Continuing its flow of major capital markets deals in Latin America, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised leading Dominican Republic bank Banco de Reservas de la República Dominicana in its first-ever bond offering.
Tags: Milbank LLPMilbank Advises on the Purchase of Virgin Media by Liberty Global
Virgin Media Inc. and Liberty Global, Inc. today announced an agreement, subject to shareholder approvals, that Liberty Global will acquire Virgin Media in a stock and cash merger valued at approximately US$24 billion. The combined company will serve over 25 million customers across 14 different countries, with a predominant strategic focus on European markets.
Tags: Milbank LLPFormer FCC Public Safety/Homeland Security Chief Jamie Barnett Joins Venable to Lead Firm’s Cybersecurity Initiatives
Enhancing its leadership in communications and cybersecurity law, Venable LLP announced that James Arden Barnett, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Retired), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, DC. Jamie Barnett is the former Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission. He becomes co-chair of the Telecommunications Group and a partner in the firm’s cybersecurity practice.
Tags: Venable LLPNorton Rose Advises Fusion for Energy on €250m Contract for Fusion Reactor Complex in France
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the EU agency, Fusion for Energy, on a contract in excess of €250m for the design and construction of a tokamak reactor hall and associated infrastructure for a fusion reactor complex at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project in Cadarache, France.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightNorton Rose in Australia Acts on Acquisition of Cubbie Station
Norton Rose in Australia has acted for a consortium of investors on the acquisition of Cubbie Station, Australia’s largest cotton farm. The consortium consists of Australian wool trading company Lempriere Pty Ltd and a leading Chinese textile company Shandong RuYi Scientific & Technology Group Co. Ltd.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightK&L Gates Welcomes Return of Obama Administration Official as Real Estate Partner in Pittsburgh Office
The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David H. Ehrenwerth as a partner in its real estate investment, development, and finance practice. Ehrenwerth returns to K&L Gates following a two-and-a-half-year Presidential appointment as Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) and, most recently, Associate Commissioner of the United States Public Buildings Service.
Tags: K&L GatesPaul J. Corsaro Joins Ice Miller LLP
Ice Miller LLP is pleased to announce that prominent estate attorney Paul J. Corsaro has joined the Firm as a partner in the Trusts and Estates Group in the Indianapolis, Ind. office. Corsaro has substantial legal experience, serving families and closely-held businesses throughout Indiana. Most recently, Corsaro was a partner in a major Indianapolis law firm where he served as a member of their estate planning practice group.
Tags: Ice Miller LLPEric Page Joins Shutts & Bowen’s Tampa Office
Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Page has joined their Tampa office as a partner. Mr. Page is a seasoned litigator with experience in a multitude of areas, including real estate, land use, taxation and zoning matters.
Tags: Shutts & Bowen LLPHogan Lovells Advises Shah Deniz on Landmark Agreements with Nabucco Pipeline
Hogan Lovells advised members of the Shah Deniz Consortium (BP, Statoil, SOCAR, and Total) on an equity option and funding agreement; and the Shah Deniz Consortium on a co-operation agreement, both with Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GMBH (Nabucco) and its existing shareholders (OMV, BOTAS, BEH, Transgaz, RWE and FGSZ).
Tags: Hogan LovellsAkin Gump Adds Senior Tax Professional in London
Jon Hanifan has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to lead its European hedge fund tax advisory team. He joined the firm today from Ernst & Young, where he was a director in the hedge fund tax practice.
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