Leading international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, which has entered into exclusive negotiations with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to purchase the entire issued capital of Verallia North America (“VNA”) for US$1.7bn (approximately €1.275bn).
Tags: Freshfields LLPLeading international law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised UAE banking group Emirates NBD on its acquisition of a 95.2% stake in BNP Paribas Egypt. In line with Emirates NBD’s plans for regional expansion, the deal will greatly expand the bank’s corporate and retail offering and give it a strategic presence in the key Egyptian banking market.
Tags: Freshfields LLP | DubaiInternational law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised 3i PLC and funds managed by 3i PLC (“3i”) on the exit of NORMA Group AG, a Germany-based international market leader in engineered joining technology.
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Eckert Seamans is very pleased to announce that former Virginia Attorney General Anthony F. Troy has joined the firm as a Member in the Richmond office. He comes to Eckert Seamans from Troutman Sanders LLP.
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The Warsaw office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Lech Giliciński as a partner in its banking and finance practice, with a particular focus on restructuring and bankruptcy. He joins the firm from Wierzbowski Eversheds.
Tags: K&L Gates LLPBradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC is pleased to announce that the firm has expanded its operations by opening an office and adding client services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Norton Rose is pleased to announce that Luis Carlos Neira Mejía and his team of lawyers from the highly respected and well-known Colombian firm Holguin Neira & Pombo have joined our Bogotá office to continue the rapid expansion of the global firm in the Colombian market.
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Kabam, the leader in free-to-play core gaming, in its acquisition of Vancouver-based Exploding Barrel Games. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | Silicon ValleyNational law firm Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton (Nelson Levine) announced today that Lawrence H. Mirel will join the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner in the Insurance Regulation Practice on February 1, 2013, and Marc S. Voses has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Insurance Coverage Practice.
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International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that five attorneys have joined its Palo Alto office from the well-known bankruptcy law firm, Murray & Murray.
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