Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Jinshu “John” Zhang has joined the firm’s office in Los Angeles as a partner. Zhang’s practice encompasses mergers, acquisitions, private placements, public offerings of securities, and other sophisticated business transactions, with a particular emphasis on Chinese outbound investments.
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Covington Advises Microsoft in EUR 5.44 Billion Nokia Transaction
Covington & Burling is advising Microsoft Corp. in its purchase of substantially all of Nokia’s devices & services business. Under the transaction, Microsoft will also license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. The total transaction price is EUR 5.44 billion in cash — or more than $7 billion.
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Paul Hastings Represents Shuanghui International in Securing Financing for Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Shuanghui International Holdings Limited (“Shuanghui”), the owner of China’s largest publicly-traded meat processing enterprise, in entering into a facilities agreement with Bank of China Limited, Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (also known as Rabobank International), Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DBS Bank Ltd., Natixis, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, whereby Shuanghui will obtain approximately US$4 billion in debt financing to fund its pending acquisition of Smithfield Foods (“Smithfield”) (NYSE: SFD), the largest U.S. publicly-traded pork processor and hog producer.
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Mintz Levin Expands Tax Practice in New York with New Member Jonathan Talansky
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has added to its Tax Practice in New York with the addition of Jonathan Talansky, who joins as a Member.
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Former SEC and CFTC General Counsels Join WilmerHale’s Securities Department
WilmerHale is pleased to announce the arrival of Dan Berkovitz and Mark Cahn. They will enhance WilmerHale’s ability to meet the legal needs of financial services and energy firms during this period of unparalleled regulatory change in the financial markets. Berkovitz comes to WilmerHale’s Futures and Derivatives Practice after an extensive career in the government, most recently as US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) General Counsel. Cahn is rejoining the firm’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice after his recent service as General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Freshfields Advises Global Ports on $1.6bn Acquisition of Russia’s National Container Company
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised London-listed Global Ports on its $1.6bn acquisition of Russia’s National Container Company. The deal unites Russia’s two biggest container operators.
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Davis Polk – Verizon Acquires 45% Interest in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone
Davis Polk is advising J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial advisers to Verizon Communications Inc. in connection with its $130 billion acquisition of a 45% interest in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group Plc. The transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014, is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the approval of both companies’ shareholders.
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Six Attorneys Join Husch Blackwell’s Government Compliance and Investigations Team in St. Louis, Kansas City
Husch Blackwell is proud to announce the arrival of six new attorneys to its Government Compliance and Investigations team. Attorneys joining the St. Louis office on Sept. 3 are Partners Catherine Hanaway, Jeff Jensen and Matthew Schelp; Senior Counsel Lisa Ottolini; and Associate Matt Diehr. Partner Cynthia Cordes will join the Kansas City office on Sept. 30.
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune – Opening of Shanghai Office
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is pleased to announce that we opened our Shanghai Office on September 1, 2013 with the approval of the Ministry of Justice of China.
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Simpson Thacher Represents CPFL Energias Renováveis S.A., in its R$914.7 Million (US$375.6 Million) Initial Public Offering
The Firm recently represented CPFL Energias Renováveis S.A. (“CPFL”) in connection with its R$914.7 million (US$375.6 million) initial public offering of common shares on the São Paulo Stock Exchange. The common shares were offered to the public in Brazil, to qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S.
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