Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Virginia Murphy has joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice in its New York office as counsel. Ms. Murphy hails from a corporate background that includes providing legal and policy direction to global companies and other organizations on compliance and regulatory issues in the United States and Europe.
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Faegre Baker Daniels LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Viner as partner in its real estate practice. Formerly co-chair of the real estate practice at Much Shelist, P.C., Viner brings more than 20 years of transactional real estate experience to FaegreBD.
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The Firm recently represented Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) in a new senior secured credit facility led by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBS Securities Inc. The new facility includes a $1.65 billion revolver and a $1.2 billion term loan and replaced Peabody’s existing credit facilities.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and other underwriters in connection with a $1.75 billion offering of debt securities by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, CIBC, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Securities, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities as initial purchasers in connection with a 144A/Regulation S offering by MEG Energy Corp. (“MEG”) of $800 million of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2024. MEG intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including funding its 2014 capital program.
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Gibbons P.C. is pleased to announce that John R. Hewitt has joined the firm as a Director in the Business & Commercial Litigation Department in the firm’s New York office.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ji Liu has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Liu’s practice focuses on US domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, representing issuers and underwriters on IPOs, secondary offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and high yield bonds, as well as representing companies on compliance matters under US federal securities laws. Liu also has considerable experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, bank finance and venture capital investments as well as corporate governance matters.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that John D. Penn has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice. He will also spend time as needed in the firm’s New York office working on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in that venue. He was most recently a partner with Haynes and Boone LLP in Fort Worth. Penn is the fourth partner (and eighth attorney) to join the Dallas office since March.
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Dechert is representing Edgen Group Inc. in its sale to Sumitomo Corporation, which was disclosed today. The two companies have announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby Sumitomo will acquire all outstanding shares of Edgen Group Inc. for US$12.00 per share in cash (“acquisition”). The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of 2013, is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is estimated at $1.2 billion. Edgen is a leading global supplier of specialized products for worldwide energy and infrastructure markets.
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