Bird & Bird today merges with Danish firm BvHD, making it the only international law firm to have a presence in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, three of the most advanced knowledge economies in the world.
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Bond Dickinson Launches with Merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees
A major new law firm launches today with the merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees to create Bond Dickinson.
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Simpson Thacher Represents the Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Foundation in Connection with $300 Million Scholarship Fund for Study at Tsinghua University
The Firm represented the Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Foundation in connection with the creation of a $300 million scholarship fund for study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and the creation of Schwarzman College at the University. The program, whose endowment represents one of the largest single gifts to education in the world and one of the largest philanthropic gifts ever in China, was announced by Mr. Schwarzman in Beijing on Sunday. The gift, also announced on “Face the Nation,” was the subject of an article in Sunday’s New York Times and was the national headline news in the prime-time news programs by all Chinese state-run TV stations.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented a group of underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund (the “Fund”). The offering raised $2.3 billion and represents one of the largest IPOs for any closed-end bond fund in the U.S. The Fund is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DSL”. The lead underwriters in the transaction were UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
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Goodwin Procter Represents UrbanCode in Sale to IBM
Goodwin Procter recently advised UrbanCode Inc., a software development company, in its sale to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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HWL Ebsworth Continues Sydney Expansion with Commercial Partner Appointment
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has announced the appointment of Rebecca Mohr as a partner in its Commercial practice group in Sydney.
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Allen & Overy Strengthens London Antitrust Group with New Lateral Hire
Allen & Overy today announces the appointment of Alasdair Balfour as a Partner in its London Antitrust Group.
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Hogan Lovells Advises Saint Laurent (YSL) on Acquiring a Stake in its Middle East Business
Hogan Lovells’ Dubai office has advised YSL on the acquisition of a stake in its Gulf business through a joint venture with Al Tayer Group, one of Dubai’s leading business groups.
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Kirkland & Ellis Advises GTCR and Actient Holdings LLC in $585 Million Acquisition
Kirkland & Ellis represents GTCR and its portfolio company Actient Holdings LLC, a private urology specialty therapeutics company, in Actient’s $585 million acquisition by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Chicago-based corporate team is led by partners Sanford Perl, Michael Weed and Michael Snow.
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Leading Private Equity Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in London
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that David Walker has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Walker is an M&A lawyer with a particular focus on all aspects of private equity work . Over the years, he has built a reputation as one of the most prominent private equity lawyers in the UK.
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