DFDL has advised the lenders and sponsors of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy joint venture project located 500 km south-east of the capital Vientiane, Lao PDR. The USD 1.02 billion 410MW Xe-Pian and Xe-Namnoy cross-border hydropower project is the first major investment by Korean sponsors in the Lao energy sector.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Terex on the squeeze out of the minority shareholders of Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions AG (formerly Demag Cranes AG).

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Aurora has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Baytex which sets out the terms on which the scheme will be proposed to Aurora shareholders.  The Aurora directors have unanimously recommended shareholders to vote in favour of the scheme and have stated their intention to vote shares they control in favour of the scheme, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding that the scheme is in the best interests of shareholders.  The scheme is subject to customary conditions and is expected to be implemented in May this year.

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International law firm Olswang has advised CCP III and EPISO on the sale of a €472 million portfolio of prime European logistics assets and development land in Germany, Poland and France to a Segro Joint Venture. The recent CCP III Fund is advised by Tristan Capital Partners and 2008 vintage fund EPISO is advised by Tristan and AEW Europe.

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King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin has advised Duke Street on the sale of its controlling stake in leading UK debt purchaser, Marlin Financial Group (Marlin), to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal which values the company at £295 million.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented UBS and Deutsche Bank in connection with the offering by Far Eastern International Bank (“FEIB”) of US$135 million global depositary shares. FEIB is a leading commercial bank in Taiwan and its common shares are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “2845”. The global depositary shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Greentown China Holdings Limited, a luxury residential property developer in China, on its subsidiary’s offering of US$500 million subordinated perpetual capital securities callable 2019. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Falcon Group, a consortium of investors 75% controlled by funds managed or advised by Mid Europa Partners, the leading buyout investor which focuses on Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey, on the conclusion of a binding agreement for the €828 million sale of its entire stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. to Deutsche Telekom AG. The deal is expected to close by the end of February. More >>

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, as initial purchasers, in the $800 million bond issuance by Comcel Trust, a Cayman Islands trust, guaranteed by Guatemala-based wireless telecom company Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. and its sister companies, better known by the brand name TIGO, subsidiaries of Luxembourg-based global digital service provider Millicom (STO: MIC-SDB).

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Skadden is representing The Coca-Cola Company in its 10-year agreement to collaborate with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. on the development and introduction of Coca-Cola’s global brand portfolio for use in Green Mountain’s forthcoming Keurig Cold at-home beverage system, announced on February 5. Under the terms of the agreement, Coca-Cola will acquire a 10 percent stake in Green Mountain for $1.25 billion.

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