Monthly Archives: February 2013

Winston & Strawn Expands Transactional Practice in Houston

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Chris Ferazzi and Richard (“Dick”) Wynne have joined its Houston office, expanding the firm’s corporate and transactional capabilities in the growing market. Mr. Ferazzi and Mr. Wynne join Winston & Strawn from Porter Hedges LLP and add significant depth in areas including mergers & acquisitions, private equity and securities. The addition of these practitioners underscores Winston & Strawn’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston.

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Weil Advises CCMP and Milacron in Acquisition of Mold-Masters

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Weil advised CCMP Capital Advisors and its portfolio company Milacron, a global plastics industry leader, in connection with Milacron’s acquisition of Mold-Masters, a leading global hot-runner manufacturer, from private equity firm 3i Group and other shareholders. Under the terms of the transaction, Milacron will acquire 100% of Mold-Masters for an enterprise value of C$975 million.

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Weil Represents PHN on Its IPO

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represented Polski Holding Nieruchomosci (PHN), a state-owned holding which is one of the largest (in terms of the market value of its real estate portfolio) owners and managers of commercial and residential real estate properties in Poland, as legal counsel on matters of Polish, UK, and US law in relation to its IPO. The IPO was addressed to individual and institutional Polish investors as well as certain foreign institutional investors, including qualified institutional buyers in the United States. The IPO was valued at PLN 238.6 million. Today the shares were introduced to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). This is the first IPO and listing on the WSE in 2013. The State Treasury of the Republic of Poland sold 25% of the Company’s existing share capital.

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