King & Wood Mallesons has advised GE Real Estate Investments Australia on its divestment of part of its office portfolio to Mirvac Group for approximately $584 million as the business transitions its focus towards debt financing.
Tags: King & Wood MallesonsContinuing to add significant depth to its nationwide Intellectual Property bench, Fox is proud to welcome experienced trademark and copyright lawyer Michael J. Leonard to the firm’s Philadelphia office.
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that two partners have joined the Firm’s Mexico City Office. Alejandro Chico will be part of Jones Day’s Banking & Finance Practice. He arrives from Bufete Robles Miaja, where he was a partner in that firm’s capital markets practice. Antonio Gonzalez will be part of Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice. He arrives from Lopez Melih, Gonzalez, Facha y Estrada, where he was a founding and administrative partner. With the addition of these two new partners, Jones Day has added five partners in Mexico City this year and now has 37 lawyers there.
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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley, in connection with the US$1.5 billion registered senior and senior subordinated debt offering of State Street Corporation, a provider of a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The transaction closed on May 15, 2013.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkCravath represented the underwriter, J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$2 billion registered debt offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States. The transaction closed on May 15, 2013.
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Simpson Thacher represented Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“SiriusXM”) in connection with its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Senior Notes due 2020 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023 in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S. SiriusXM intends to use the proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of all outstanding drawings under its existing credit facility.
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Herbert Smith Freehills announced today that it has recruited Nico Abel as partner to its newly opened Frankfurt office.
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | GermanyHerbert Smith Freehills is advising Metcash on its acquisition of the Australian Truck and Auto Parts Group (ATAP), which includes Auto Brake Service (ABS), for approximately $84 million, including transaction costs.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Kate Spelman as a technology transactions partner in the firm’s Seattle office. Spelman joins K&L Gates from Cobalt LLP.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing Nomura, Bank of Taiwan, Cathay United Bank, Co., LTD., ICBC International Capital Limited and Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, as mandated lead arrangers in connection with the US$330 million debt financing for AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.’s take-private acquisition by a consortium led by Chinese private equity company CITIC Capital Partners in an all-cash deal valued at approximately US$890 million.
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