The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, has added shareholder David Oppenheim to its New Jersey and New York offices. Oppenheim’s practice will focus on franchising, transactional and regulatory matters.
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Reed Smith today announced the addition of L. Julius M. Turman as a partner in its Labor & Employment practice in the firm’s San Francisco office.
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The Firm is representing an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII (Blackstone) in connection with the announced acquisition, along with its Brazilian partner Pátria Investimentos, of 70% of the share capital of Alphaville Urbanismo S.A. (“Alphaville”) from Gafisa S.A. (“Gafisa”) for approximately R$1.4 billion (approximately US$665 million), valuing Alphaville at an equity value of approximately R$2 billion. The remaining 30% of the share capital of Alphaville will remain with Gafisa. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2013 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval by Brazilian antitrust authorities.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Sao PauloSimpson Thacher advised the underwriters on an $850 million debt offering by Concho Resources Inc. (“Concho”). BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities were the joint book-running managers for the offering. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the cash tender offer for $300 million of Concho’s outstanding notes. Concho intends to use the remaining net proceeds to repay borrowings under its credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson 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.
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