Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited (LSE: PAH) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MacDermid, Incorporated, a global provider of high value-added specialty chemicals, for approximately $1.8 billion plus contingent consideration. Dechert LLP represented MacDermid and its stockholders in the transaction.
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Hogan Lovells advised the Trustees of the Kodak Pension Plan (KPP) on an innovative pensions restructuring, agreed by KPP members representing 92% of KPP’s liabilities, to give members of the KPP the option to opt out of the UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and into a plan with better benefits than the PPF.
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The Republic of Turkey closed today a $1.25 billion Sukuk offering, its second such closely-watched financing transaction within the last 14 months. The Republic had closed its first-ever Islamic finance offering in September, 2012, which consisted of lease certificates due in 2018 and had also raised $1.5 billion. In the latest offering, the New York and London offices of Arnold & Porter LLP again acted as Turkey’s international legal counsel, in association with Somay Hukuk Burosu, the Republic’s Turkish counsel.
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP today announced a significant expansion of the firm’s national and international capabilities with the opening of two new offices in Washington, D.C., and Istanbul, Turkey. Herrick’s Washington and Istanbul offices are the firm’s fourth and fifth offices respectively, and the first new offices opened by the firm since 2000.
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Buckeye Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates one of the largest independent liquid petroleum products pipeline systems in the U.S., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Hess Corporation and its subsidiaries to acquire 20 liquid petroleum products terminals with total storage capacity of approximately 39 million barrels for $850 million. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected to close before year-end.
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Simpson Thacher is representing First Reserve Corporation in connection with its equity investment in an aggregate $1.7 billion fund-raising by American Energy – Utica, LLC (“AEU”). The proceeds of the fund-raising will be used by AEU to pursue a business plan focused on the Utica Shale play in eastern Ohio, including acquiring acreage of leaseholds and financing drilling operations which are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm is representing Melrose Industries PLC (“Melrose”), a UK based FTSE 100 company, on the sale of The Crosby Group (“Crosby”) and Acco Material Handling Solutions (“Acco”) to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. for an enterprise value of US$1.01 billion. Crosby and Acco manufacture and sell hooks, slings, hoists and other lifting and rigging equipment used in, amongst other things, the oil, gas, mining and manufacturing industries.
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Gilbert + Tobin is pleased to be advising Westpac in connection with its agreement to acquire Lloyds Banking Group’s (Lloyds) Australian asset finance business and corporate loan portfolio.
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Pillsbury today announced that Marcus Wu has joined the firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits practice in San Diego. An accomplished lawyer, Wu has extensive experience in designing and implementing a broad spectrum of retirement plans and deferred-compensation plans.
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William M. Lofton and Jacquelynne M. Jennings have joined Schiff Hardin’s San Francisco office as partners in the Finance and Public Law Groups from Lofton & Jennings in San Francisco.
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