Haynes and Boone, LLP announces the closing of the majority ownership acquisition of Service King Collision Repair Centers by the Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager company.
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Freshfields Advises Ferrovial on Sale of 10.62% of BAA to Qatar Holding for £478 Million
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Ferrovial, indirect owner of 49.99% of BAA, on an agreement to sell 10.62% of FGP Topco (the holding company which owns BAA) to Qatar Holding for £478 million.
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Veteran Labor & Employment Lawyer Guy M. Allen Joins Littler Mendelson
Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, today announced that Guy M. Allen, a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience representing management in a variety of labor and employment matters, has joined the firm. Allen will be a shareholder in the firm’s Melville office.
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Hogan Lovells Advises Brookfield Infrastructure on €1 Billion Acquisition of OHL Brazil
Hogan Lovells is advising Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition, together with Abertis Infrastructure, for consideration in excess of €1bn, of the controlling stake in Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil, S.A. (OHL Brazil), one of Brazil’s major toll road operators.
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O’Melveny & Meyers Welcomes Back Partner Mark Easton
The Los Angeles office of O’Melveny & Meyers announced the recruitment of Mark Easton back to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Easton returns to the firm from Warner Bros. Entertainment where he was general counsel. Mr. Easton’s career focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with significant attention to media, sports and entertainment.
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International Oil and Gas Deal Partner Scott Schwind Joins Jones Day in Houston
Jones Day announced that William Prescott Mills Schwind, an oil and gas industry lawyer focused on cross-border transactions, has joined the Houston Office as a partner in the Firm’s Energy Practice.
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Bracewell Represents Kinder Morgan Energy Partners in $1.8 Billion Asset Sale
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) in its agreement to sell Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, Trailblazer Pipeline Company, the Casper-Douglas natural gas processing and West Frenchie Draw treating facilities in Wyoming, and the company’s 50 percent interest in the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) to Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP.
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Leading Private Equity and M&A Transactional Lawyer Taurie Zeitzer Joins New York Office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Taurie M. Zeitzer has joined the New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Ms. Zeitzer joins the Firm from the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where she was a partner in the corporate department.
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Baker Botts Represents The Energy & Minerals Group in Tallgrass Energy Partners Purchase of Midstream Assets From Kinder Morgan
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (“Tallgrass”), announced today that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) to buy Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, Trailblazer Pipeline Company, the Casper-Douglas natural gas processing and West Frenchie Draw treating facilities in Wyoming, and KMP’s 50 percent interest in the Rockies Express Pipeline (“REX”)
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BLG – Maple Group Acquisition Corporation Completes $3.8B Takeover Bid for TMX Group Inc.
On August 10, 2012, Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple) completed its $3.8 billion takeover bid for TMX Group Inc. (TMX Group). In accordance with the terms of the offer, Maple acquired 80 per cent of the outstanding TMX Group shares at $50 per share in cash. Maple was also formally renamed as TMX Group Limited.
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