Deals

Some of the deals our lawyers have advised on:

•    A joint venture between Corporación Energía Hidroeléctrica de Navarra S.A. (EHN), a leading multinational renewable energy corporation now part of the Acciona Group (http://www.acciona.es/), and Hydro Tasmania to build a wind farm in South Australia. Clifton acted as sole counsel to EHN.

•    The purchase and disposal of shares in and corporate governance matters concerning Neville Ward Direct, a leading Australian funds management business now part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group.

•    Advising Guzman y Gomez (Holdings) Pty Limited (http://www.guzmanygomez.com/), an Australian fast casual Mexican food chain, on shareholder arrangements, corporate structuring and commercial matters.

•    Advising wowcow Pty Limited (http://www.wowcow.com.au/), an Australian natural frozen yogurt business, on business structuring and joint venture arrangements in Australia and India.

•    A technology licensing deal between Integrated Research Limited (http://www.prognosis.com/), a technology company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (for whom Clifton acted), and Avaya Inc. (http://www.avaya.com/usa/), a global leader in enterprise communications systems.

•    Advising Quanis Inc. (http://www.quanis.com/), a US based insurance industry technology solutions provider, in relation to various European joint venture arrangements.

•    Advising Digital Pasty Pty Limited, a business that designs, owns and sells virtual fashion products, in relation to corporate set up and structuring and shareholders arrangements.

•    The investment by Australian and foreign private equity funds in POS Media Europe (http://www.pos-media.eu/), a European media marketing business with a focus on point-of-sale solutions.

•    The investment by local and offshore private equity funds in ENett International (https://enett1.com/), an Australian based payments technology business with a focus on Asia.

•    The corporate restructure of Committed Capital Limited (http://www.commcap.com/), a private equity business with offices in Australia and London.

•    Equity and debt investments by a US venture capital investor, Entertainment Media Ventures (http://www.emventures.com/), in an Australian technology business.

•    Setting up an investment fund in Australia and its investment in a financial services company in Australia.

•    Structuring and setting up a private equity fund in Bermuda.

•    The investment by Protocol A & NZ (Proprietary) Limited, the Australian venture capital arm of the Dimension Data Group (http://www.dimensiondata.com/), in Holly Connects (http://www.holly-connects.com/), a speech recognition company based in Australia.

•    The acquisition by Telstra Corporation (the incumbent telecommunications company in Australia) of Keycorp Limited, a provider of services to the payments and retail sectors.

•    Telstra’s equity investment in a digital certificates business.

•    The acquisition by Allen & Buckeridge (http://www.a-b.com.au/Index.aspx), an Australian venture capitalist, of a technology business.

•    An equity investment by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (http://www.cdcgroup.com/), a UK Government owned Fund, in Kelvinator (http://www.kelvinator.co.za/ a white goods manufacturer in South Africa.

•    The acquisition by MIH Holdings, a South African based media company now part of the Naspers Group (http://www.naspers.co.za/), of a television broadcaster in Greece and equity investments by Greek investors into the company, now a leading pay-tv company in Greece.

•    MIH Holdings’ equity investment in International Broadcasting Corporation Public Company Limited, a pay television company listed in Thailand.

•    International Broadcasting Corporation Public Company Limited’s merger with UTV Cable Network, a pay television company listed in Thailand.

•    The merger of Nethold BV, a Dutch pay television company, with Canal Plus.

•    MIH Holdings’ equity investment in an Internet Service Provider in Thailand.

•    A listed South African client’s purchase of shares in Netherlands based mining company.

•    Technology licensing arrangements (for pay-tv conditional access and subscriber management systems) in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.