London-based law firm Memery Crystal advised retailer Woolworths on a £385 mln (EUR 511 mln) re-financing deal. The deal was one of the largest European asset-backed loan re-financings in the retail market, publication Legal Week reported. GMAC Commercial Finance and Bank of Ireland's subsidiary Burdale Financial providing the debt.
As Ares completed a €325 mln French logistics acquisition from Blackstone, another French portfolio came onto the market.
