Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. in the issuance of $800 Million 2.050% Senior Notes due 2018 by Roper Industries, Inc.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented NXMH B.V.B.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NXC Corporation, in connection with its acquisition of BrickLink.com. BrickLink.com is a leading online trading website specializing in Lego products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Miguel De Grandy has joined the firm’s Miami office as a partner. Mr. De Grandy was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1989 to 1994 and most recently was the principal shareholder at his own boutique government affairs firm.
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Daniel A. Rabinowitz has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Practice Group. Rabinowitz, who will reside in Kramer Levin’s New York office, specializes in transactional and regulatory advice in the insurance industry.
Tags: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | New YorkWatson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Petrofac and SapuraKencana as sponsors in relation to a facility of US$300,000,000 for the re-financing of the floating production, storage and offloading facility named “FPSO Berantai”.
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Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Magnetation LLC in its sale of an aggregate principal amount of $325 million senior secured notes and entry into a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility. Magnetation LLC is a natural resources company that focuses on the design, development, construction and operation of facilities that produce iron ore concentrate from previously-abandoned iron ore waste stockpiles and tailings basins. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as joint book-running managers in the sale of senior secured notes. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is the administrative agent for the credit facility, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as the sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
Tags: Fredrikson & Byron P.A.Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorneys Michael J. Zalewski, O. Kate Tragesser, Gina C. Adduci, and Minority Business Enterprise professional Maura L. Downs have joined the firm. Mr. Zalewski, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has joined the firm Of Counsel while Ms. Tragesser has joined as a Partner. Both will be members of the firm’s Business Practice Group. Ms. Tragesser will lead a team of experienced government contracting and M/W/DBE certification professionals.
Chadbourne & Parke announced today that leading banking and finance lawyer Partha Pal has joined the firm as a partner in the London office. Pal comes to Chadbourne from the London office of Sidley Austin LLP, where as a partner he focused on cross-border banking and structured finance transactions and related restructurings, contentious and regulatory matters.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP secured a significant win for firm client Constellation Brands, Inc., over a group of consumer plaintiffs seeking to stop its $4.75 billion acquisition of the U.S. beer business of Corona and related brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI; NYSE: BUD).
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John Voorhees, a litigator with 36 years’ experience has joined international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Denver. He will focus his practice in the areas of environmental, health care and white collar crime.
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