Bracewell & Giuliani LLP served as primary legal counsel to Prosperity Bank Inc. in connection with its $375 million acquisition of FVNB Corp. and First Victoria National Bank for, a deal recently named “Deal of the Year” by The Houston Business Journal in the banking category.
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Cozen O’Connor Continues to Grow New York Commercial Litigation Practice with Addition of Adam J. Schlatner
Cozen O’Connor has further expanded the reach of its Commercial Litigation practice in New York with the recent hiring of Adam J. Schlatner, who joins the firm as a member.
Tags: Cozen O'Connor, P.C. | New YorkConnell Foley Would Like to Welcome Three New Attorneys – Vincent J. Torna, Frank T. Cara, and Mark A. Forand.
Connell Foley hires three new attorneys – Frank Cara and Mark Forand who joined the Firm on Monday, December 2nd and Vincent Cara who joined us Monday, December 9th. Frank and Vincent are resident in the New York Office; Mark is in the Roseland Office.
Cooley Advises on Two Independent Billion-Dollar Life Sciences Collaborations
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised inmatics biotechnologies GmbH and Molecular Partners AG on separate collaboration agreements with Roche, each potentially worth more than $1 billion.
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AerCap’s $5.4 Billion Acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation
On December 16, 2013, AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) under which AerCap will acquire 100% of the common stock of International Lease Finance Corporation (“ILFC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. Cravath represented AerCap in connection with this transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, AIG will receive US$3.0 billion in cash and 97,560,976 AerCap shares, representing a value of approximately US$5.4 billion based on AerCap’s closing price per share of $24.93 on December 13, 2013. More >>
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPKKR’s $2.6 Billion Acquisition of KKR Financial Holdings
On December 16, 2013, KKR & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and KKR Financial Holdings LLC (“KFN”) announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which KKR will acquire KFN through a stock‑for‑stock merger that values KFN at US$2.6 billion. Cravath represented the independent directors of KKR in connection with this transaction. The transaction is subject to approval by KFN’s shareholders, as well as customary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected in the first half of 2014, KFN will become a subsidiary of KKR.
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Debevoise hires Tony Dymond in London
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP today announced that Tony Dymond will join the firm as the sixth litigation partner in the firm’s London office. Mr. Dymond will join from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, where he was co-head of the firm’s Seoul office.
Tags: Debevoise & Plimpton LLPEdwards Wildman Represents Boston Dynamics in Its Acquisition by Google
Edwards Wildman represented Boston Dynamics, an MIT robotics spinoff which the firm has advised for two decades, in its acquisition by Google, Inc. on December 10, 2013. Boston Dynamics is renowned for designing legged machines that balance and walk on legs.
GableGotwals welcomes the attorneys and staff of the Glass Law Firm
Attorneys Robert Glass, Philip Hixon, Jared Nelson, Meagen Burrows, Susan Jordan and LeAnn Ellis will be joining the GableGotwals team effective January 1, 2014. Accompanying the attorneys will be their team of five professionals.
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Haynes and Boone New York Welcomes Dave Calabrese
Haynes and Boone, LLP New York continues its rapid expansion with the addition of Real Estate Partner Dave Calabrese, a lawyer with broad experience in all aspects of commercial real estate, encompassing conveyancing, leasing and financing.
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