The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of obligations by subsoil users in KazakhstanApril 1, 2020Kazakhstan: In our note of March 27, we discussed the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the measures taken by the state to counteract against its impact, on the performance by the parties of their contractual obligations.
An Introduction to Business Structures as contained in the Revised Uniform Act relating to Commercial Companies and Economic Interest GroupsMarch 29, 2016The OHADA laws have simplified the various vehicles available to persons doing business in West and Central Africa. The article provides a basic overview of the business structures available to investors, as well as the benefits of each structure, as contained in the revised Uniform Act relating to commercial companies and economic interest groups.
EU Commission launches consultation on Transparency RegisterMarch 1, 2016The European Union is contemplating mandatory registration of lobbyists and increased regulation of their activities through the introduction of a mandatory register in Brussels. The changes currently contemplated will have a direct impact on all interactions with the EU. Dentons’ Political Law team is well placed to assist clients around the world to influence the outcome of this important new European Commission policy proposal.
Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on acquisition of US-based Blackhawk MiningJune 2, 2020Dentons has advised international energy group Sev.en Energy on its strategic acquisition of US-based metallurgical coal producer Blackhawk Mining, LLC. C. The transaction comes on the heels of Sev.en Energy’s acquisition of a 17% ownership interest in Corsa Coal in May 2020, further reinforcing its access to the metallurgical coal mining industry in the US market.
Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on strategic acquisition of shares in Corsa Coal CorporationMay 15, 2020Dentons has advised Sev.en Energy, a major player on the Czech energy market, on strategic acquisition of a 17.1% share in Corsa Coal Corp., a US-based metallurgical coal producer with mines in Pennsylvania and Maryland, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Advising the Rio Tinto mining group on the sale of its Dunkirk plant to GFG AllianceJanuary 22, 2018We advised the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto on the sale to GFG Alliance of its Dunkirk plant, Europe's largest aluminum smelter with an annual capacity of 280,000 tons, 570 employees and an annual turnover of approximately €500 million. The purchaser is the Gupta Family Group (GFG Alliance) managed by the Anglo-Indian billionaire Sanjeev Gupta.