Kelley Drye has been retained as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Anchor Blue and certain of its debtor affiliates. Based in Corona, California, Anchor Blue operates apparel stores that sell affordable youth-oriented clothing and accessories bearing the Anchor Blue name. Anchor Blue operates approximately 115 stores in nine western and southwestern states, including Arizona, California and Texas.

Global law firm White & Case LLP represented a consortium of investors from Canada, Brazil and the United States in the successful resolution of one of the most intractable infrastructure project restructurings in recent Latin American history.

Simmons & Simmons has advised Dialog Semiconductor plc (Dialog), a leading provider of highly integrated power management semiconductor solutions for portable devices, on its acquisition of ELTX Holding B.V. (ELTX) for an enterprise value of US$ 86.5 million. ELTX is the holding company of SiTel Semiconductor B.V., a leader in short-range wireless, digital cordless and VOIP technology.

Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance today announces it is advising CHAMP Private Equity (CHAMP) on its acquisition of the UK business of Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBI), one of the world’s leading wine companies.

Ashurst is advising Nomura International, Morgan Stanley International and SEB Enskilda on their role in the Kingdom of Sweden’s sale of 255 million shares in Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s largest lender. At SEK 74.5 per share, proceeds of 19 billion kronor (US$2.94 billion) were raised by way of an accelerated bookbuild directed at Swedish and international institutional investors.

A cross-practice Orrick team advised EIF Renewable Energy Holdings in the acquisition of Innovative Energy Systems, a privately-held company that owns and operates a portfolio of 11 landfill gas-to-energy projects in New York and Vermont.  The projects generate 72 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to meet the needs of over 42,000 homes. 

The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Evercore Partners as financial advisors to Sanofi-Aventis in its acquisition of Genzyme for $74 per share in cash, a transaction valued at approximately $20.1 billion.

Pryor Cashman represented Marina Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of approximately $5.1 million of common stock and warrants, which closed on February 15, 2011. Roth Capital Partners served as the sole manager for the offering.

The international law firm Clifford Chance advised IVG Immobilien AG on its capital increase against contribution in cash from authorised capital, excluding any pre-emptive rights. Deutsche Bank and UBS were the joint lead managers and joint book runners of the transaction. Since 16 February 2011, the news shares are quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the prime standard segment. The emission volume is at around 90 million Euros.