Dentons Canada LLP is pleased to announce that Renée Brosseau, an insolvency lawyer with a results-driven litigation practice, has joined the firm as a partner in the Toronto office.
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Cahill Represents Underwriters in $850 Million Public Offering by Ventas Realty
Cahill represented the joint book-running managers and co-managers in connection with the public offering of $850,000,000 in senior unsecured notes, comprised of $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.55% Senior Notes due 2016 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes due 2043 by Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, a leading healthcare real estate investment trust.
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Patton Boggs Expands Corporate Finance Team in Dallas
Patton Boggs LLP today announced additions to the firm’s Corporate Finance practice that will enhance its existing bench of attorneys in this key area. Gina E. Betts, former partner and chair of the Private Equity practice group in the Dallas office of Locke Lord, has joined Patton Boggs. Ms. Betts is joined by Brad E. Hogan, formerly an associate in the Dallas office of Baker & McKenzie, where he counseled clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance.
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Davis Polk – DuPont Fabros Technology High-Yield Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer
Davis Polk advised the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2021 by DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P. We also advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. as dealer manager in connection with DuPont Fabros Technology L.P.’s cash tender offer for its outstanding 8.5% senior notes due 2017 and related consent solicitation. The tender offer will be funded in part with the proceeds of the notes offering.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Lenders in $1.0 Billion Refinancing by JBS USA, LLC
The Firm recently represented J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities and the other initial purchasers in a sale of $500 million of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2021 of JBS USA, LLC, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The Firm also represented the lenders in a concurrent borrowing by JBS USA, LLC of incremental term loans in the amount of $500 million under JBS USA’s existing senior secured term loan facility. The use of proceeds of the transactions is to repay existing indebtedness of JBS USA.
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Winston & Strawn Bolsters Real Estate Practice with Capital Market Finance Laterals in New York
Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Christine A. Spletzer and Bola Oloko have joined the firm’s real estate practice in the New York office. Ms. Spletzer, who was previously with Winston & Strawn, rejoins the firm as partner from Paul Hastings, and Mr. Oloko joins as of counsel from Duval & Stachenfeld.
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Colleen Hart Joins Proskauer as Partner Based in Los Angeles
Global law firm Proskauer announced today that Colleen M. Hart has joined the firm as an Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits partner, to be resident in the Los Angeles office. Ms. Hart adds depth to Proskauer’s highly regarded Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & ERISA Litigation Group and West Coast transactional capabilities.
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Jones Day Strengthens Tax and Finance Practices with Addition of Siamak Mostafavi in Paris
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that partner Siamak Mostafavi and associate Nicolas André will join the Tax Practice in the Firm’s Paris Office. Mr. Mostafavi will join on October 1, Mr. André on October 11. They both join from Allen & Overy’s Paris office, where Mr. Mostafavi founded the tax team in 1999.
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Dentons Canada LLP is pleased to announce that Jason A. Saltzman has joined the firm as a partner in the Toronto office Corporate Finance and Securities group. Previously, Jason practised as a partner with another major Canadian law firm.
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Paul Hastings Advises on Financing KKR’s Acquisitions of PRA International and ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised the debt financing providers in connection with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.’s acquisitions of PRA International and ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., both leading global contract research organizations that provide outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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