The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Michelle Taylor and her team have joined the Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice. Formerly Asia Managing Partner and China Office Leader with Orrick, Michelle will be based in the Firm’s Hong Kong Office.
Tags: Jones Day | Hong KongKing & Spalding Adds Partner David J. Farber to FDA and Life Sciences Practice
King & Spalding added David J. Farber, a life sciences and healthcare regulatory litigation specialist, as a partner in its Food and Drug Administration, life sciences and healthcare practices in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Farber was a partner at Patton Boggs.
Tags: King & Spalding LLPSimpson Thacher Represents OHL México, S.A.B. de C.V. in its Ps. 5.90 Billion (US$458.5 Million) Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering
The Firm represented OHL México, S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 209,700,401 Series I shares of common stock, which raised approximately Ps. 5.90 billion (approximately US$458.5 million) in net proceeds. OHL México, S.A.B. de C.V. is a leading transportation infrastructure concession operator in the private sector in Mexico. The Series I shares of common stock of OHL México, S.A.B. de C.V. are listed on the Mexico Stock Exchange. UBS and BBVA acted as the global coordinators and joint bookrunners, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunners and Societe General acted as co-manager.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of Preferred Shares of Cementos Argos
The Firm recently represented J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Itaú BBA, Banca de Inversión Bancolombia and Valores Bancolombia, as initial purchasers, in connection with the first ever simultaneous offering in the Colombian and international markets of 209,300,000 preferred shares issued by Cementos Argos S.A. The offering was made to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. A total of approximately $880 million in net proceeds was raised in the offering.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkFoley Bolsters Intellectual Property Group With Addition of Marc Morley in San Diego/Del Mar
Foley announced today that Marc T. Morley has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and Chemical, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Practice as a partner in the San Diego/Del Mar office.
Tags: Foley & Lardner LLPDavis Polk Adds Finance Partner Monica Holland
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that Monica L. Holland will join the firm in New York as a partner in its Credit Group. The addition of Ms. Holland, who is highly experienced in corporate and leveraged finance, further strengthens Davis Polk’s distinguished banking and finance practice, widely recognized as among the best in the nation.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – NanoString Technologies, Inc. Initial Public Offering
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with the $54 million initial public offering of 5,400,000 shares of common stock of NanoString Technologies, Inc. at $10.00 per share. The common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “NSTG.”
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Silicon ValleyGoodwin Procter Advises Forest City on $2 Billion Joint Venture with QIC
Goodwin Procter recently advised client Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) on its joint venture with QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional investment managers. According to terms of the transaction, Forest City will contribute its ownership interest in eight regional retail shopping malls, valued at $2.05 billion, to the joint venture while QIC will acquire 49% of those interests for cash.
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLPCovington Advises Tribune Company in $2.7 Billion Acquisition of Local TV
Covington & Burling is serving as communications counsel to Tribune Company in its agreement to acquire Local TV Holdings, LLC, for $2.725 billion in cash. The acquisition includes all of Local TV’s 19 television stations in 16 key markets.
Tags: Covington & Burling LLPCovington Boosts International Arbitration and Energy Practices with London Hires
Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Ben Holland and Jeremy Wilson are joining the firm’s London office as partners. Both will practice in Covington’s international arbitration and commercial litigation practice groups, focusing on energy-related disputes. They are joining a well-established team that has been at the forefront of advising energy clients on major commercial and treaty arbitrations and includes, among others, Gaëtan Verhoosel, Stephen Bond and Carmen Martinez in London.
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