Marccus Partners is pursuing its strategy of expansion into the fastest growing economies in the world.

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Gilles Dubois, Avocat / Rechtsanwalt and Partner at Marccus Partners has been appointed by Hervé Novelli, the French State Secretary for commerce and medium-sized businesses, as advisor with respect to Franco-German relations.

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Marccus Partners has opened a representative office in London located at Tower Bridge House in the UK headquarters of international accountancy firm Mazars.

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Christine Lagarde, the French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment, has published a report on the launch of a ‘Small Business Listing Act’ which has been submitted to the Ministry at her request by Fabrice Demarigny, Partner at Marccus Partners.

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Marccus Partners is expanding in France with the arrival of renowned litigator and arbitrator François Ruhlmann as partner in the Paris office.

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The Joint Venture of Portuguese project and real estate developer Sonae Sierra and French group Foncière Euris – Rallye has sold 91 % of its participation in the Shopping Centre Alexa in Berlin to German Union Investment Real Estate. Alexa Shopping Centre with a sales floor of about 43.000 sqm and 180 shops is the second largest shopping centre in Berlin.

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Like last year, our real estate tax and legal experts will be present at the MIPIM between March 16th and 19th 2010. We would be pleased to welcome you on our stand R30.16, located in Riviera Space. To arrange an appointment, please contact (Tel.: +33 (1) 53 53 09 72).

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Corio has sold its Bordeaux megastore to Westinvest Interselect (a DekaBank subsidiary) for 67.3M€. This complex located on rue Saint-Catherine covers on 16.700 m² GLA (Gross Leasing Area) and is rented to four brand companies (Fnac, Séphora, H&M and Go Sport).

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Berenberg Invest AG has acquired from BNP Paribas Immobilier Service Promotion an office building under construction of 20.000 m² in Fontenay-sous-Bois (94). The entire complex is rented to BNP Paribas under a 9-years lease. The building will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010. The amount of the transaction, the first acquisition of Berenberg Invest AG in France, is in excess of 83 M€.

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Deka Immobilien, on behalf of Deka Immobilien Investment, has concluded a commercial lease with EDF SA over the entire office complex “Wood Parc” (11.630 m²) in Toulouse under construction by Bouygues Immobilier. This three building complex, the fist of which was delivered last November, is the first private workspace construction project in the Midi-Pyrénées Region to obtain the “NF Service buildings – HQE® (High Environmental Quality)” certification.

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French Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium Enterprises has asked Gilles Dubois to propose a second report on the financing of small and medium enterprises in Germany. (Article in French)

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Proposal for a directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers ("AIFM")

("Swedish Proposal")

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French Minister of Economy Christine LAGARDE has asked Finance and Capital Markets partner Fabrice DEMARIGNY to consult and propose measures for an EU Listing ‘Small Business Act’.

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Marccus Partners was crowned Cross Border Law Firm of the Year at the ACQ Global Awards 2009 in London. It was also awarded the Entrepreneurial Firm prize in the Up and Coming Firms 2009 section at the 8th Legal Trophies Ceremony in Paris. We would like to thank our clients, lawyers and staff for having enabled us to win these awards.

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Marccus Partners advised NYSE Euronext on its strategic partnership with the Qatar Investment Authority for the establishment of the Qatar Exchange in Doha. The 1 billion US Dollar transaction closed on 19 June 2009.

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A team of six lawyers, inlcuding two partners, is joining our Dusseldorf office.

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Marccus Partners and Mazars have the pleasure of informing you of the presence of their International Real Estate Team at MIPIM 2009, the Premier Global Real Estate Summit, in Cannes.

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Marccus Partners is expanding in France with the arrival of Christophe Clerc and Pierre Forget, Avocats à la Cour, as partners in the Paris office.

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Fabrice Demarigny appointed as a member of the European Securities Markets Expert Group (ESME).

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In line with our growth strategy we opened another French office in Strasbourg on 1st September 2008

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Marccus Partners advised NYSE Euronext on entering a strategic partnership regarding the Doha Securities Market, Qatar.

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