International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Environmental Technologies Fund (‘ETF’) on a £4.5m investment into UK firm 4energy Ltd; a leading technology company whose service significantly reduces the energy required to cool data centres and telecommunications networks.

The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in connection with a Rs. 4.4 billion (approximately US$97 million) investment by Zend Mauritius VC Investments Limited, a holding company controlled by funds advised by KKR (“Zend Mauritius”), and International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) in Magma Fincorp Limited (“Magma”).  Following the investment, Zend Mauritius will hold a 14.95% stake in Magma and IFC will have a 12.8% stake in the company.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Terex Corporation, the US listed manufacturer of industrial machines and equipment, on a voluntary public cash tender offer launched by Terex Industrial Holding AG, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Terex, for the outstanding share capital of Düsseldorf-based Demag Cranes AG, the listed German cranes and port automation technology manufacturer.

Ashurst is advising Lamprell plc on its US$336.1 million offer for Maritime Industrial Services (MIS), its US$225.1 million 3 for 10 rights issue and new US$305 million facilities agreement, the proceeds of which will in part be used to fund the acquisition of MIS. The rights issue is fully underwritten by J.P. Morgan Cazenove, Merrill Lynch International and HSBC Bank plc.

Simmons & Simmons’ Amsterdam office was officially opened on 12 May 2011 by Amsterdam mayor, Eberhard van der Laan. The mayor gave Simmons & Simmons a warm welcome to Amsterdam and underlined the importance of Simmons & Simmons’ increased presence at Amsterdam Zuidas in the heart of the Netherlands’ financial centre.

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SG Americas Securities, LLC as joint bookrunners and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of notes guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. The offering consisted of $700 million principal amount of 2.5% notes due 2016, $1 billion principal amount of 4.125% notes due 2021 and a reopening in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million of its 5.2% notes due 2040, issued on November 2, 2010.

The Firm is representing Barclays Capital in connection with $3 billion in bridge financing to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (“Thermo Fisher”) and as financial advisor to Thermo Fisher in its announced acquisition of Phadia for €2.47 billion (approximately US$3.5 billion) in cash. The proceeds of the credit facilities may be used to finance a portion of the acquisition and to refinance existing indebtedness.

SNR Denton announced that it advised Hartz Mountain Industries in its recent acquisition of One Superior Place, an 809-unit luxury rental apartment mixed-use building in Chicago. The acquisition had a combined sales price for the land and leasehold improvements of $320 million, making it the largest real estate transaction so far in 2011 in Chicago, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, the largest US apartment building transaction to date in 2011.

Chadbourne & Parke represented Fortune Brands, Inc. in the $1.225 billion sale of its Acushnet Company subsidiary, which manufactures and distributes Titleist golf balls and clubs and FootJoy golf shoes and gloves. The sale, announced on May 20, was to Fila Korea Ltd., the owner of the Fila sporting goods brand globally, and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in Korea.

It was announced today that Telcrest Investments Limited (Telcrest) will acquire 25.1% of CTC Media Inc.’s (CTC) (NASDAQ: CTCM) shares from Alfa CTC Holdings Limited (ACH) for approximately US$1.07 billion. CTC is Russia’s leading independent television broadcaster.