Simpson Thacher Represented the Initial Purchasers in Connection with US$2 Billion Senior Bonds Offering by Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Simpson Thacher recently represented the initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$2 billion of senior bonds in tranches due 2016, 2018 and 2023 by Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, guaranteed by the bank’s New York branch.  The senior bonds were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from SEC registration provided in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act.  Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited were the joint lead managers for the offering.

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R. Michael Shomo Joins Sherman & Howard

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Sherman & Howard L.L.C., a national law firm headquartered in the Rocky Mountain region  announced the addition of attorney R. Michael Shomo as a member in its Denver office.  Mr. Shomo was formerly at Archstone, a developer, owner and operator of multifamily properties on the east and west coasts where was the Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel.  He joined Archstone in 2006.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Golar on Its Successful Bid for US$213 Million Kuwait FSRU Contract

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Singapore office has advised NASDAQ-listed Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”) on its successful bid to provide Kuwait National Petroleum Company (“KNPC”) floating storage and regasification (“FSRU”) services to support KNPC’s LNG import operations at Mina Al Ahmadi. The regasification services will be delivered via a new-build 170,000 cubic metre vessel manufactured by Samsung Heavy Industries.

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CMS Advises Statoil on US$2.65 Billion Sale to OMV

Thursday, August 29, 2013

CMS has advised Norwegian oil & gas giant Statoil on the UK aspects of its US$2.65 billion sale of interests in a number of its UK and Norwegian Continental Shelf assets to Austria’s OMV. Statoil’s in-house legal team had overall responsibility for the transaction and advised on all aspects of the Norwegian part of the deal.

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Davis Polk – The Korea Development Bank Notes Offering

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Davis Polk advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation as underwriter in connection with a Schedule B debt offering by The Korea Development Bank of US$250 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4% notes due 2016. The notes are consolidated and form a single class of notes with KDB’s US$750 million aggregate principal amount of 4% notes due 2016 issued on March 9, 2011.

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Winston & Strawn Announces New Silicon Valley Office

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the opening of its Silicon Valley office. Scheduled to officially open its doors September 9, 2013, Winston & Strawn Silicon Valley is the seventeenth global office, and ninth U.S. office for the firm. The Silicon Valley office is a key step in expanding Winston & Strawn’s intellectual property litigation practice and presence on the West Coast.

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Investment Funds Specialist Dawn Howe Joins Walkers as Partner

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Walkers is delighted to announce that Dawn Howe has joined the firm as a Partner in the Global Investment Funds Group.  Dawn, a highly regarded offshore investment funds specialist, was previously a Partner at Maples and Calder in their Cayman Islands and London offices.

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