On August 12, 2013, Unilever announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Wish‑Bone and Western dressings brands to Pinnacle Foods Inc. for a total cash consideration of approximately US$580 million, subject to regulatory approval. Cravath represented Unilever in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close later in the third quarter, or early in the fourth quarter, of 2013.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing David H. Murdock, chairman of the Board and CEO of Dole Food Company, and its largest stockholder, in the negotiation and the financing in connection with the $1.6 billion acquisition of Dole Food Company, Inc.
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Thomas M. Devaney has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group, based in the firm’s New York office. Devaney joins from Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner and led that firm’s private funds practice in New York for more 7 years.
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Noted antitrust litigator Laura Shores has joined Kaye Scholer as a partner in its Washington, DC office.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is pleased to announce that Pratik A. Shah, most recently an assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice, will be joining the firm as co-head of the Supreme Court practice and a partner in the national appellate practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented the Government of Bermuda in its largest-ever sovereign bond issuance, $750 million of 4.854% senior notes due 2024.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Laura E. Vendzules has joined the Firm as Partner in the Commercial Litigation group. She is based in the Firm’s Philadelphia office.
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Polsinelli welcomes Bradley W. Crawford to its Chicago office, where he will serve clients in the science and technology sector.
Tags: Polsinelli PCChadbourne, as buyer’s counsel, assisted Rockwell Collins in reaching a US$1.39 billion definitive agreement to purchase ARINC, Inc. The deal, signed on August 10, 2013 is the largest in the North American aerospace and defense industry announced this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The deal is subject to regulatory and other customary conditions, and is expected to close within 90 days.
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Simpson Thacher is representing Pinnacle Foods Inc. in its $580 million acquisition of the Wish-Bone® salad dressings business from Unilever PLC. Pinnacle Foods is controlled by investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P.
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