Global law firm White & Case LLP advised ASN Bank, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas Fortis, the European Investment Bank (EIB), ING Belgium, KfW Ipex Bank, PensionDanmark, RaboBank International, the Norwegian government, Eksport Kredit Fonden, GIEK, and the Office National Du Ducroire/Nationale Delcrederedienst on the €890 million financing of Northwind Offshore Energy’s wind project in Belgium’s North Sea.
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Allen & Overy has advised Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale as co-arrangers and Crédit Agricole CIB, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Société Générale as joint lead managers in relation to the securitisation by DIAC of a portfolio of French auto loans and the issuance by the newly created fonds commun de titrisation Cars Alliance Auto Loans France F 2012-1 of EUR 750 million asset backed fixed rate Class A Notes.
Tags: Allen & Overy LLPA&O represented Schaeffler in its Reg S offering of €300 million 6.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2017.
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King & Spalding announces that respected corporate partner William Charnley will be joining its London office as the firm continues to expand the breadth and depth of its European practice.
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Colin Ng & Partners LLP (CNP) acted for China Resources Gas Group Limited as Singapore counsel advising on the due diligence and Singapore law aspects of the transaction documents. The work done was in connection with the acquisition of the entire share capital of AEI China Gas Ltd by Thousand Victory Investments Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Resources Gas Group Limited) from AEI Asia Ltd for a consideration of US$238 million.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Aluminum International Engineering Corporation Limited (Chalieco) on its IPO which listed today. The company issued 363,160,000 H shares at HK$3.93 (US$0.51) each. The IPO raised approximately HK$1.427 billion (US$184 million). China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Limited acted as joint bookrunners.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | BeijingClifford Chance advises Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft on the creation of the Integrated Automotive Group with Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) by contribution of the automotive business of Porsche SE to Volkswagen AG, with expected effect as from 1 August 2012. Volkswagen AG already holds an indirect stake of 49.9% in Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Porsche AG). Once the transaction has been closed, Volkswagen will hold, through an intermediate holding company, all shares in Porsche AG. Porsche SE will receive a consideration of EUR 4.46 billion plus one ordinary share of Volkswagen AG.
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Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP today announced a triple hire in its London Real Estate Team. The firm has recently hired Stephen John (special counsel) and Ranjeev Kumar (partner) from the London Office of US law firm Fried Frank, with Joe Payne (partner) being set to arrive shortly from the UK law firm of Field Fisher Waterhouse.
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Shearman & Sterling represented the initial purchasers Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Bayerische Landesbank and Citigroup on the offering by Schaeffler Finance B.V. of €300 million in high-yield bonds. The bonds are guaranteed by Schaeffler Aktiengesellschaft and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by certain assets of the Schaeffler group. The bonds were sold in a public offering in Germany and Luxembourg and in private placements in other European countries. In February of this year Shearman & Sterling also advised the initial purchasers in connection with Schaeffler’s issuance of approximately €2 billion in multi-currency high yield bonds.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPShearman & Sterling represented Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (“OeKB”) in connection with OeKB’s public offering of $1.5 billion of its 1.125% Guaranteed Global Notes due 2015. The bonds are guaranteed by the Republic of Austria and will be listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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