Simpson Thacher Represents Abril Educação S.A. in its $250 Million Follow-on Offering

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Firm represented Abril Educação in the follow-on offering of 11,313,499 units, each representing one common share and two preferred shares, without par value, of Abril Educação S.A. The units were offered to the public in Brazil, to qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. Abril Educação is one of the largest primary and secondary education companies in Brazil in terms of revenue, focused on the primary, secondary and pre-university education sectors. Abril Educação is controlled by the Abril Group, one of the largest traditional media groups in Latin America, responsible for the publication of highly-respected magazines and web portals in Brazil.

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Paul Hastings Represents Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company In $175 Million Offering Of Senior Notes

Friday, August 30, 2013

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company, a closed-end investment company (the “Company”), in a $175 million offering of floating rate senior notes (the “Series HH Senior Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Series HH Senior Notes mature on August 19, 2016 and pay interest at a rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum.  The transaction closed on August 22, 2013.

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Dacheng Launches Is Mongolian Office

Friday, August 30, 2013

On November 7 2012, a proposal to set up an office in Mongolia was approved at the forty-eighth gathering of Dacheng management committee, which also designated senior partner Lu Hada to lead and coordinate the establishment of the office. After months of intense preparation, Dacheng Mongolian Office, registered No. 9011256017, was officially launched on May 20, 2013. The newly established office is located at 7/F Peace Mansion, No.54 Peace Road, Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Kennedys to Merge with Simpson & Marwick

Friday, August 30, 2013

We are very pleased to announce that Kennedys is merging with leading Scottish law firm Simpson & Marwick. The merger is expected to go live on 1 November 2013.

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