Hunton & Williams Strengthens Practice in Asia, Adds Tax Partner Chinawat Assavapokee in Bangkok

Friday, November 8, 2013

Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited continues its focused expansion in key practice areas, adding partner Chinawat Assavapokee to its global corporate, energy and infrastructure practice from Baker & McKenzie. Mr. Assavapokee brings more than 15 years of experience in tax planning advice with respect to cross-border business transactions, including corporate income tax, import and excise duties, privatization plans, and tax planning and structures for a wide range of inbound investment projects. He joins Hunton & Williams’ 50-lawyer Bangkok office, the center of the firm’s Asia-Pacific practice that includes energy and infrastructure development, M&A and capital markets, finance, banking and lending regulations, stock market regulations, securities, tax, government regulations, and foreign direct investment matters.

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Davis Polk Advises Hitachi, Ltd. on a $810 Million Secondary Offering of Western Digital Corporation Common Stock

Friday, November 8, 2013

Davis Polk advised Hitachi, Ltd. as the selling stockholder in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 12,500,000 shares of Western Digital Corporation common stock. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as lead book-running managers and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint book-running manager for the offering. The total net proceeds to Hitachi from the offering were approximately $810 million.

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Davis Polk – IBM €2.5 Billion Notes Offering

Friday, November 8, 2013

Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Société Générale and UniCredit Bank AG in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of €1.5 billion principal amount of its 1.875% notes due 2020 and €1 billion principal amount of its 2.875% notes due 2025.

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Former US Attorney Paul Charlton Joins Steptoe

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Charlton, the former US attorney for the District of Arizona, has joined the firm as a partner.  He will be based in the Phoenix office and will practice in Steptoe’s Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense Groups.

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CMS Announces New Office in Istanbul

Thursday, November 7, 2013

CMS is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Istanbul. With this move, CMS expands into Turkey, the 17th largest economy in the world with growth of over 5% expected in 2014.

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Cravath – Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC’s $700 Million Acquisition/$350 Million Credit Facility

Thursday, November 7, 2013

On November 1, 2013, Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC completed its approximately $700 million acquisition of all the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas assets of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation. The transaction was effected pursuant to a “credit bid” under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Bennu was formed by the lenders under ATP’s debtor‑in‑possession (DIP) credit facility to effect the acquisition. Cravath represented Credit Suisse AG throughout ATP’s bankruptcy case in its capacity as administrative agent under ATP’s DIP facility (including in connection with various litigation matters relating to the case), as well in connection with Credit Suisse’s arrangement of a $350 million credit facility provided to Bennu to finance the acquisition and related transactions.

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GrayRobinson’s Fort Lauderdale Office Welcomes Shareholder Michael D. Nicoleau

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Michael D. Nicoleau has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder. Having worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Michael brings significant banking and litigation experience to the firm. He has interfaced on matters with a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board.

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