Noerr has advised Kieser Training on setting up a joint venture together with the Chinese project developer EuroSinoInvest (ESI). The joint venture marks Kieser’s entry to the Chinese market.   The first Kieser training studio in China is soon to open in Beijing, and another 20 studios will be established

Italian security firm Axitea has received majority approval for a proposed deal with creditors on its EUR200 million total debt, aimed at ensuring the going concern of the business. The deal, which subject to final court approval, will see the injection of EUR32 million of fresh finance into the business

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a GBP2 million asset based lending line to Insite Contracts Ltd, a high-end office fit out and refurbishment company based in Scotland. Based in the north of Glasgow, Insite has a client portfolio spanning the public, commercial fitout/refurbishment, industrial and retail markets.    Founded in 2004, Insite

NTR has closed two project debt facilities back-to-back in a matter of weeks with Nord/LB, totalling EUR50 million. The debt facilities will be used to finance the construction of the Coollegrean wind farm, a 17 MW wind farm based in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, and the Teevurcher wind farm,

Pan-African law firm Bowmans has advised Helios Credit Partners on one of the first significant financings by a private credit fund in sub-Saharan Africa. The transaction was one of the largest debt financings secured by a Namibian company in the private sector.   The loan, of up to USD40 million,

OST Energy, an independent engineering consultancy, has worked with international solar energy provider Wirsol Energy Limited and German bank BayernLB to provide technical due diligence and independent engineering support for two UK solar PV portfolios with a combined capacity of 107MW. OST has been engaged by Wirsol since August 2016

BlackRock Real Assets, on behalf of clients, has closed a long-term debt financing for Ellevio, the regulated Swedish electricity distribution system operator. BlackRock says the transaction brings a number of benefits for its institutional clients, including stable, long-term cash flows underpinned by an investment-grade rated issuer in Ellevio, who benefit

Corporate and financial law firm Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has advised Bain Capital in the secondary buyout of Italian tyre distributor Fintyre from BlueGem, advised by Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners. Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners assisted Bain Capital with a team composed by partner Cataldo Piccarreta, senior

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP1.95 million combined invoice finance and asset based lending line for Pearl Automotive, a supplier to the automotive aftermarket. The funding delivered by IGF will help to consolidate and grow Pearl Automotive’s existing business, and allow the