Allen & Overy Paris represented HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in the criminal proceedings that saw the Swiss bank negotiate with the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (parquet national financier) the first French style deferred prosecution agreement (Convention Judiciaire d'Intérêt Public) (CJIP) to be blessed by a French Court.
CDC is investing EUR46 million in ONOMO Hotels, a 3-star hotel group targeting African business travellers crossing the continent. The new investment will boost foreign exchange revenue, support the growth of a thousand jobs across the region, and build the hotel infrastructure to make business easier in some of Africa’s challenging regions.
International legal business DWF has advised the London branch of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in relation to SigmaRoc PLC's placing which raised £13.9m. Berenberg acted as sole broker and bookrunner to the placing.
International legal business DWF has advised the London branch of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in relation to SigmaRoc PLC's placing which raised £13.9m. Berenberg acted as sole broker and bookrunner to the placing.
The firm has assisted a syndicate of banks led by Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. acting as Documentation Agent, Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger.
The deal consists in a revolving credit facility for up to EU 10 billion granted to Enel S.p.A. and its subsidiary Enel Finance International N.V. This replaces the pre-existing EU 9.44 billion facility which was renegotiated in February 2015.
Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of the international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has advised a syndicate of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and International Investment Bank (IIB) on a project finance transaction for the construction of two hydro-power plants with a total capacity of 49.8MW in the Republic of Karelia, northwest Russia.
The RUB 8.15bn facility will be repaid in 12 years. This is also a pilot project in Russia for the New Development Bank set up by the BRICS countries, as the creditors have used its resources for funding.
Slaughter and May advised Bunzl Finance plc on its debut issuance of £300,000,000 2.250 per cent. Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by Bunzl plc and are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Banco Santander, S.A., BNP Paribas, Lloyds Bank plc and Merrill Lynch International acted as Joint Lead Managers.
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Philip Snell (partner), Oliver Storey (partner), Louis de Ste Croix (associate), Tsjatsja Westerveld (associate), Richard Lismore-John (associate)
Osborne Clarke has advised corporate finance and investment firm, TradeRisks, on arranging and implementing £75.2m of fixed and indexed rate notes to assist Arlington Investors with their purchase of boutique student accommodation provider, Study Inn Group.
Shearman & Sterling advised the private placement agent, Goldman Sachs, on Travelodge’s private placement of an additional £30 million of its senior secured floating rate notes due 2023 issued by TVL Finance, an affiliate of Travelodge Hotels, pursuant to an indenture dated April 28, 2017. The proceeds of the private placement of the notes, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem certain existing indebtedness and pay transaction-related fees and expenses.
Davis Polk advised the dealers in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Banco del Estado de Chile of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.668% senior notes due 2021 under Banco Estado’s medium-term notes program.
Banco Estado is the fourth-largest financial institution in Chile in terms of aggregate loans, the largest in terms of number of customers and geographic coverage (in terms of number of Chilean cities with a branch) and the market leader in Chile in residential mortgages (in terms of the number of loans made).
Global law firm White & Case LLP has jointly advised Nomura International plc on Zhejiang Geely Holding Group's (Geely) acquisition of the activist fund Cevian Capital's entire shareholding in AB Volvo, the leading global manufacturer of trucks and the largest listed company in Sweden.