Latham & Watkins advised Norsk Hydro ASA on its entry into a US$1,700 million Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of international banks. Commerzbank, Handelsbanken and Nordea acted as Co-ordinating Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers on the transaction, which closed on November 15, 2013.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today that on Monday, November, 25, they will open their new office in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale. As part of the firm’s expansion plans they will close their Aventura office. All staff and lawyers from the Aventura office will be located in the Ft. Lauderdale office.
Tags: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCMorris Polich & Purdy LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy J. Toohey joined the firm as a partner on November 1, 2013. A US and EU Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US and CIPP/EU), Tim is a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and UC Berkeley School of Law. Additionally, Tim attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. His practice is concentrated on data protection and privacy matters, complex litigation and intellectual property. An authority in the field, Tim has authored the timely book in the cyber arena Understanding Privacy & Data Protection – What You Need to Know with Thomson Reuters/Aspatore (2014). The book provides a succinct and fundamental study, offering key guidance regarding the many existing domestic and international laws while addressing technological developments that impact privacy and data security. Bringing a wealth of experience to the firm, Tim has assumed the leadership of the firm’s established cyber, privacy & data security team.
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The Firm represented Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2018. The notes were issued by Seagate HDD Cayman, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate, and guaranteed by Seagate. Morgan Stanley acted as sole lead and bookrunning manager of the offering.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Silicon ValleyThe Firm is representing JLL Partners in connection with the financing of its take-private purchase of its 55.7%-owned portfolio company, Patheon, Inc., and Patheon’s related combination with Royal DSM’s Pharmaceutical Products business. The transaction will be financed through a combination of equity investments and debt, including $1.65 billion in debt financing committed by J.P. Morgan, UBS, Jefferies, KeyBank and Morgan Stanley. The combined company will provide contract development and manufacturing services in the pharmaceutical industry and will be 51% owned by JLL and 49% owned by DSM.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe new office marks the first opening of an international IP firm in the country.
DLA Piper announced today that Jeremy Elman has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice and Patent Litigation group as a partner in the Miami office.
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announces that Neil MacBride, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (“EDVA”), is joining the firm as a partner in its Washington DC office. Mr. MacBride served as U.S. Attorney for the EDVA from 2009 to 2013.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPDavis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered secondary offering of 5,984,232 shares of Class A common stock of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. by investment funds associated with The Carlyle Group. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $580.7 million.
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King & Spalding advised Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, in the acquisition of CKE Inc.
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