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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The Firm is representing Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”) in connection with its announced acquisition of American Achievement Group Holding Corp. (“American Achievement”). American Achievement is a premier provider of commemorative jewelry and recognition products such as class rings, yearbooks, letter jackets and other jewelry, including military and family products. American Achievement’s products and brands include Balfour®, Taylor, ArtCarved® and Keepsake®. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review, is expected to close not later than the second quarter of 2014.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkLevenfeld Pearlstein, LLC today announced the additions of Nancy Fallon-Houle and Marc Zaslavsky to its Corporate & Securities Practice Group, and Tal Izraeli to its Real Estate Group. Fallon-Houle joins LP after spending the last 15 years running her own boutique law firm focused on representing smaller companies in their business formations, start-ups, business transactions, contracts, and securities offerings. Zaslavsky most recently practiced in the Chicago office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP, while Izraeli comes to LP from Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa.
At a time when many law firms are slowing growth or even shrinking, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP today announced plans to acquire the Vantus Law Group based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Vantus addition will add eight new attorneys with a highly respected regional practice in a growing and dynamic market to the Michael Best team.
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Ashurst has advised EnQuest on a new US$1.7 billion credit facility, underwritten by BNP Paribas and Scotiabank. The facility comprises a committed amount of US$1.2 billion for six years. A further US$500 million is available with the lenders’ consent and additional reserves. The facility is to be used for general purposes and replaces the existing facility put in place in Q1 2012.
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International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will grow its patent litigation capabilities in Washington, D.C. by adding three new shareholders to its Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. The additions are in keeping with the firm’s strategic focus on expanding its top tier presence in this area. The team, Mark G. Davis, Stephen K. Shahida and Ronald J. Pabis, will join from Weil Gotshal. Davis joins as Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s International Trade Commission Practice. The exact departure date from Weil Gotshal and start date at Greenberg Traurig are being determined.
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Addleshaw Goddard has continued to strengthen its GCC offering with the appointment of Private Equity specialist Andrew Johnston as part of the firm’s strategy of investing in new relevant service lines in growth areas beyond the firm’s established core offering in Dubai of international arbitration and construction litigation.
Tags: Addleshaw Goddard LLP | DubaiThe Firm represents GeoSouthern Eagle Ford Development, LLC in connection with its announced sale of its Eagle Ford subsidiaries to Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) for $6 billion in cash. GeoSouthern is a privately held, independent exploration and production company based in The Woodlands, TX. The Company focuses its efforts in the Texas Gulf Coast area and owns and operates substantial acreage positions in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk trends. In addition, GeoSouthern’s midstream affiliate, Eagle Ford Field Services, owns a crude oil terminal and pipeline servicing the company’s Eagle Ford assets. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.
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