Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Elaine C. Greenberg, the inaugural Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Enforcement Unit and former Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the SEC, has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, is representing Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: GWAY), a leading provider of innovative information solutions that improve the financial performance of healthcare providers and enable them to deliver smarter care, in an acquisition by Vista Equity Partners for $20.35 per share in an all-cash transaction that values Greenway at approximately $644 million. Vista intends to combine Greenway’s business with its existing portfolio company, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLPPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and UBS as the lead underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Mexican low-cost airline Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris”). The offering involved an issuance of Series A shares in Mexico which were listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and an issuance of Ordinary Participation Certificates in the form of American Depositary Shares in the U.S. and other countries outside of Mexico. The ADSs were registered with the SEC and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The underwriters also exercised the over-allotment option which closed concurrently with the offering.
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Simpson Thacher represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) in the substantially contemporaneous acquisitions of PRA Holdings, Inc. (“PRA”) by KKR and of RPS Parent Holding Corp. (“RPS”) by PRA. As part of the financing for the acquisitions, PRA issued $375 million aggregate principal amount of 9.500% Senior Notes due 2023 in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering and entered into a new $825 million term loan facility and a new $125 million revolving credit facility.
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Morrison & Foerster today announced the addition of a market-leading transactional team in Germany. By joining forces with the former Berlin partners of Hogan Lovells, Morrison & Foerster, known for high-profile Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) deals such as the recent acquisition of Sprint by longtime client SoftBank, further strengthens its position as a global leader in TMT transactions. The team consists of nine partners who are currently working with more than 20 associates and counsel. It has a first-tier transactional and regulatory practice in the TMT area as well as highly ranked practices in tax, corporate, M&A, litigation, employment, real estate, privacy and data security as well as antitrust.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has added Partner Douglas F. Stewart and Associate Jared D. Schuettenhelm to the firm’s Seattle IP litigation practice.
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Polsinelli added veteran attorney Jane E. Fedder to the firm as shareholder to assist clients in environmental litigation and insurance recovery matters. Fedder will practice in the firm’s St. Louis office, and joins a national team of attorneys who counsel and represent clients in civil and enforcement actions throughout the United States.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced the appointments of two prominent partners to its global White Collar & Securities Defense Practice Group.
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Foley announced today that Lisa Estrada has joined the firm’s Health Care Industry Team as a partner in the New York office.
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Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised on the update and upsize of the Global Islamic Trust Certificate Programme by the Republic of Indonesia through Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, a special purpose vehicle and the issuance of US$1.5 billion trust certificates under the programme, which is its second drawdown under the programme.
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