Hogan Lovells has appointed Alexander McMyn as a banking partner in Singapore. The hire augments Hogan Lovells’ broader top-tier finance capability in South-East Asia and follows a series of recent high-profile finance partner moves to the firm’s Singapore office.
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Dykema today announced the addition of John C. Dickey to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a member in the firm’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Dykema, Dickey was a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig LLP, where he was Practice Group Leader of the Dallas office’s Corporate & Securities Section.
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Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Glenn G. Nash is joining the firm in its Palo Alto office as a partner and as Global Co-Head of Sidley’s Technology Transactions practice. Mr. Nash, who is recognized as one of the leading IT and technology transactions lawyers in the world by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 US, brings to this role deep experience in the Internet, digital media, digital marketing, software, hardware, and information technologies industries. He focuses his practice on intellectual property matters and technology transactions, and provides counsel to companies establishing or expanding their business operations domestically and internationally.
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP today announced that Stephen B. Esko has joined the firm as a partner in its Structured Finance and Securitization Practice out of New York. Esko focuses his practice on residential mortgage-backed securitizations.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China Telecom Corporation Limited (China Telecom) on its proposed acquisition of CDMA network assets and associated liabilities held by its parent company, China Telecommunications Corporation
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Christina Guerola Sarchio has joined the firm as a partner in its commercial litigation practice. Sarchio joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices from Patton Boggs LLP where she served as Co-Chair of the Government Investigations and Litigation Practice Group.
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On August 28, 2012, former FBI Director and federal judge Louis J. Freeh and the lawyers from the law firm of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP joined Pepper Hamilton LLP. Pepper also acquired the international risk management firm Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC. This transaction creates a new model for delivering efficient, timely, cost-effective solutions to complex problems for clients around the world.
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The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. in connection with M&T Bank Corporation’s acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each shareholder will receive, at its election but subject to proration as specified in the merger agreement (which provides for an aggregate split of total consideration of 60% common stock and 40% cash), cash or shares of M&T Bank Corporation. The transaction is valued at approximately $3.7 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and the management of Unisteel Technology International Limited (“Unisteel”) in connection with the sale of Unisteel to SFS intec, a wholly owned subsidiary of SFS Group. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong KongSimpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in an offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.20% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Debentures due 2042 by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (“RGA”).
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