The Doha office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Matthew Walker as a partner in the energy, infrastructure and resources practice. Walker joins K&L Gates from Dentons, where he was also based in their Doha office.
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Davis Polk – PHH Corporation $350 Million High-Yield Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBS Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering by PHH Corporation of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% senior notes due 2021.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – The Medicines Company $175 Million Common Stock Offering
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Leerink Swann LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering of 5,785,123 shares of common stock of The Medicines Company for an aggregate price to the public of approximately $175 million. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 867,768 shares. The Medicines Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “MDCO.”
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Corporate Lawyer Gang Yuan Joins Miller Canfield’s Expanding China Practice
The law firm of Miller Canfield announces that lawyer Gang Yuan (袁钢) has joined the firm in its New York City office in the Corporate Group. He will focus his practice on global M&A transactions, foreign direct investment and regulatory issues, especially in the oil and gas industry. He will continue representing Chinese, North American and European companies as they expand globally.
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Bressler Welcomes Rebecca Leon As A New Member In Florida
Rebecca will head the Firm’s International Financial Services Regulation group, which will focus on counseling broker-dealers, investment advisers, fund managers, banks and wealth managers on international regulatory, transactional, and operational matters. Rebecca has significant experience advising clients in developing international and cross-border operations — from accepting their first foreign investors to establishing foreign subsidiaries and representative offices. She also counsels clients on domestic SEC and FINRA regulatory issues.
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Cahill Represents Broadridge Financial in $400 Million Notes Offering
On August 21, 2013, Firm client Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. closed a public offering of $400 million principal amount of its 3.950% Senior Notes due 2020. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as representatives of the underwriters.
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Pillsbury Advises Atlas Copco on Agreement to Purchase Edwards Group for $1.6 Billion
Swedish-based industrial group Atlas Copco AB agreed to acquire Edwards Group Limited, a U.K-based global supplier of vacuum and abatement solutions for the chemical and semiconductor industries, in a $1.6 billion deal. The purchase will be Atlas Copco’s biggest in 14 years.
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Jones Day Welcomes M&A Partner Ken Boehner in Atlanta
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Ken Boehner has joined the Firm’s Atlanta Office as a partner in the M&A Practice.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises CNPC on Its US$2.4 Billion Partial Acquisition of Mozambique Gas Field
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the parent company of publically-listed PetroChina, on its acquisition of a 28.57% stake in Eni East Africa SpA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni SpA, for US$4.2 billion.
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Venable Adds Former Investment Management and Tech Industry General Counsel Michael R. Manley as Partner in New York Office
Adding an experienced corporate and securities lawyer to its New York office, Venable LLP announced that Michael R. Manley, a veteran general counsel serving investment management firms and operating companies, had joined the firm as a partner.
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