A team of Loeb & Loeb LLP attorneys represented Beijing-based Fushi Copperweld, Inc., in a $366 million management buyout by its Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer and affiliated entities. Under the terms of the deal, which closed on December 27, 2012, all Fushi shareholders who were not members of the buyout group received $9.50 in cash for each share of Fushi common stock. As a result of the buyout, Fushi is now a privately-held company.
Tags: Loeb & Loeb LLP | Beijing
SRZ advised BAWAG P.S.K. and its controlling shareholder, Cerberus Capital Management LP and its affiliates, on BAWAG’s €200 million capital increase as well as its recapitalization to conform to the anticipated new Basel III regulatory environment. BAWAG, which stands for Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft, is one of Austria’s leading banks.
Tags: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | New York
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Project Finance partner Allan T. Marks and colleagues Jon Reiter, Adam Bloom and Thomas Quirxtner represented the bond purchasers in the financing of the water and wastewater facility in Rialto, California. The financing totaled approximately $177 million.
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The Firm recently acted as both United States and Hong Kong counsel to Zoomlion H.K. SPV Co., Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (the “Issuer”), and its parent, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China which common shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (the “Parent”), in connection with the offering and sale of US$600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022 of the Issuer (the “Notes”). The Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent on a senior basis. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes were rated BB+ and BBB- by S&P and Fitch, respectively, and contained only investment-grade covenants. The Notes are listed and quoted on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong Kong
Willkie client Ventas, Inc. recently closed on its public offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 2.00% Senior Notes due 2018 at 99.739% of principal amount and $225 million principal amount of 3.25% Senior Notes due 2022 at 98.509% of principal amount. The notes are being issued by the company’s operating partnership, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, and a wholly owned subsidiary, Ventas Capital Corporation. Louisville, Ky.-based Ventas has a diverse portfolio of more than 1400 assets in 47 states (including the District of Columbia) and two Canadian provinces, consisting of seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings and other properties.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New York
Megan N. Gess has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group, based in the firm’s Orange County office. Gess joins from O’Melveny & Myers in Newport Beach.
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Hogan Lovells has advised Kazakhstan’s state-owned holding company Samruk-Energy on its debut 3.75% US$500m 5-year Reg S Eurobond issue.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | Moscow
Latham & Watkins represented eight export credit agencies from Japan, Australia, Korea, France, Germany and The Netherlands, and a syndicate of 24 commercial lenders, on a $20 billion project financing of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia sponsored by Inpex Corporation and Total SA.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | Tokyo
Allen & Overy today announced the lateral hire of Tran Anh Duc from Vilaf, one of Vietnam’s leading local law firms. Duc’s practice spans over 18 years and is a blend of corporate and banking work, with a focus on large scale power projects and debt and equity capital market issuances. He will co-head the banking and corporate practices alongside Adam Moncrieff (who has recently relocated from Allen and Overy’s Tokyo office) and Dao Nguyen. Duc will also be head of Allen & Overy’s Hanoi branch.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented US-based Qualcomm Incorporated in its investment of up to US$120 million in Sharp Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The deal signed on December 4, 2012.
Tags: White & Case LLP | Tokyo