International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced today that it has recruited one of the most highly-rated and respected M&A lawyers in London, Alan Paul, to its Corporate practice. =
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Akin Gump Advises AF Telecom in Relation to MegaFon’s $8.5 Billion Restructuring
International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has advised AF Telecom in relation to a shareholder restructuring of Russian mobile phone operator OJSC MegaFon with an aggregate deal value of approx. $8.5 billion. The transaction closed today, April 24, 2012.
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Ropes & Gray Advises Russian Standard Corporation in Strategic Alliance with CEDC
Ropes & Gray is representing Russian Standard Corporation (with its affiliated companies, “Russian Standard”), a leading private company in Russia with business interests in premium vodka, spirits distribution, banking and insurance, in entering into a strategic alliance with Central European Distribution Corporation (Nasdaq: CEDC). The parties have signed definitive agreements that provide for an initial investment by Russian Standard of US$100,000,000 in CEDC through the purchase of a combination of newly issued shares of CEDC common stock and exchangeable notes (exchangeable into common shares of CEDC following shareholder approval) to be issued by CEDC. In addition, Russian Standard has agreed to purchase up to US$210,000,000 principal amount of newly issued, unsecured CEDC senior notes due July 31, 2016 at a blended interest rate of 6.00%. The proceeds of these investments will be used to retire CEDC’s 3.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013.
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SNR Denton Advises HSBC on Its Merger With Oman International Bank
Tobacco Conflict in Australia Offers a Good Chance for Business Lawyers to Relocate
Tobacco companies have long been a source of conflict for the advertising industry.
Chinese Law Firm Pulls in Partner to Open Hong Kong Offices
Energy Partner James Watson Joins Vinson & Elkins’ Tokyo Office
James Watson has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the global Energy Transactions/Projects practice group in the firm’s Tokyo office.
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Two Patent Litigators Join King & Spalding in New York
Veteran patent litigators Tony V. Pezzano and Michael P. Dougherty have joined the intellectual property practice of King & Spalding as partners in the New York office, the firm announced today. They joined King & Spalding from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where Pezzano was a partner and Dougherty a special counsel.
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Polsinelli Shughart Adds Dallas Employee Benefits Law Attorney
Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of employee benefits law attorney Henry Talavera as shareholder. Highly accomplished in his field, Talavera focuses on executive compensation and ERISA, and assists employers with health reform compliance. His clients include oil and gas companies, Texas banks and nursing homes.
Tags: Polsinelli PC | Dallas Dewey & LeBoeuf Represents the Alhamrani Group in the Sale of Alhamrani Fuchs Petroleum Saudi Arabia
Dewey & LeBoeuf has been retained by Alhamrani Group in the sale of shares of Alhamrani Fuchs Petroleum Saudi Arabia Limited (“AFPSA”). AFPSA is known as the biggest independent producer of lubricants in the Gulf region. This private equity transaction is expected to be the biggest in the Gulf region in 2012.
