Akin Gump Advises Deutsche Bank In Connection With $325M Silver Eagle IPO

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

An Akin Gump team led by corporate partners Bruce Mendelsohn and Alice Hsu advised Deutsche Bank, the sole underwriter in Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp’s initial public offering (IPO) of 32,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant exercisable into half of a share of common stock). The units, stock and warrants are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Silver Eagle is an acquisition vehicle formed by media executives Harry E. Sloan and Jeff Sagansky.

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Robert Rosen Joins Jackson Lewis in Atlanta

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Robert Rosen has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as Partner.  Mr. Rosen comes to Jackson Lewis from Epstein Becker Green, where he was a partner and practiced in the Labor and Employment and Litigation groups.

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Vinson & Elkins Advises on Ghubrah IWP in Oman

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Vinson & Elkins advised the successful sponsor consortium partners Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Sumitomo Corporation, and Cadagua S.A. on the development and financing of the Ghubrah seawater desalination project (IWP) in Oman. The key financing documents were executed last week and financial close is expected imminently. The project is the second IWP in Oman and will supply water for daily use equivalent to the amount consumed by approximately 800,000 people.

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Latham & Watkins – Experienced Derivatives and Structured Finance Partner Joins London Office

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Dean Naumowicz has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Naumowicz has extensive experience advising on a wide range of derivatives and structured products including credit, equity and commodity transactions. He has particularly well-developed expertise advising on Sharia-compliant derivatives transactions and he has advised on innovative financial structures in emerging markets covering all asset classes.

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