We are delighted to announce that Ralf Thaeter, a Senior Corporate Partner at Gleiss Lutz, will join us as our first partner in Germany.
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Stephenson Harwood Appoints New Partner to the Paris Office
International law firm Stephenson Harwood has boosted its Paris office with the hire of new partner, Olivier de Chazeaux. Olivier joins Stephenson Harwood from Nixon Peabody where he headed the Public Law and Regulatory department. His arrival boosts Stephenson Harwood’s’ current corporate and regulatory offering in Paris and also increases the firm’s litigation and arbitration capability.
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Arnold & Porter Legal Team Guides PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. in Major Company and Asset Sale
Arnold & Porter LLP client PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. (in receivership) recently entered into definitive agreements with Arch Capital Group Ltd. for its U.S.-based subsidiaries, Arch U.S. MI, to acquire CMG Mortgage Insurance Company from PMI and CMFG Life Insurance Company. The agreements also involve the acquisition of PMI’s mortgage insurance information technology operating platform and related assets from PMI. The value of the consideration for these transactions are estimated to be approximately $300 million. Arch U.S. MI will also enter into a services agreement with PMI to provide for necessary services to administer the run-off of PMI’s legacy business at the direction of PMI. An affiliate of Arch U.S. MI will reinsure the run-off of in-force insurance on current, non-delinquent loans included in the primary mortgage insurance originated by PMI for book years 2009-2011.
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Cahill Represents Initial Purchasers in $650 Million Notes Offering by Atlas Pipeline Partners
Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan, as joint book-running managers, and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of $5-7/8% Senior Notes due 2023 by Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Tags: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | New YorkCahill Represents Initial Purchasers in $220 Million Notes Offering by Universal Hospital Services
Cahill represented Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets as joint book-running managers and Wells Fargo Securities and PNC Capital Markets LLC as co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $220,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020 by Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
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Munsch Hardt Launches Houston Immigration Practice Group
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. is pleased to announce a new practice area and the expansion of their Houston team. With the addition of attorney Gary J. Ilagan, and paralegals, Miguel Cervantes and Leticia Rodriguez, this team adds immigration as a new practice area for the Houston office.
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Holland & Knight Expands Again in New York, Hires Three Top Attorneys
Holland & Knight is expanding its New York offices once again, hiring three top attorneys who will practice in key growth areas for the firm. Rob Bernstein and Walter Dunn join Holland & Knight as partners; Eric Yecies joins as senior counsel.
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Jackson Lewis Opens Office in Tampa, Strengthens Florida Presence
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Tampa, Florida. The firm’s fourth Florida location will be led by Managing Partner Barnett Q. Brooks, who previously served as Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Tampa office. Jay Lechner, formerly with Greenberg Traurig, has joined the office as Partner. Monica J. Williams and Amanda Ballard, both formerly with Ogletree Deakins, have joined as Of Counsel and Associate, respectively.
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White & Case Advises on BTA Bank Restructuring
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Kazakhstan’s “BTA Bank” JSC (the “Bank”) on the restructuring of approximately US$11.1 billion of its financial indebtedness.
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Akin Gump Advises Gulfport Energy in Pair of Deals
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised Oklahoma City-based oil and gas production company Gulfport Energy Corporation on a pair of deals announced today.
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