The Firm represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with an offering by Forest Oil Corporation of $500 million of 7 ½% Senior Notes due 2020 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkBird & Bird welcomes the tenth new partner to its international corporate group this year, with Ingo Meyer joining our Frankfurt office.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Richard Cook as a Banking partner in London.
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented China-based BGI-Shenzhen, a leading international genomics company, in entering into a definitive merger agreement with Complete Genomics, Inc. The transaction is valued at approximately US$117.6 million.
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Norton Rose Canada is pleased to announce that Adrienne Blanchard joined its Montréal office on September 10, 2012. Adrienne will be a partner in the Intellectual Property Group, practising in the areas of pharmaceutical regulation and trade-marks.
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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBS, and SMBC Nikko as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 by MGM Resorts International. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness.
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Stoel Rives LLP, a leading U.S. business law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of two veteran corporate attorneys to its Minneapolis office. Robert Kukuljan joins the firm as a partner in the Corporate group, and Laurie Huotari joins as Of Counsel to that group.
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The Share Sale Agreement exchange took place on Friday, 22 June 2012, with the deal being completed on Tuesday, 18 September 2012. Maddocks advised Shangri-La on all aspects of the transaction, including the negotiation and execution of the Share Sale Agreement and ancillary documentation, and obtaining all consents and authorities required for completion.
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Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Thomas Yunlong Man has joined the firm’s Beijing office as a partner.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, in its agreement to purchase Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s assets in the southern Delaware Basin portion of the Permian Basin. Shell has agreed to pay Chesapeake $1.9 billion for 618,000 net acres in the Permian Basin that produce approximately 26,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
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