The international law firm King & Spalding announced today that international arbitration expert Jan K. Schäfer has joined as a partner in its Frankfurt office.
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Linklaters Advises the Gores Group on the Acquisition of Automotive Supplier Hay
The international law firm Linklaters advised the U.S. private equity investor The Gores Group, LLC (Gores Group) on the acquisition of the automotive supplier Johann Hay GmbH & Co. KG (Hay Group) from the owner family. By acquiring the Hay Group, the Gores Group supports its already existing activities in the automotive supply segment and further expands its position in the European market.
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Ogletree Deakins Continues Growth in Philadelphia Office, Welcomes Paul Lancaster Adams as Shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to welcome Paul Lancaster Adams as a shareholder to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Adams has nearly two decades of experience in litigation, counseling, corporate investigations, whistleblower matters, class action litigation, issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, risk assessment, governmental affairs, corporate investigations, and “bet-the-farm” legal strategic work. Ogletree Deakins’ Philadelphia office has experienced significant and recent growth with the additions of Richard Harris and Zachary Glaser as shareholders.
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White & Case Advises Nestlé on Its Partnership with Chinese Confectionery Company, Hsu Fu Chi
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nestlé S.A. on its $S2.1 billion acquisition of 60 percent of Hsu Fu Chi, a leading manufacturer and distributor of confectionery products in China listed on the SGX-ST in Singapore.
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Weil – Presidio Expands Advanced IT Offerings with INX Acquisition
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented Presidio, Inc., a leading provider of IT services, in the closing of its acquisition of INX Inc., a Houston-based IT services company, in an all-cash transaction. INX stockholders will receive $8.75 per share under terms of an agreement approved by INX stockholders on December 29, 2011. The deal was originally announced in early November. Presidio, Inc. is owned by American Securities LLC and the company’s management.
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Freshfields Advises Associated British Ports Group on £2.36bn Refinancing
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Associated British Ports Holdings Limited and its holding company, Associated British Ports Acquisitions UK Limited, in relation to the establishment of a 25-year £5bn secured bank/bond financing platform. It has refinanced £2.36bn of acquisition debt incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Associated British Ports group in 2006.
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Paul Hastings Represents RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as Initial Purchasers on 99¢ Only Stores’ High-Yield Offering
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that the firm has represented RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $250 million of 11% senior notes due 2019 by Number Merger Sub, Inc.
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Willkie Advises Ventas in $770 Million Acquisition of Cogdell Spencer
On December 27, it was announced that Willkie client Ventas, Inc., the leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cogdell Spencer Inc. and its 72 high quality medical office buildings for approximately $770 million in cash, including debt.
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O’Melveny Advises China Real Estate Information Corporation on “Going-Private” Transaction With E-House (China) Holdings Limited
O’Melveny & Myers LLP is advising China Real Estate Information Corporation (NASDAQ: CRIC), on a going-private transaction which will result in its being taken private by its controlling shareholder, E-House (China) Holdings Limited (NYSE: EJ). Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, which was entered into on December 28, 2011, by and among CRIC, E-House and a newly formed subsidiary of E-House, each of CRIC’s ordinary shares will be converted into the right to receive US$1.75, without interest, and 0.6 E-House ordinary shares, except for shares held by E-House and certain other excluded parties, which will be cancelled in the merger for no consideration. The transaction is expected to close around the middle of 2012 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by CRIC’s shareholders.
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