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Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Acquires Stake in VTG Aktiengesellschaft

24th November 2016
VTG Aktiengesellschaft (WKN: VTG999), one of Europe's leading wagon hire and rail logistics companies, has gained a new major shareholder. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure has communicated that it will hold 29% of the company’s share capital and will thereby become the company’s largest shareholder. Andreas Goer, founder of AAE (Ahaus-Alstätter Eisenbahn), which was acquired by VTG […]
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RiverRidge Recycling Receives £10M in Equity Funding from Business Growth Fund

24th November 2016
BGF recently invested £10m equity capital in RiverRidge Recycling. RiverRidge is the largest independent waste management operator in Northern Ireland, treating over 400,000mt of waste each year on behalf of local authorities, commercial businesses and individual households. The owners of RiverRidge acquired a small skip hire and landfill site in 2011, and since then the business has grown […]
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Presteigne Broadcast Hire MBO

23rd November 2016
NVM Private Equity has backed the management buy-out of Presteigne Broadcast Hire. Presteigne Broadcast Hire is one of the market leaders in the broadcast equipment hire sector in the UK. The business hires a selection of specialist equipment predominantly to outside broadcast companies with a particular focus on the live sport and event sector. Founded […]
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Why China’s New Cybersecurity Law is a Threat to International Businesses and Innovation

22nd November 2016
Georges Haour, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at IMD business school: China has the world’s largest market for digital shopping, mobile payments, and Internet-enabled financial services. Close to 400 million people in China do most of their payments using their smartphones. China’s overall business in information technology is a market of well above $300 […]
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Thought Leader - Antitrust & Competition Law – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

21st November 2016
Introducing this month’s special focus on Competition & Antitrust law is Robert Russell, National Chair of the Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group at Borden Ladner Gervais. Here Robert discusses the latest legislative developments in the Canadian M&A landscape, including Competition Bureau procedures, the introduction of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), and changes to the Canadian […]
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General Counsel Interview – ATP Media - Tom Bullock, Head of Legal Affairs

21st November 2016
Having seen the success of the ATP World Tour this month, Lawyer monthly reached out to Tom Bullock, Head of Legal Affairs at ATP Media, the broadcasting arm of the global sports tournament group. Here Tom gives an idea of the kind of legal risks, priorities, and considerations he has to work around on a […]
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Thought Leader - Corporate Law – Antonis Paschalides & Co LLC

21st November 2016
With Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders undergoing peace settlements, Cyprus is currently undergoing a lot of change, economically and legislatively. Here Lawyer Monthly speaks to the Senior Partner, Antonis Paschalides, and the Head of Corporate Department, Melita Theodorides Georgiou, at Antonis Paschalides & Co LLC, both of whom give wonderful insight into Cyprus’ economic market […]
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