Yearly Archives: 2012

Fenwick & West Represents Skagen in Acquisition by Fossil

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Fenwick & West represented Skagen Designs Ltd. and its affiliated companies in its acquisition by Fossil, Inc. (Nasdaq: FOSL) for $225 million in cash and 150,000 shares of Fossil, Inc. common stock. In addition, the Skagen stockholders may receive up to 100,000 additional shares of Fossil common stock if Fossil’s net sales of Skagen-branded products exceed certain thresholds. The acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval, is expected to close in February 2012.

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Jeffrey Smith Joins Crowell & Moring’s New York Office to Bolster Environmental and Corporate Practices

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Smith has joined the firm’s New York office, where he will be a partner in the firm’s Environment & Natural Resources and Corporate groups. Smith joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he was a partner and head of the firm’s environmental law group, as well as the former Managing Partner of Administration.

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Cozen O’Connor Adds High Profile Trial Attorney John B. Williams to Washington, D.C., Office

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Cozen O’Connor announced that nationally prominent trial attorney and Jones Day partner John B. Williams will join the firm’s litigation department, practicing out of its rapidly expanding Washington, DC office. Williams litigates complex disputes involving a wide variety of commercial issues, including antitrust, intellectual property, environmental, RICO, defamation, and products liability.

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Paul Hastings Advises on Shuanghui International’s US$2.5 Billion General Offer

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Shuanghui International Holdings Limited (“Shuanghui International”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Shuanghui Group”), including Henan Shuanghui Investment Development Co. Ltd. (“Shuanghui Investment”) which is an A-share company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, in one of the largest public company merger and acquisition transactions in China. The Shuanghui Group is a large-scale food processing company in China whose major shareholders include CDH Investments, Goldman Sachs, Temasek (the Singapore government’s investment firm) and New Horizon (a leading China-focused private equity fund).

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