King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised AEW Europe, on behalf of the City Retail Fund, on the acquisition of a 750 sqm high end retail asset in central Madrid.
This transaction is the first investment in Spain undertaken by the Fund, which launched with a €125 million first close in November 2015.
DLA Piper represented Sprout Social Inc., a company specializing in social-media management software, in connection with US$42 million in funds raised from Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division and New Enterprise Associates. The Series C round brings total funding for the company to US$60 million.
King & Wood Mallesons advised Omnes Capital and Parquest Capital on the sale of their stakes, close to 40%, in Vivalto Santé to a group of investors led by CDC International Capital and including Mubadala Development Company and insurer MACSF.
Vivalto Santé’s three long-standing shareholders - BNP Paribas Développement, Arkéa Capital Partenaire and the network of the Caisses du Crédit Agricole – also formed part of the group of investors.
Shearman & Sterling advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as joint bookrunners on Groupe Bruxelles Lambert’s sale of 0.7% of Total S.A.’s capital.
The sale by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and its wholly owned subsidiary GBL Energy corresponded to 17.1 million shares by way of an accelerated book-building to institutional shareholders. The settlement of the transaction took place on February 19, 2016.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised Investindustrial on the launch of Investindustrial Fund VI (“Fund VI”), the largest ever fund focused primarily on Southern Europe. Fund VI will pursue majority investments in quality European mid-market companies typically headquartered in Italy, Spain, Portugal or Switzerland with a strong internationalisation potential.
Setterwalls has assisted Min Doktor when the e-health company received SEK 55 million in a financing round in which EQT Ventures is the largest single investor. Malmö-based Min Doktor was founded by physician Magnus Nyhlén in 2013 and the company has approximately 45 employees. The company offers digital medical treatment and diagnosis i.a. by written communication, telephone or video link. Min Doktor is working to relieve the district health centers and emergency rooms by treating patients with less severe medical conditions.
Noerr provided comprehensive advice to payleven Holding during its Series D funding round involving $10m. As part of the transaction, the venture capital fund Seventure Partners is also acquiring a stake in the company as another investor.
DLA Piper advised international fund Kryssen Capital as lead investor in the US$45 million Series A investment in Seven Bridges, a Cambridge-based biomedical data analysis company.
The Series A funding will support Seven Bridges' genomics research for cancer treatments and precision medicine
The Boston-based DLA Piper team representing Kryssen was led by partner Jay Sullivan and included counsel Nicole Daley, and associates Tyler Barnett and Jennifer Gardner.
Nabarro has advised FinTech firm BrickVest, on the launch of its online real estate investment platform and the closing of the first three deals with real estate companies Thor Equities, Aerium and Corestate Capital Group. The London based Fintech platform allows investors to invest as little as EUR 1,000 in real estate assets that previously were only accessible to institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and large family offices.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Medicxi Ventures, formerly Index Ventures Life Sciences, on its formation as an independent life science firm.