Patton Boggs has established a public finance practice and significantly enhanced its private fund investment and infrastructure transactions capabilities with the addition of four prominent attorneys – three in its New York office and one in Washington DC. The move signals Patton Boggs’ continued focus on strengthening its capabilities in key areas where it is well positioned to deliver high quality services to its current and potential client base.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is pleased to announce that highly experienced senior Russian banking and finance lawyer Dmitry Shiryaev joined the firm from Dentons on October 29.
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The Firm recently represented Sharp Corporation in connection with its offering of 450 million shares of common stock, which included an international offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The offering raised approximately ¥120 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | TokyoSimpson Thacher represented Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in connection with the issuance of $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and the completion of a senior unsecured credit facility consisting of a $2,150.0 million term loan and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility. Wrigley used the proceeds from the senior unsecured notes offering and the term loan, together with cash on hand, to repay existing indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under its existing credit facility.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the Bank of Montreal in connection with $1.35 billion of committed financing to Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) in its completed acquisition of Rothsay, the rendering and biodiesel division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for CAD $645 million.
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Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC today completed the buyout of Dell Inc. Valued at $24.9 billion, the transaction is reported to be the largest leveraged buyout completed since 2007 and one of the largest buyouts in history. Prior to the go private transaction, Dell had been a publicly traded company for more than a quarter century. Dell stockholders received $13.75 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they held. That is in addition to a special cash dividend of 13 cents per share for total consideration of $13.88 per share in cash.
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GrayRobinson P.A. announces today its acquisition of the Miami-based criminal and civil white collar defense law firm Hirschhorn & Bieber. As a result of this partnership, GrayRobinson will now offer criminal and civil white collar defense legal services to existing and new clients, in addition to bolstering the ranks of lawyers with extensive trial experience. The merger comes on the heels of the firm opening its 11th statewide office earlier this year in Boca Raton – further expanding its presence in the growing South Florida market.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP acted as the underwriters’ counsel in the initial public offering of ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond company with listing on the Moscow Stock Exchange. The deal is Russia’s largest privatisation transaction since 2006, the largest public offering of local shares in Russia and one of the largest resource sector offerings in recent years. The offering represented a transaction value of RUB41.3 billion roubles (US$1.3 billion).
Tags: White & Case LLP | MoscowGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has advised Atlantia S.p.A. on its issuance of €750 million 2.875 percent Notes due February 2021.
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