Mallesons has added another high profile hybrid debt offer deal to its strong record, acting on AGL’s $650 million high equity credit subordinated note issue.
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Paul, Weiss Advises EdF in Italian Power Deals
On February 15, Paul, Weiss client Electricité de France S.A. (EdF) entered into definition agreements with A2A S.p.A., Delmi S.p.A., Edison S.p.A. and Alpiq S.A. The agreements relate to EdF’s purchase, for approximately €704 million, from Delmi of a 50 percent stake in Transalpina di Energia S.r.l., a company which holds 61.3 percent of Edison’s voting shares, and the purchase by Delmi of a 70 percent stake in Edipower S.p.A. from Edison and Alpiq for a total purchase price of approximately €804 million.
Tags: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Goodwin Procter Expands White Collar Crime Practice with Addition of William Harrington in New York
Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that William J. Harrington has joined the firm’s Litigation Department in its New York office as a member of Goodwin’s White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice. Harrington joins Goodwin from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York where he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Office’s Criminal Division. His notable cases at the SDNY included the conviction of investment advisor Kenneth Starr and his lawyer; the bribery convictions of former New York State Senator Carl Kruger and others; and work in the ongoing prosecutions of retired Long Island Railroad workers in a widespread disability and health care fraud scheme.
Tags: Goodwin Procter, LLP | New York Bracewell Represents Wells Fargo in Acquisition of BNP Paribas Energy Lending Unit
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Wells Fargo Bank in its purchase of the energy lending unit of BNP Paribas. Wells Fargo will acquire $9.5 billion of total loan commitments, including $3.9 billion in funded balances.
Tags: Bracewell LLP | Houston Bracewell Represents Kinder Morgan in $7.15 Billion Sale of El Paso Corporation’s E&P Business
& Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan, Inc. in the sale of El Paso Corporation’s exploration and production business, EP Energy Corporation (EP Energy), for approximately $7.15 billion to affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC and Riverstone Holdings, LLC, who are joined by Access Industries, Inc. and other parties.
Tags: Bracewell LLP | Houston Kirkland & Ellis LLP Represents Thoma Bravo in Final Closing of $1.25 Billion Fund X
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that client Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, has completed fundraising for Thoma Bravo Fund X. The fund closed at $1.25 billion and was substantially oversubscribed.
Tags: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in ViaSat, Inc.’s $275 Million Senior Notes Offering
The Firm represented joint book-running managers J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, and co-manager BBVA, in connection with the issuance by ViaSat, Inc. of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020. ViaSat intends to use the net proceeds from the notes offering to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, which may include financing costs relating to the purchase, launch and operations of additional satellites or satellite capacity, potential acquisitions, funding subscriber acquisition costs, working capital or capital expenditures.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New York Mayer Brown Adds William Michael, Jr. as Partner in Chicago and a Co-leader of White Collar Defense Group
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that William Michael, Jr. has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and as a co-leader of the White Collar Defense & Compliance group. Previously, he was a partner at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, where he co-led that firm’s white collar crime and civil fraud group.
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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced the addition of James G. Sammataro as a Partner in the firm’s Entertainment group in Miami, effective immediately. Courtney Caprio will also be joining Stroock as a Senior Associate in the firm’s entertainment group.
Tags: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP | Miami New Funds and Financial Services Partners Today Join Norton Rose Australia
John Moutsopoulos, Zein El Hassan and Paul Humphreys today join Norton Rose Australia from Clayton Utz, adding significant depth to the firm’s funds and financial services offering.
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