Shearman & Sterling represented the Province of Ontario in connection with its public offering of US$1,750,000,000 of its 2.000% Bonds due September 27, 2018. Application will be made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for the bonds to be admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the exchange.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | Silicon ValleyJoseph Blum has joined the Philadelphia office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon as a partner focusing on business litigation and employment litigation and policy.
Attorneys Steven J. Primo and Courtney M. Hills of the Primo Law Offices in East Syracuse have moved their practices and joined Harris Beach PLLC in Syracuse effective September 30, 2013. This move expands the Harris Beach statewide Municipalities and Local Agencies Industry Team and the Commercial Real Estate Practice Group in Central New York. At Harris Beach, Mr. Primo is a partner of the firm and Ms. Hills is a senior counsel.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd, on its US$1.3 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | Hong KongLeading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Haitong International Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd, on its proposed acquisition of the China leasing business held by UT Capital Group Co., Ltd for US$715 million from private equity firm, TPG Capital.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | Hong KongEdwards Wildman is pleased to announce that Sarah Pearce has joined the London office as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. Her practice focuses on information technology, communications, and outsourcing projects, and she regularly advises clients on complex IT transactions and procurement.
The Firm represented PPL Montana, LLC, based in Montana, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, in an agreement to sell its hydroelectric facilities to NorthWestern Corporation for $900 million.
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Sean McKenna, a veteran lawyer with almost 15 years of health care experience, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s White Collar Defense Practice Group, where his practice will focus on defense of health care fraud and abuse, white collar, and health care regulatory matters.
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On September 25, it was announced that medial device maker Stryker Corporation agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of MAKO Surgical Corp. for $30.00 per share in cash, an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.65 billion. Willkie represented Citigroup Inc., Stryker’s financial adviser, in the transaction.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkOn September 26, Willkie client Ventas, Inc. closed on its public offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 1.55% Senior Notes due 2016 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes due 2043. The Notes were issued by the company’s operating partnership, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership. Louisville, Ky.-based Ventas has a diverse portfolio of more than 1400 assets in 47 states (including the District of Columbia) and two Canadian provinces, consisting of seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings and other properties. In 2012, Willkie advised Ventas in several notes offering with a combined value of $1.8 billion.
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