HWL Ebsworth has announced a further significant appointment to its Melbourne office with the appointment of Anthony Seyfort as a partner in its Corporate & Commercial Group.
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Willkie – Frankfurt Office Advises Sachtleben on Acquisition of Titanium Business and on €430 Million Refinancing Transaction
It was recently announced that Willkie client Sachtleben GmbH, a manufacturer of specialty chemical products, has agreed to acquire the titanium dioxide production assets and inventory of crenox GmbH from the company’s insolvency administrator, Mr. Eberhard Stock. Sachtleben, a venture of Rockwood and Kemira, conducted the purchase agreement through its subsidiary Sachtleben Pigment GmbH. Sachtleben manufactures titanium dioxide and functional additives at plants in Duisburg, Germany and Pori Finland. The acquisition will add over 100,000 metric tons of titanium dioxide production, increasing capacity to approximately 340,000 metric tons, enhancing Sachtleben’s position as a leading global supplier of high quality TiO2 pigments. Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in Germany and Austria.
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Gibbons Welcomes New Directors William Moran, Peter Flagel and Suzanne L’Hernault
Gibbons P.C. continues its strategic expansion in key markets, industries, and service areas with the addition of three experienced, highly regarded attorneys. William M. Moran, Suzanne L’Hernault, and Peter Flägel have recently joined the firm as Directors, Mr. Moran in the Business & Commercial Litigation Department and Mr. Flägel and Ms. L’Hernault in the Corporate Department.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Financing for Egypt’s US$3.7 Billion Mostorod Oil Refinery Project
Shearman & Sterling represented project sponsor Egyptian-listed private equity firm Citadel Capital and project company Egyptian Refining Company (Takrir) on the US$3.7 billion financing for the redevelopment of its refinery at Mostorod, near Cairo. The financing, which closed today, is the largest-ever project financing in Africa.
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Trademark Lawyer Scott Thompson Leads Pair Joining Drinker Biddle’s IP Practice
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP today welcomes noted trademark lawyer Scott E. Thompson as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group in New York, further enhancing the firm’s ability to provide a full range of IP services to its clients. Thompson was previously with Greenberg Traurig in New York.
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Hogan Lovells Advises on Acquisition of First Engineering Limited by Anchorage Capital Partners
Hogan Lovells has advised a consortium of banks on the sale of First Engineering Limited (“First Engineering“) to Australia-based private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners (“Anchorage“), including advising Mizuho Corporate Bank, one of the selling banks, in connection with the financing being provided to Anchorage for the acquisition.
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Christopher P. Singer and Timothy Long Join McAndrews, Held & Malloy
McAndrews, Held & Malloy announced today that Christopher P. Singer joined the firm as a partner, and Timothy Long joined as a patent agent. These new additions reinforce McAndrews’ industry-leading intellectual property and complex technology law capabilities, particularly within the firm’s life sciences practice.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $1.0 Billion Debt Offering by Symantec Corporation
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC , Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with the registered public offering of $600 million principal amount of 2.750% Senior Notes due 2017 and $400 million principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2022 of Symantec Corporation.
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National Public Policy Advisors Andy Wright and Tracy Hammond Join Polsinelli Shughart
National law firm Polsinelli Shughart welcomes veteran policy consultants Andy Wright, as shareholder, and Tracy Hammond, as a senior policy advisor, to the firm’s national Public Policy Group. Highly experienced in their field, Wright and Hammond will lobby and provide consulting and strategic advice on behalf of firm clients, including those within the energy, environment and telecommunications industries.
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Seyfarth Shaw Represents Friendi Group in Deal with Virgin Group to Launch Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa
Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that it has represented Dubai-based Friendi Group in its strategic partnership agreement with Virgin Group to establish Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa.
Tags: Seyfarth Shaw LLP | New York