International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Blacklane GmbH on the closing of a financing round, which is the largest investment in its history.
Daimler AG, through subsidiary Daimler Mobility Services GmbH, led the two-digit million euro financing round. Other investors are RI Digital Ventures, b-to-v and Alstin.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation on its acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd (PL9SB), valued in excess of US $400 million.
PL9SB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas. As part of the transaction, JX and Petronas signed a marketing support agreement.
Largest single-round fundraise by financial investors for a Southeast Asian technology company.
Baker & McKenzie successfully acted for Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) which entered into an agreement to acquire a 20% stake in Plenary Group Holdings (Plenary). Plenary is an independent developer and manager of public infrastructure.
Baker & McKenzie lead partner on the deal, Martin Irwin stated:
"We were delighted to advise CDPQ on such a significant transaction. This is an acquisition of a portfolio of interests in Australian and international public private partnerships on a scale not seen before in the Australian market."
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Ventech S.A. on its investment in European Games Group AG. The capital comes from international investors Ventech and Omnes Capital.
Ventech is a leading Venture Capital firm investing in Europe and China with a focus on the Digital Economy.
European Games Group AG is headquartered in Munich and specialises in the worldwide marketing of free-to-play online and mobile games. The company is now able to invest more than 15 million Euros into marketing new games by the end of 2017.
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has advised Northzone on another direct venture capital investment in Germany. Northzone increased its investment in the Berlin start-up Outfittery.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Highland Capital Partners Europe on its investment in start-up company Outfittery GmbH. Highland Capital Partners Europe is an investor in expansion-stage internet, mobile and software companies demonstrating rapid growth and addressing large market opportunities.
Delphi is representing Cherry AB (publ) in connection with its acquisition of 49% of the shares in Come On Malta Ltd from its current owners. The agreement also contains an option for Cherry to acquire the remaining 51% of the shares.
The corporate team at national law firm Shoosmiths has advised London-and New York based Venture Capital firm, Octopus Ventures, on its leading a $22m funding round into Outfittery, a curated shopping service for men's clothing.
Outfittery has now raised $59.81m in total, in five rounds from 12 investors, including an Italian investor group which incorporates several family offices tied to the fashion industry in the country. Existing investors Northzone Capital, Highland Europe, Holtzbrinck Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners also participated on this round.
NautaDutilh advised Insight Venture Partners with its Series A financing investment of approximately EUR 20 million in Bynder.
NautaDutilh worked alongside with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in negotiation of the subscription and shareholders agreement in respect of Bynder Holding B.V.
Bynder, based in the Netherlands, is a branding automation company that develops marketing software that empowers marketers to easily create, find and use their content.