Herbert Smith LLP announced today the recruitment of Frédéric Bouvet, a highly regarded corporate law practitioner, who will today be joining the firm’s Paris office as a partner in its corporate practice.
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Goulston & Storrs Welcomes Back Joshua M. Davis
Goulston & Storrs is delighted to announce Joshua M. Davis has rejoined the firm’s Boston office. Most recently Managing Shareholder of the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins, Josh returns to Goulston & Storrs as a Director.
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Simmons & Simmons Advises Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Share Placing
Simmons & Simmons has advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch as sole bookrunner to JAB Holdings B.V. in connection with its £1.2 billion placing of ordinary shares in FTSE 100 multinational consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.
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Davis Polk Advises Technicolor on an Investment by JPMorgan Chase
Davis Polk is advising Technicolor S.A. in connection with an investment by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The PIPE will be carried out through Jesper Cooperatief, a Dutch investment vehicle jointly owned by One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase, and JPMorgan Chase. Following the closing of the transaction, amounting to between €147 million and €158 million, Jesper will hold between 25.18% and 29.96% of the share capital of Technicolor. The closing of the transaction is subject to the shareholders’ approval as well as customary regulatory approvals.
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Ropes & Gray to Be Officially Recognized in Hong Kong Later This Month
International law firm Ropes & Gray is looking forward to creating Hong Kong legal jobs later this month when it is officially licensed to practice law in the Asian city, according to a press release.
The firm intends to apply its expertise in the practice areas of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, equity capital markets and debt capital markets.
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Jones Day Grows National Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice with Addition of Four Lawyers in California
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four attorneys have joined its Business Restructuring & Reorganization (BRR) practice. in California. The group were all formerly practicing at Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Tags: Jones Day | Los AngelesClient Demand Drives Expansion at Ropes & Gray in Asia
Ropes & Gray today announced significant developments in the expansion of the firm’s capabilities in China:
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Proskauer Adds M&A Partner in New York
Proskauer has expanded its mergers and acquisitions capabilities with the addition of Lorenzo Borgogni as a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Borgogni, who joins from Dewey & LeBoeuf, will be based in Proskauer’s New York office.
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K&L Gates Welcomes Commercial Disputes Partner in Portland Office
The Portland office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added B. John Casey as a partner in the commercial disputes practice. Casey joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Perkins Coie – Dan Coyne, Jim Carroll, Christine Biebel Close $435 Million Deal for Ascension Health Alliance
Chicago Healthcare Finance attorneys Dan Coyne, Jim Carroll and Christine Biebel on behalf of Ascension Health Alliance, closed a $435,370,000 bond deal on May 10, 2012 that involved four Issuing Authorities and project locations in five states.
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