Global law firm Clyde & Co is pleased to announce it is expanding its European office network by opening an office in Düsseldorf through the hire of two leading insurance partners, Dr Henning Schaloske and Dr Tanja Schramm and insurance counsel, Dr Daniel Kassing. More >>
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The firm has initially appointed a three-partner team of energy and corporate specialists to launch the office who will join in February. Dr. Thorsten M. Volz, Dr. Sönke Gödeke and Dr. Torsten Wielsch all join from KPMG’s German legal arm. More >>
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McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Roland Hartmannsberger has joined its Regulatory Practice Group as a partner in the Firm’s Düsseldorf office.
Roland advises on all aspects of product safety, product liability as well as general product compliance, environmental law, building and planning law, and administrative law. His practice includes administrative litigation and transactional advice. More >>
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An Orrick team from Paris and Düsseldorf recently advised Ubisoft Entertainment in its successful placement of a €200 million “Schuldschein” loan, in a private placement governed by German law. Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including the popular Assassin’s Creed series of games More >>
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International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Deutsche Telekom AG which, along with Orange S.A, has reached an agreement with the British telecommunications operator BT Group plc. on the sale of their UK joint venture EE. Upon closing of the transaction, Deutsche Telekom will become the largest shareholder in BT with a stake of 12 percent. More >>
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | Düsseldorf | LondonClifford Chance has advised its longstanding client O1 Group on the acquisition and on the acquisition financing of a 16% stake in Austrian CA Immo from UniCredit. The total value of the transaction is EUR295 million.
The 15,954,891 ordinary shares acquired by O1 Group Limited represent the entire participation currently held by UniCredit in CA Immo and correspond to approximately 16.35% of the outstanding share capital and voting rights of CA Immo. The closing of the acquisition by O1 Group Limited of UniCredit’s shares in CA Immo is subject to the fulfilment of customary conditions precedent, such as merger control clearance, and expected to occur in November 2014. More >>
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