Allen & Overy has advised on the refinancing of communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva’s GBP3.4 billion existing senior and mezzanine bank facilities.
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Latham & Watkins – Arrival of Senior Partner in Hong Kong Further Strengthens Asia Disputes Practice
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce the arrival of Ing Loong Yang to the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Litigation Department. A senior litigator with more than 25 years’ experience, Yang’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation matters and international arbitration proceedings, particularly on cross-border disputes with Greater China elements. Originally from Singapore, Yang, who is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, has practiced extensively throughout Asia, with particularly deep experience in Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong.
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Cooley Advises Hot Topic in its $600 Million Sale to Sycamore Partners
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised Hot Topic in its proposed sale to Sycamore Partners. Sycamore Partners has agreed to acquire Hot Topic for $14.00 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $600 million.
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Perkins Coie Grows Environment, Energy & Resources Practice
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that James W. McTarnaghan has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a Partner in the Environment, Energy & Resources Practice Group. His clients include companies in the traditional energy, renewable energy and communications industries, as well as California-based municipalities and public agencies. McTarnaghan was most recently a partner at Duane Morris LLP.
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Cravath – Time Warner’s Proposed Separation of Time Inc.
On March 6, 2013, Time Warner Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Time Inc. from Time Warner. Cravath is representing Time Warner in connection with this transaction. Following the proposed transaction, Time Inc. would be an independent, publicly traded company. Time Warner aims to complete the proposed transaction by the end of the calendar year.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkCravath – FCX’s $6.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$6.5 billion senior notes offering of Freeport‑McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., a leading international mining company. The proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the Plains Exploration & Production Company and McMoRan Exploration Company acquisitions. The transaction closed on March 7, 2013.
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Linklaters Acts on Landmark Moment in Lehman Brothers Insolvency
Linklaters has advised on the latest major developments in the large scale and long running insolvency of Lehman Brothers.
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Polsinelli Shughart Expands Firm’s National Commercial Litigation Strength in D.C.
National law firm Polsinelli Shughart welcomes commercial litigation attorney Noam B. Fischman as a shareholder in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Highly recognized and experienced in his field, Fischman has represented corporate and individual clients in complex commercial disputes before federal and state courts, regulatory agencies and Congress.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on $3.5 Billion Financing for Deere & Company
Shearman & Sterling advised Deere & Company, John Deere Capital Corporation and John Deere Bank S.A. as borrowers under a $1 billion 364-day facility and a $2.5 billion five-year credit facility agented by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on First-Ever IPO of US REIT on Non-US Exchange by Non-US Entity
Shearman & Sterling advised BMO Capital Markets and CIBC, as co-lead underwriters, in connection with the initial public offering of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust. The IPO raised gross proceeds of $200 million.
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