The acquisition will enable Perfect Corp. to expand its offerings into new luxury market segments, including shoes, bags, and apparel. The transaction also initiates a cooperative relationship between Perfect Corp. and Farfetch, a global luxury fashion marketplace, which will continue to incorporate Wannaby’s solutions post-acquisition.

The cross-office Corporate deal team was led by Taipei partner Joseph Tseng and managing partner Jacqueline Fu, with support from associates Pearl Kuo (Taipei), Torie Ainsztein (Charlotte), and Anastassia Korin (Boston).

Tseng stated: “We congratulate Perfect Corp. on this milestone achievement and look forward to opportunities to continue to offer support as they evolve their service offerings and accelerate their long-term growth strategy.”

K&L Gates’ Corporate practice is one of the most substantial in the legal industry, with hundreds of lawyers in offices on five continents providing clients with practical legal solutions in the structuring, financing, and completion of domestic, international, and cross-border transactions.

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The deal was announced on 16 January 2025 and is expected to close in mid-2025 following receipt of regulatory approvals. IG Group provides online trading platforms and educational resources to empower ambitious clients around the globe.

The transaction will strengthen IG’s UK trading and investments offering and provide access to new customer segments and capabilities.

The Freshfields team was led by London partners Oliver Lazenby and Rhys Evans, and associate Chloe Watson.

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The property offers approximately 10,000 square meters of rental space and is partially leased. The sponsor plans to undertake a comprehensive refurbishment of the building, including sustainable upgrades in line with the highest ESG standards. The modernisation efforts will also include moderate densification to enhance the building’s appeal to prospective tenants. The sponsor is an experienced and leading European value-add asset manager with extensive experience in refurbishing office properties in Germany, particularly in the Berlin market.

In addition to client relationship partner Fabian Mühlen (Real Estate, Frankfurt), the team was led by partner Michaela Sopp and counsel Tobias Daubert (both Finance, Munich/Frankfurt). Also involved were senior associate Muhammet Yavuz (Real Estate, Cologne) and senior transaction specialist Laura Sollacher (Finance, Munich).

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Eviosys is a leading global supplier of metal packaging, producing food cans, ends, aerosol cans, metal closures, and promotional packaging for several consumer brands. Fipar-Holding has actively supported the growth and modernisation of Eviosys Packaging Maroc, enabling the company to consolidate its role as leader in metal packaging in Morocco.

A team from DLA Piper’s Casablanca office worked on the transaction led by Christophe Bachelet, partner and Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper Morocco. He was supported by Senior Associate Kenza Belrhiti Alaoui (Corporate).

Christophe Bachelet said: “This transaction marks an important milestone for Eviosys as it positions itself for accelerated growth both domestically and internationally. The sale of the stake leaves Eviosys well-placed to enhance its market presence and leverage new opportunities in the sector.”

With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 15 consecutive years and two years in Africa and the Middle East, according to Mergermarket, and ranked as a top five most active VC legal advisor in the US and number one in VC, PE and M&A in combined global deal volume according to PitchBook.

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Dentons Link Legal assisted in the aforesaid transacting from the preliminary stage till the effective closing of the entire transaction. The transaction was undertaken under the supervision and guidance of Pushkar Bavare (Partner) and the executing team comprised of Milind Gaur (Principal Associate), Ahmad Raza (Associate) and Adarsh Khuntia (Associate).

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The first tranche of US$380 million comprises a loan from IFC –International Finance Corporation– (US$145 million) with investment by the Dutch development bank FMO (US$95 million) and two other parallel loans from German investment entity DEG, belonging to the German development bank KfW (US$105 million), and from Proparco, which is part of the French Development Agency group (US$130 million).

The loan is aligned with the EU taxonomy and promotes projects such as the São Paulo metro’s Line 6 and several electricity transmission lines to integrate renewable energy into the grid in Peru. These projects aim to decarbonise Peru’s energy sector and transform urban mobility in Brazil.

The team at Clifford Chance was led by Global Financial Markets partner Eugenio Fernández-Rico, with support from associates María González and Marta Ruiz. Senior Counsel Roberto Grau advised on tax matters.

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Aficamten is a medication discovered and developed globally by Cytokinetics for the treatment of a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Aficamten received Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).

In October 2024, the CDE accepted the New Drug Application for aficamten tablets for the treatment of oHCM for Priority Review.”

Lead partner Yang Yi said, “We are proud to have advised Sanofi on this cross-border transaction. This transaction demonstrates again our ability to work seamlessly between our China and overseas offices to deliver quality legal services for clients in the life sciences sector.”

Yi co-led the matter with New York partner Matthew Warner and counsel Daryl Fairbairn in New York. Counsel Bao Fang in Shanghai and other colleagues in China and other offices also provided their support to this deal.

This acquisition builds on Clifford Chance’s long-standing track record of advising on cross-border healthcare transactions in China, including advising CBC Group and Mubadala on the acquisition of UCB’s mature business (neurology and allergy) in China, Keymed Biosciences Inc.’s out-licensing transaction with Belenos Biosciences and Fosun Kairos on license agreement with Kite Pharma.

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