled with opportunities to digitalise financial services business models and consolidate certain market segments all contributed to sustained buyout investment in the sector.

Advising Vertical Aerospace on the closing of its upsized $90 million underwritten public offering

In the offering, Vertical sold 15 million units at $6.00 per unit. Each unit comprises one ordinary share and one-half of one Tranche A warrant and one-half of one Tranche B warrant.

Conyers’ Singapore Office Achieves New Ranking in Legal 500 Asia Pacific Offshore Category

Conyers’ Singapore office has demonstrated its expertise through a series of notable equity and debt offerings by Indonesian issuers.

Irish renewables ‘dispatch down’ decision passed up to EU court

They have also been asked whether compensation rights extend to lost payments that would otherwise have been made under corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs).

Hogan Lovells continues expansion in Italy with the hire of five Corporate & Finance partners

The new team focuses on M&A, private equity, capital markets, leveraged finance, and private credit, providing significant additional strength to the firm’s transactional capabilities in Italy and EMEA.

Appleby Advises on Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII USD 190M Initial Public Offering

The Appleby corporate team included Partner Simon Raftopoulos and Senior Associate Alexandra Low.

Freshfields advises TeamViewer on the financing for its acquisition of 1E

The transaction is expected to close in early 2025 after obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals.

Carey Olsen advises on over four times more Jersey-domiciled fund launches than nearest competitor

This represents over 40% of the market by number of funds and over 36% of the market by client's aggregate assets under management.

International Employment Lawyer's Guide to Workplace Investigations - Ireland Chapter 2024

The WRC is the body in Ireland tasked with dealing with employment law-related claims, including unfair dismissal.

An overview of outsourcing in the BVI and the Cayman Islands

Below is a comparison of the outsourcing rules in the BVI and the Cayman Islands.

NESO makes ‘disruptive but necessary’ changes to grid connection policy

This new approach will replace the existing “first come, first served” model with a more strategic “first ready and needed, first connected” system.

Hogan Lovells advises on the groundbreaking ECA covered financing of II stage Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine

Once completed, the II stage Tyligulska wind power plant will generate 1.7 TWh annually for 900,000 households, and thus significantly contribute to Ukraine's renewable energy capacity and energy independence.

Hogan Lovells advises infas Holding AG on the public takeover offer by Ipsos

The public takeover offer was accepted for around 83.72% of infas shares by the end of the additional acceptance period on 21 November 2024.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Natixis on US$1 billion Trafigura financing facility

Natixis arranged and coordinated the facility, which was oversubscribed and upsized from an initial launch amount of US$800 million.

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Omniscope on its partnership with Barça Innovation Hub

Omniscope is a tech-bio company that uses artificial intelligence

Linklaters advises Delta Electronics on one of the largest Thai equity-linked transactions in recent years

The transaction represented the first ever exchangeable bond issued by a European issuer with underlying shares listed in Asia

Appleby Advises RL360 on Acquisition of Wealth Book of Business From IOMA

The transfer was effected by way of a court approved scheme of transfer in the Isle of Man (the local equivalent of a Part VII transfer in the UK), which became effective on 6 December 2024.

Fostering Respect: the Importance of Bullying and Sexual Harassment Policies in Bermuda (Part 1)

In this two-part series, we explain how an employer can ensure that they are adhering to the relevant legislative requirements and highlight the potential consequences of not doing so.

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