Benesch is pleased to announce that partner Risto Pribisich and associate Lindsey Rothrock have joined the firm’s Innovations, Information Technology & Intellectual Property (3iP) Practice Group.
King & Spalding Advises Roark Capital in Its Acquisition of Miller’s Ale House Restaurant Chain
King & Spalding advised Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm specializing in franchising, in the acquisition through an affiliate company of Ale House Holdings, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in R$1,065,000,000 Debentures Offering by Concessionária Rodovias do Tietê S.A.
The Firm recently represented BTG Pactual US Capital LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BES Investimento do Brasil S.A. – Banco de Investimento and Safra Securities LLC, as agents of the Brazilian underwriters Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco ABC Brasil S.A., BES Investimento do Brasil S.A. – Banco de Investimento, Banco J. Safra S.A. and Banco Morgan Stanley S.A., in connection with a R$1,065,000,000 offering of IPCA plus 8.00% Debentures due 2028 by Concessionária Rodovias do Tietê S.A. The Debentures are governed by Brazilian law and were structured to be qualified as “Infrastructure Debentures” pursuant to Brazilian Law No. 12,431, which provides some tax benefits to holders of such Infrastructure Debentures, including an income tax rate of 0% for certain persons residing abroad and for natural persons domiciled in Brazil, The offering was publicly registered in Brazil and made to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Sao PauloO’Neal Webster Opens London Office
The partners of O’Neal Webster are pleased to announce the opening of its London office situated at 31, Southampton Row, London, in the legal heart of the capital.
Vickery Joins Growing Business Team at Irwin Mitchell
The Manchester office of national law firm, Irwin Mitchell, has announced the appointment of partner, John Vickery, as part of its strategic drive to continue building a first-class business legal services team across the city.
Milbank Advises Ziemann Sicherheit Holding GmbH on the Acquisition of Unicorn Geld- und Wertdienstleistungen GmbH
Ziemann Sicherheit Holding GmbH, Schallstadt, acquires Unicorn Geld- und Wertdienstleistungen GmbH, Hannover. The transaction concerns the market of cash management solutions.
Tags: Milbank LLPMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Continues Expansion of Corporate Practice with Addition of Partner Michael Rule in Orange County Office
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announced today the addition of Michael A. Rule as a partner in MLA’s Corporate practice. Based in Orange County, Rule has a national middle-market practice and regularly serves as lead transactions counsel and outside general counsel to both public and private companies. He is the eighth addition to MLA’s Corporate practice this year.
Bracewell Represents Apache Corp. in $3.75 Billion Gulf of Mexico Shelf Assets
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) in the sale of its Gulf of Mexico Shelf operations and properties to Fieldwood Energy LLC (Fieldwood), an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, for $3.75 billion.
Tags: Bracewell LLP | HoustonSimpson Thacher Represents Fieldwood Energy LLC in Financing Supporting the Announced $3.75 Billion Acquisition of Apache Corporation’s Gulf of Mexico Shelf Business
The Firm is representing Fieldwood Energy LLC (“Fieldwood”), a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC, in connection with the acquisition financing relating to its announced acquisition of Apache Corporation’s (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) Gulf of Mexico Shelf business for $3.75 billion. The properties to be acquired represent the largest operated asset base on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and comprise more than 500 blocks and 1.9 million net acres.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Atlanta Office with the Addition of Prominent Litigator Clarence Davis
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, announced today that Clarence Davis has joined as shareholder in the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation and Commercial Litigation practices. Davis will be based in the firm’s Atlanta office. Prior to joining the firm, Davis practiced at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Columbia, South Carolina in the areas of business, pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic torts, product liability, and class action trial defense.
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