Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Perry Hicks has joined the firm as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice in Charlotte. Mr. Hicks is moving to Mayer Brown from Katten Muchin Rosenman, where he was a partner in their Charlotte finance practice following six years practicing at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Shearman & Sterling has advised Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc on their offering of $420 million in high yield bonds, comprising $160 million in First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and $260 million in Senior Notes due 2020 co-issued by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc.

Goodwin Procter client High Liner Foods, a leading value-added frozen seafood company, recently acquired Icelandic Group’s U.S. and Asian operations for approximately $232.7 million. Following the acquisition, High Liner is now the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America. Based out of Reykjavik, Icelandic Group is a frozen seafood supplier with operations in America, Europe and Asia.

Dilworth Paxson LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph C. Rudolf has joined the firm as Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Group. Rudolf joins current Labor and Employment Co-Chair Marjorie Obod.

Orrick advised Recurrent Energy in its sale of four photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to Google and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P (KKR). This is Google’s first investment in the U.S. in utility-scale solar photovoltaic and KKR’s first renewable investment in the U.S.

On January 23, 2012, Pan American Silver Corp. (Pan American) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (Minefinders) pursuant to which Pan American will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Minefinders by way of a plan of arrangement.