International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the global leader in mobile device lifecycle services Brightpoint, Inc. (“BrightPoint”) on the merger with Ingram Micro Inc. (“Ingram Micro”), a Fortune 100 company, and the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions
Tags: Norton Rose Fulbright | Hong KongInternational legal practice Norton Rose has advised the Republic of Indonesia for a second time on another large scale international sukuk issuance. The firm advised the Republic of Indonesia on the establishment of a US$3 billion sukuk issuance program and the initial issuance of US$1 billion of sukuk under the program. The issuance, which closed on November 21, 2012, has a maturity of ten years, with periodic distributions of 3.3 per cent per annum. The issuance was governed by English laws and was offered under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the US Securities Act to a broad range of investors based inside and outside the US.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“China Unicom”) on its proposed acquisition of 100% equity interest in Unicom New Horizon Telecommunications Company Limited (“Unicom New Horizon”) from China United Network Communications Group Company Limited through a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, for a total consideration of approximately RMB12.17 billion (approximately US$1.95 billion).
Tags: Freshfields LLP | Hong KongInternational law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has assisted Sunshine Oilsands on its secondary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).
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Shearman & Sterling has advised Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital SAE on the signing of a joint venture with QInvest and other Qatari investors to import liquefied natural gas into Egypt from mid-2013.
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Lane Powell Shareholder Greg Wesner was interviewed by Law360 for a November 15 article titled “Lane Powell Adds Frommer Lawrence IP Litigator in Seattle.” Wesner is the most recent addition to Lane Powell’s growing team of attorneys focused on patent, trademark, and other intellectual property litigation and related counseling. The article discusses Wesner’s extensive background in IP litigation and why he chose to join Lane Powell. The article also mentions Alan Minsk, who joined Lane Powell’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group earlier this year. Jeff Reis also recently joined Lane Powell as Counsel to the Firm earlier this month.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP advised Deutsche EuroShop AG, a Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed company included in the MDAX index, in a combined placement of convertible bonds and shares generating total placement proceeds of around €168 million.
Tags: White & Case LLPGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has advised Chinese Zhejiang Sanhua Co. Ltd. on the acquisition of AWECO Group. In addition to customer contracts, the technology and the production facilities in Germany, Austria, Poland, China and Slovakia were acquired by means of a mixed asset and share deal.
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The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic office of Squire Sanders acted as local counsel for J. P. Morgan Securities LLC as sole initial purchaser in the successful issuance by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, S.A. (“Aerodom”) of US$550 million of 9.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, with Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee. This is the largest international bond offering, at the lowest interest rate, by a private corporation in the history of the Dominican Republic. Partner Pedro O. Gamundi, Senior Associate Rhina M. Martinez and Associate Leyla Hernandez handled this transaction on behalf of the firm.
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International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, led by Global Securities partner James H. Ball, Jr., has represented a group of investment banks as underwriters in the follow-on sale of shares of asset manager WisdomTree Investments, Inc. The public equity offering is valued at $157.2 million.
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