Vinson & Elkins announces the arrival of international arbitration partner, George Burn, who has joined V&E in London from Dentons. Before his previous firm’s merger, George served as the head of Salans’ UK International Arbitration practice.
Tags: Vinson & Elkins LLP
Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”) as facility agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers in relation to a US$101.8 million equivalent dual currency syndicated term facility to HKSE-listed PRC property developer, Yuzhou Properties Company Limited (the “Borrower”), dated 30 April 2013. The Mandated Lead Arrangers were Hang Seng Bank Limited, HSBC, Tai Fung Bank Limited, The Bank of East Asia, Limited, Luso International Banking Limited and China Guangfa Bank Co., Ltd., Macau Branch.
Tags: Norton Rose Fulbright | Hong Kong
McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce that Todd C. Brower has joined as partner with the firm’s health care practice in Newark.
Tags: McCarter & English, LLP
Davis Polk is advising Bank of America, N.A. as initial lender and administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as a joint lead arranger and joint book manager in connection with the $536,250,000 refinancing of the existing senior secured term A loan facility for Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York
Ontario is Canada’s largest power market, and one that has seen significant change over the past 15 years. For our Canadian and cross-border clients with interests in Ontario, depth of experience in both the commercial and the regulatory aspects of the power sector is essential for projects of all sizes.
Tags: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Ashurst has advised Commerzbank, Germany’s second-biggest lender, on the sale by Hypothekenbank Frankfurt A.G. (formerly Eurohypo) of its UK commercial real estate portfolio to a US consortium comprised of certain Wells Fargo & Company entities and certain funds of private equity group Lone Star.
Tags: Ashurst | Germany
Global specialist law firm Dechert LLP announced today that it is expanding its corporate and real estate expertise in Russia with the arrival of partner Dr. Taras Oksyuk, who will lead the firm’s Russian real estate and construction practices in Moscow. Oksyuk was most recently a partner at a major transatlantic international law firm, where he headed the Russian real estate and construction practices.
Tags: Dechert LLP | Moscow
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the addition of Litigation partner Suzanna Bonham to the firm’s Houston office. Bonham joins Seyfarth from Schwartz, Junell, Greenberg & Oathout, LLP.
Tags: Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Houston