Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason Will Join Bricker & Eckler

Bricker & Eckler LLP announced today that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason will join the firm’s Cleveland office following his departure from the prosecutor’s office later this month. Effective October 1, Bill will become a partner in Bricker & Eckler’s Public Finance Group.

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Paul Hastings Represents Patron Capital, L.P. IV in Raising over $1.1 Billion Fund

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Patron Capital, the specialist pan-European opportunistic and distressed asset investor, as U.S. legal counsel in forming a new private investment fund, Patron Capital, L.P. IV. The Fund recently had its final closing, raising over US$ 1.1 billion from a diverse, global investor base including, among others, pension funds, endowments, private foundations and high net worth individuals. Fund IV is seeking to make investments in opportunistic distressed and undervalued properties and asset based corporate transactions, primarily across Western Europe.

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Paul Hastings Represents Real Estate Capital Asia Partners III in the Formation of $530 Million Fund

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Real Estate Capital Asia Partners III and its investment manager, SC Capital Partners, in the formation of a $530 million fund that will focus on real estate investment opportunities in Asia. The fund held its final closing on August 13, 2012, raising capital from a diverse institutional investor base including, among others, public and private pension funds, funds of funds, endowments, and private foundations. Paul Hastings also represented the fund in establishing a $50 million subscription line credit facility.

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Clifford Chance Advises Fountainvest on Largest Foreign Investment in China’s Renewable Energy Sector

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised FountainVest Partners on its investment as part of a consortium including Morgan Stanley Infrastructure and Olympus Capital, in Zhaoheng Hydropower Limited, a privately owned holding company operating hydropower assets in China. The consortium is investing a second US$150 million following an initial US$150 million investment in Zhaoheng in 2010.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Tesoro Logistics in Inaugural $350 Million Senior Notes Offering

The Firm recently represented Tesoro Logistics LP and Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., as co-issuers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2020. The proceeds of the offering were used to fund the acquisition of a marine terminal and short-haul pipelines and to repay outstanding indebtedness under Tesoro Logistics’ revolving credit facility.

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