Allen & Overy is advising H.C. Starck, one of the largest companies in the global tungsten industry, on its joint venture (JV) with Nui Phao Mining Company (Nui Phao), a subsidiary of one of Vietnam’s largest private sector business groups, Masan Group Corporation (Masan Group), and developer of the largest known tungsten deposits outside of China.
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Nigel Binnersley and Kristi Swartz have joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as partners in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Binnersley will practice with Bryan Cave’s Commercial Litigation Client Service Group and Swartz will practice with the Transactions Client Service Group.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David L. Benson and David P. Hattery as partners in the energy practice and Michael S. Kelley as a partner in the tax practice of the firm’s Seattle office. Benson and Hattery join K&L Gates from Stoel Rives LLP, while Kelley, a former member of the firm from 2001 to 2010, returns from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Tags: K&L Gates LLPThe New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added James P. Duffy IV as a partner in the international arbitration practice. He joins K&L Gates from DLA Piper.
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The Firm represented JPMorgan Chase & Co. in connection with a public offering of 1,500,000 Depositary Shares, equivalent to $1.5 billion in aggregate amount, each Depositary Share representing a 1/10th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series R, of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The offering closed on July 29, 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe firm is representing Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (“KCI”), a portfolio company of Apax Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Public Service Pension Plan of Canada, in its acquisition of the wound care business of Systagenix Wound Management Mezz B.V. (“Systagenix”) from One Equity Partners LLC for approximately $485 million in cash on a debt free basis. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis is pleased to announce that attorneys from boutique complex litigation firm Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC will be joining the firm’s Philadelphia and Cherry Hill offices.
National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce that Richard Dreitzer, partner, has joined the firm’s Las Vegas office.
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An Akin Gump team led by corporate partners Bruce Mendelsohn and Alice Hsu advised Deutsche Bank, the sole underwriter in Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp’s initial public offering (IPO) of 32,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant exercisable into half of a share of common stock). The units, stock and warrants are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Silver Eagle is an acquisition vehicle formed by media executives Harry E. Sloan and Jeff Sagansky.
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Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce David Lavan has joined the firm as a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Lavan will practice in the Corporate Department.
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