Prominent Tech Litigator Sunita Bali Joins Arnold & Porter in San Francisco, Continuing West Coast Expansion

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7, 2026 — Arnold & Porter announced today that Sunita Bali has joined the firm’s Complex Litigation practice as a partner. Sunita will be resident in the firm’s San Francisco office. Her arrival builds on the firm’s ongoing West Coast strategic growth and follows several other additions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and …

Argus Partners Advises Anadya Bon Merchari LLP on Swara Baby’s Proposed INR 1,000 Crore IPO

Argus Partners is pleased to announce that it has acted as legal counsel to Anadya Bon Merchari LLP (“Anadya Bon Merchari”), the promoter entity and a selling shareholder of Swara Baby Products Limited (“Swara Baby”), in connection with the company’s proposed initial public offering (“IPO”) of equity shares aggregating up to INR 1,000 crore. Swara …

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader berät Biesterfeld bei vollständiger Übernahme der italienischen Joint Venture

10. Juli 2026 – Die globale Wirtschaftskanzlei Hogan Lovells Cadwalader hat unter der Leitung von Dr. Maximilian Menges die Biesterfeld SE bei der vollständigen Übernahme der Anteile an ihren italienischen Joint Ventures Biesterfeld Polybass S.p.A. und Biesterfeld Polychem S.r.l. beraten. Die vollständige Integration beider Unternehmen stärkt die Präsenz der Biesterfeld Gruppe auf dem italienischen Markt und …

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader berät Ares Management Limited bei der Finanzierung des Erwerbs der KGS Gruppe durch Volpi Capital

10. Juli 2026 – Unter der Leitung des Münchner Partners Dr. Thomas Freund hat die globale Wirtschaftskanzlei Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Ares Management Limited bei der Finanzierung des Erwerbs der KGS Gruppe durch Volpi Capital zu sämtlichen rechtlichen Aspekten beraten.

Bär & Karrer Advises Mercuria on its joint venture with Eni

Mercuria Energy Group, one of the largest independent energy and commodity groups in the world, and Eni S.p.A., one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, have entered into a joint venture to combine their respective global energy trading business. The joint venture will bring together the physical and financial trading operations of both groups …

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised LR Health & Beauty in connection with the restructuring of its capital structure

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised LR Health & Beauty SE (“LR Health”) on a successful restructuring of the company’s capital structure.

Gernandt & Danielsson advises in Titania’s issuance of senior unsecured sustainable bonds and early redemption of existing bonds

Gernandt & Danielsson advises in Titania’s issuance of senior unsecured sustainable bonds in the amount of SEK 525 million under a framework of SEK 1,000 million, and in the early redemption of the Company’s existing senior secured sustainable bonds 2023/2026.

What remedy is available to an innocent contractor when a State contract is declared invalid?

State contracts are frequently set aside by courts because proper procurement procedures were not followed. What happens to the contractor who has already done the work in good faith? Can it recover payment, including a profit margin? These questions came before the Constitutional Court in a judgment delivered on 27 May 2026.

JunHe Assists Yuexiu Group in Acquiring Hong Kong Life Insurance and Entering the Hong Kong Insurance Market

In October 2025, Yuexiu Group, through Yuexiu Insurance (Holdings) Limited, acquired 83.33% of the shares of Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited (Hong Kong Life) from Asia Insurance Company Limited, OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited, and CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited. Upon completion of this transaction, and combined with the 16.67% …

JunHe Assists the Industrial Bank’s Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Branch in Issuing the Market’s First Magnolia Bonds

On January 23, 2026, the Shanghai FTZ branch of the Industrial Bank (hereinafter referred to as the Issuer) successfully issued RMB 3 billion Magnolia bonds, due in 2029. The issuance had a coupon rate of 1.95% and was under the USD 5 billion Medium Term Note Program of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. (this Project). They …