Allen & Overy has advised its regular client, the Indorama group, on the development and financing of a USD1.2bn fertiliser plant and associated pipeline project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Linklaters Advises on Largest Japanese Outbound Deal of the Year
Linklaters is advising Japanese financial services firm ORIX Corporation on its €1.935bn acquisition of Dutch asset manager Robeco Groep N.V. from Rabobank. The deal is ORIX’s most significant strategic acquisition to date, as well as the largest Japanese outbound deal of the year to date.
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Gary Veron Joins Hogan Lovells’ Government Regulatory Practice in Washington, D.C.
Hogan Lovells announced today that Gary Veron has joined its Government Regulatory practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Veron joins from Sidley Austin LLP where he served as counsel in the food and drug practice.
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Health Care Rising Star Joins Pillsbury as a Partner in Washington, D.C.
Today, Michael Paddock, who has spent 13 years representing health care providers throughout the United States, has joined Pillsbury’s Health Care practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Mayer Brown JSM Advises Fincantieri on the US$1.2 Billion Acquisition of Singapore-listed STX OSV
Mayer Brown JSM is acting as lead international counsel to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the world’s largest builder of cruise ships and a major player in the naval industry, on its acquisition of a 50.75 percent stake in Singapore-listed STX OSV. The total value of the transaction, including the acquisition and the mandatory cash offer to be made in compliance with the rules of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers, will amount to approximately US$1.2 billion (€900 million).
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Hong KongEleven Mining Lawyers Join Bennett Jones
Bennett Jones LLP announced today that a team of 11 corporate mining and securities lawyers is joining the firm in its Toronto office. The group includes Senior Counsel John Sabine; partners Michael Melanson, Sander Grieve, Linda Misetich Dann, Abbas Ali Khan, James Clare and Ali Naushahi; and associates Elianeth Alicea, Jamie Au, Tiffany Canzano and Justin Park. This move will enhance an already formidable M&A and capital markets practice at Bennett Jones, and provide clients with exceptional substance and depth of experience in the mining industry. With this added bench strength in mining and the firm’s leading position in oil & gas and in energy infrastructure, the firm is more than ever Canada’s leading natural resources law firm.
King & Spalding Expands Environmental Practice with the Addition of Partner Adam Sowatzka in Atlanta
In an expansion of its nationally recognized environmental litigation practice, King & Spalding has recruited Adam G. Sowatzka as a partner in its Atlanta office. Sowatzka, a specialist in environmental regulation and a former federal regulator, rejoins King & Spalding from Baker Donelson, where he was a shareholder. He was at King & Spalding from 2007 to 2010.
Tags: King & Spalding LLPKing & Spalding Advises TSYS on Acquisition of NetSpend for $1.4 Billion
King & Spalding advised TSYS, a leading global payment solutions provider, in a definitive agreement to acquire NetSpend for $1.4 billion in cash. NetSpend is a leading provider of general purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards and related financial services to underbanked consumers in the United States.
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Davis Polk – TSYS Acquires NetSpend
Davis Polk is advising BofA Merrill Lynch as financial adviser to Netspend Holdings, Inc. in connection with its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition by Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS). The transaction is expected to close in mid-2013, and is subject to regulatory approvals, approval by NetSpend shareholders and customary closing conditions.
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Top Michigan Health Care Attorney Returns to Butzel Long
A leading southeast Michigan health care attorney, Mark R. Lezotte, has rejoined Butzel Long as a shareholder based in the firm’s Detroit office.
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