Mayer Brown is representing Packaging Corporation of America, the fourth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States, on its definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Boise Inc. for $12.55 per share in cash, for an aggregate transaction value of $1.995 billion, inclusive of $714 million of outstanding indebtedness of Boise. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory and other approvals.

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Anderson Kill today announced that four partners and one associate from Deeb Blum Murphy Frishberg & Markovich, P.C., a boutique law firm with offices in Philadelphia, PA and Princeton, NJ, are joining the firm’s Philadelphia office.

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M-Dax listed hospital operator RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG has announced the sale of 43 hospitals and affiliated companies to healthcare company Fresenius Helios as part of its corporate strategy to realign its portfolio. The purchase price (enterprise value) amounts to €3.07 billion. RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG wants to focus on facilities that offer advanced medical care in a comprehensive, research-driven university environment with a maximum care offering. The locations Bad Berka, Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale, Frankfurt (Oder) as well as the university hospitals Giessen and Marburg will form the foundation of the “new Rhön”. With revenues of approximately €1 billion and around 15,000 employees, the company will be the fourth largest hospital group in terms of revenues in Germany. An additional €40 million will be invested by Helios (€30 million) and RHÖN-KLINIKUM (€10 million) in the further development and creation of a mutual medical network of partner clinics over the next five years. Subject to the approval of the German Federal Cartel Office the partner clinics will cooperate closely in future on the basis of a network agreement and offer top-quality supplementary care services for patients.

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Bruce Bloomingdale and Jeremiah Wagner will join the firm’s global Capital Markets practice.

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Peter Karanjia is returning to Davis Wright Tremaine after serving for three years as Deputy General Counsel of the FCC, where he was responsible for overseeing all litigation involving the agency. Mr. Karanjia will join the firm’s Communications, Media, IP, & Technology Group in Washington, D.C., and will serve as Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Group.

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