Sparke Helmore Lawyers is pleased to announce the arrival of Yvette McLaughlin as a partner in the Insurance Group in the firm’s Brisbane office.
Tags: Sparke Helmore
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Covington Prevails for Verizon on Pension Plan Dispute
A federal judge rejected an attempt by former Verizon employees today to block the transfer of $7.5 billion of retirement benefit liabilities to The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Tags: Covington & Burling LLP
Jackson Walker Represents Select Milk Producers in Joint Venture with The Coca-Cola Company
Jackson Walker L.L.P. successfully represented Select Milk Producers, Inc., a cooperative of 87 large family-owned dairies, in a joint venture with The Coca-Cola Company to operate a health and wellness company known as Fair Oaks Farms Brands. Based in Chicago, Fair Oaks Farms Brands produces and markets premium quality nutrition products, including Core Power®, a high-protein milkshake that is currently being distributed in select regions of the U.S., with a national distribution rollout underway through Coca-Cola Refreshments.
Tags: Jackson Walker, LLP | Dallas
Herbert Smith Freehills Acts on S$519 Million Acquisition of Compass Point Mall, Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has acted for Gemshine Investments (S) Pte Ltd (Gemshine) in its acquisition of Compass Point mall, which completed on 20 November 2012. Compass Point is a 5 storey strata-titled suburban mall in Sengkang, Singapore, with a net lettable area of 269,546 sq ft. The acquisition involved shares and debt for a purchase price of S$519 million.
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | Singapore
International Tax Lawyer Patrick Connolly Joins DLA Piper in Los Angeles
DLA Piper today announced that Patrick Connolly has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office.
Tags: DLA Piper | Los AngelesDLA Piper Advises ERG on the €859 Million Acquisition of Wind Farm Assets Form GDF SUEZ
Francesco Novelli, Senior Partner at DLA Piper, has advised ERG S.p.A., a leading Italian energy company, in relation to the acquisition of IP Maestrale Investments Limited, a Gibraltar company directly controlled by International Power Consolidated Holdings Limited and part of GDF SUEZ Group. The value of the acquisition is €859 million.
Tags: DLA Piper
Shearman & Sterling Advises Bunge on Sale of Brazilian Fertilizer Unit to Yara International
Shearman & Sterling is advising long-time client Bunge Limited in connection with the sale of its Brazilian fertilizer business, including blending facilities, brands and warehouses, for $750 million in cash to Yara International ASA.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on Studio City Finance Limited’s High Yield Bond Offering
Shearman & Sterling has advised Studio City Finance on its Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offering of senior notes guaranteed by its subsidiaries. Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, BOCI Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Merrill Lynch International and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch were the joint bookrunners on the offering.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | Hong Kong
Milbank Represents Chile’s Cencosud in $1.2B Bond Offering
Adding another large capital markets transaction for leading Chilean retailer Cencosud S.A., Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised the company in its sale of $1 billion in 10-year bonds – the offering was increased by $200 million due to strong investor demand.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New York
Hunton & Williams LLP Continues Strategic Growth, Adds Environmental Lawyers Colleen Doyle, Diana Martin in Los Angeles
Hunton & Williams LLP continues its strategic growth with the addition of partner Colleen Doyle and counsel Diana Martin to the firm’s environmental law practice group. Formerly with Bingham McCutchen LLP, Doyle and Martin are based in the firm’s Los Angeles office and rejoin partner Scott Burton, who moved to the firm from Bingham in 2008.
Tags: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Los Angeles