McGuireWoods LLP today announced that Franklin D. Kang has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises Z Energy on NZ$900 Million Proposed IPO
Baker & McKenzie has advised New Zealand’s Z Energy Limited on non-New Zealand aspects of its proposed NZ$900 million initial public offering, including its proposed international offerings.
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King & Spalding Advises HanesBrands in $575 Million Acquisition of Maidenform Brands
King & Spalding advised HanesBrands in its definitive agreement to acquire Maidenform Brands, Inc., for approximately $575 million dollars in cash, on an enterprise-value basis.
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Sean M. Sullivan Joins Troutman Sanders’ Raleigh, North Carolina Office
Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that environmental and natural resources lawyer Sean M. Sullivan has joined the firm as a partner in the Raleigh, North Carolina office.
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Davis Polk Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on $2 Billion Concurrent Guaranteed Senior Bond Offerings
Davis Polk advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with its $2 billion senior debt offering in reliance on the Section 3(a)(2) exemption of the Securities Act. The offering consisted of $500 million of 1.45% senior bonds due 2016, $500 million of 2.5% senior bonds due 2018, $700 million of 3.95% senior bonds due 2023 and $300 million of 3.95% senior floating-rate bonds due 2016, each guaranteed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s New York branch. The joint lead managers for the offering were Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | TokyoDavis Polk – Province of Ontario $2.5 Billion Global Bond Offering
Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1% bonds due July 22, 2016, issued by the Province of Ontario.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Maidenform on Its Acquisition by Hanesbrands
Davis Polk is advising Maidenform Brands, Inc. in connection with its $575 million acquisition by Hanesbrands Inc. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by Maidenform’s board of directors, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Accomplished Securities Litigator Patrick G. King Joins Ulmer & Berne
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Patrick G. King as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services and Securities Litigation practice group. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Mr. King joins Ulmer & Berne from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, where he was a partner.
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Simpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan, Financial Advisor to CapitalSource, in PacWest Bancorp’s Announced Acquisition of CapitalSource for Approximately $2.3 Billion
Simpson Thacher is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its role as financial advisor to CapitalSource Inc. in connection with PacWest Bancorp’s announced acquisition of CapitalSource Inc. for $2.47 in cash and 0.2837 shares of PacWest common stock per share, or approximately $2.3 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents KKR in Its First Investment in Indonesia
The firm is representing an affiliate of KKR Asset Management in connection with its pending acquisition of a 9.5% stake in PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk (“TPSF”). This will be KKR’s first investment in Indonesia.
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