Weil Advises Health Management Associates in $7.6B Sale to Community Health Systems

A Weil team led by Corporate Chairman Michael Aiello is advising Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA), which owns 71 hospitals in 15 states, in its $7.6 billion sale (including assumption of debt) to Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS), one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the US. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2014 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and HMA stockholder approval.

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Allen & Overy Advises H.C. Starck on Tungsten Chemicals Joint Venture in Vietnam

Allen & Overy is advising H.C. Starck, one of the largest companies in the global tungsten industry, on its joint venture (JV) with Nui Phao Mining Company (Nui Phao), a subsidiary of one of Vietnam’s largest private sector business groups, Masan Group Corporation (Masan Group), and developer of the largest known tungsten deposits outside of China.

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K&L Gates Bolsters Seattle Office with Addition of Energy, Tax Partners

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David L. Benson and David P. Hattery as partners in the energy practice and Michael S. Kelley as a partner in the tax practice of the firm’s Seattle office. Benson and Hattery join K&L Gates from Stoel Rives LLP, while Kelley, a former member of the firm from 2001 to 2010, returns from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan Chase & Co. in $1.5 Billion Preferred Stock Offering

The Firm represented JPMorgan Chase & Co. in connection with a public offering of 1,500,000 Depositary Shares, equivalent to $1.5 billion in aggregate amount, each Depositary Share representing a 1/10th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series R, of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The offering closed on July 29, 2013.

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