Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Jimmy Vallee has joined the firm as a partner with the M&A practice in Houston. Mr. Vallee joins from Jones Day, where he was a partner. He is a highly regarded M&A lawyer with a diverse energy client base.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on its $2bn joint co-investment fund with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company.
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Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Jonathan Lourie has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the firm’s growing Boston office. Lourie’s arrival further strengthens Duane Morris’ corporate capabilities, particularly in the areas of life sciences, new media and technology transactions. Lourie joins the firm from Edwards Wildman. Lourie is the third lawyer to join the Boston office in the past two months, including Daniel B. Winslow, a Massachusetts state representative who rejoined the firm in June.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented J.P. Morgan in connection with the offering by Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (“Fubon”) of US$850 million global depositary shares. Fubon is a leading financial holding company in Taiwan and its common shares are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “2881”. The global depositary shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. This transaction was the largest equity offering by a Taiwanese company since the financial crisis in 2008.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong KongSimpson Thacher represented ClearBridge American Energy MLP Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) in connection with its $1.05 billion initial public offering of common stock. The Fund is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CBA”. The underwriting syndicate for the offering was led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher represented JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, TD Securities and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners in connection with the increase and extension of Amphenol Corporation’s existing Revolving Credit Agreement. In connection with the transaction, the amount of the total commitments was increased from $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion and the maturity date was extended by two years.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that David Chiappetta has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Litigation practice. Chiappetta returns to Perkins Coie from Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Melbourne, Australia, where he prosecuted antitrust and consumer protection cases on behalf of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian government’s competition watchdog.
Tags: Perkins Coie LLP | San FranciscoPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jonesh (Jon) G. Daryanani has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment practice. He was most recently a partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP.
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The London office of international law firm Locke Lord represented the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and advised on a PLN 800 million (EUR 195 million equivalent) long-term corporate loan facility to Energa SA and Energa Operator SA as part of the modernisation of Poland’s electricity distribution network (to include the introduction of an advanced metering system to strengthen the grid capacity). EBRD will hold up to 50 percent of the loan and has syndicated the remainder to two Polish commercial banks, PKO Bank Polski and ING Bank Slaski. The total cost of Energa Operator’s 2012-2015 investment programme is approximately PLN 5.2 billion (EUR 1.3 billion equivalent). Energa SA is one of the largest power utilities in Poland.
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