McGlinchey Stafford announced today that it has opened an office in New York City, which is the law firm’s eleventh office nationwide and its second location in the state of New York. Five attorneys have joined the firm’s new location in Midtown Manhattan. The national law firm, which also has an office in Albany, New York, now has 185 attorneys firm-wide.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC, which does business as Suddenlink Communications, in connection with a $500 million private offering of senior notes. Cequel is the seventh largest cable operator in the United States.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLPGlobal law firm Proskauer served as lead counsel to Annie’s, Inc. (NYSE:BNNY) in its definitive agreement to be acquired by General Mills, Inc. for $46.00 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $820 million. The transaction consideration represents a 51% premium over Annie’s 30-day average closing price of $30.47, as of September 5, 2014.
BuckleySandler LLP, a leading financial services and criminal & civil enforcement defense law firm, announced today the opening of its first international office, located in London. James T. Parkinson has relocated from the firm’s Washington, DC office to be its London partner-in-residence, enabling the firm to better assist its clients with their global regulatory, litigation, enforcement, financial crimes, FCPA, digital commerce, privacy/data security and anti-money laundering needs.
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DLA Piper represented Clarion Partners, LLC in the sale of its 50% interest in a commercial real estate joint venture to partner Frisa, a Mexican real estate investment group. Clarion is a New York-based real estate investment manager with more than US$30 billion in total assets under management.
The joint venture portfolio included nine Class A shopping centers totaling 3.17 million square feet, and is valued at approximately US$600 million. The transaction closed in July.
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Cohen & Grigsby worked with client Bayer HealthCare to complete the company’s sale of its thrombectomy and atherectomy medical device businesses to Boston Scientific Corporation for $415 million. With this sale, Bayer HealthCare’s Medical Care division can concentrate on innovation and growth in Radiology and Diabetes Care, where the business already has a strong presence.
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Olshan is representing Alleghany Corporation in its $300 million public offering of 4.900% Senior Notes due September 15, 2044. BMO Capital Markets, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley and US Bancorp are acting as joint book running managers for the public offering. Kenneth Silverman led the Olshan team that represents Alleghany, which included: Corporate: Yehuda Markovits, Kenneth Mantel and Marisa Lusthaus and Tax: Mark Limardo and Eric Homsi.
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Simpson Thacher represented Blackstone Energy Partners and its affiliates in a joint venture partnership with affiliates of Blue Water Energy to lead an initial investment of up to $500 million in Siccar Point Energy Limited, a new exploration, development and production company focused on the North Sea.
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Thoma Bravo, which today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Compuware Corporation (CPWR), in a transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion.
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