Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented BMO Capital Markets Corp. as bookrunner and sole lead arranger, and Natixis, New York Branch, as the administrative agent in connection with a $175 million second lien term loan credit facility for Citrus Energy Appalachia, LLC.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | HoustonPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, has advised the investment fund Attestor Capital in connection with the restructuring of leading French water company SAUR (Société d’Aménagement Urbain et Rural) and its holding company HIME, and the assumption of control of the companies by their senior lenders through a lenders-led restructuring.
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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, is pleased to announce a major addition to their Tampa, Florida office.
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The London office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Mike Stewart as a partner in the energy, infrastructure and resources practice. Stewart arrives from Pinsent Masons LLP.
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Allen & Overy has advised China Construction Bank (CCB), the second largest bank in the world based on market value, on the set up of its European base in Luxembourg. CCB is the third Chinese bank to establish a base in Luxembourg after Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
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Global law firm Eversheds has advised Citibank on the registration of its representative office in Baghdad, Iraq, making it the first US bank to establish a presence in the country.
Tags: Eversheds SutherlandDaniel A. Schwartz, an employment litigator and trial lawyer who also authors the award-winning Connecticut Employment Law Blog, has joined Shipman & Goodwin’s Labor and Employment practice as Partner and will reside in the firm’s Hartford office.
Mishcon de Reya has recruited Nick Lane as a partner within its Real Estate department. Nick joins the Firm on 2 September 2013 from Olswang, where he was a partner and Head of Construction.
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Skadden is representing Activision Blizzard, Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment, in its $5.83 billion separation from Vivendi through an acquisition of company shares, announced on July 26. Concurrently, an investment vehicle led by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and Co-Chairman Brian Kelly is separately purchasing Activision Blizzard shares from Vivendi for $2.34 billion. Following the completion of the transactions, Activision Blizzard will be an independent company.
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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, in connection with the US$250 million initial public offering of common stock of Diamond Resorts International, Inc., a leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industry. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on July 24, 2013.
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