Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), practicing in Hong Kong in association with Lau, Leong & Co., is pleased to announce that it has advised DNB Asia Ltd as Facility Agent for a syndicate of eight lenders on the provision of a US$700m facility to BW LPG Holdings Limited to finance 20 LPG carriers and for general working capital purposes.

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International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and HSBC as joint dealer managers on a tender offer by RL Finance Bonds plc in respect of its £400m Upper Tier 2 Notes and as joint lead managers on a £400m new issue of Solvency II-compliant Tier 2 Notes by RL Finance No. 2 plc, which are guaranteed on a subordinated basis by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, the UK’s largest mutual life and pensions company.

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised BNP Paribas Group in its agreement with Rabobank Group for the acquisition of 98.5% stake held in Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej S.A. by Rabobank Group. Valued at PLN4.2 billion (EUR1 billion), this marks the largest banking acquisition in Poland for 2013.

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Ashurst advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch International (BofAML) in relation to the £1.56 billion recommended cash offer for AZ Electronic Materials S.A., the London-listed company that makes chemicals used in electronic devices such as Apple’s iPad, announced today. The offer is being made by Germany’s Merck 15. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck KGaA, the world’s largest maker of liquid crystals for flat panel displays. BofAML is acting as financial adviser to Merck.

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Womble Carlyle client NCR Corporation continues its pattern of dramatic growth. Officials with the consumer transaction technology leader announced earlier this week that NCR has entered into an agreement to acquire Digital Insight for $1.65 billion in cash.

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Global law firm Eversheds has appointed Deloitte Indirect Tax Litigation Director, Giles Salmond as a partner in its London tax team, where he will lead the VAT disputes and Indirect Taxes practice.

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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck today announced that Douglas “Doug” J. Friednash, one of Denver’s leading attorneys, will join the firm on January 1, 2014, as a shareholder. Friednash’s practice will focus on public policy, government affairs and commercial transactions. He joins the firm’s nationally renowned Government Relations group and will work closely with attorneys and policy directors across Brownstein’s 14 offices to help clients interpret and navigate government actions, solve challenges and seize opportunities through interaction with government officials. A Denver native, Friednash most recently served as Denver’s city attorney for Mayor Michael B. Hancock.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the listing agent and the underwriters on the US$215m global offering and listing of Spring Real Estate Investment Trust (Spring REIT) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which took place today.

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