A Travers Smith team led by Head of Commercial, IP and Technology, Tom Purton, and including senior associate Ben Chivers has advised Pinewood Shepperton plc (“Pinewood”) on a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Seven Stars Ltd (“Seven Stars”).
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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour as partners in the firm’s antitrust and restructuring & bankruptcy practices, respectively. Blefeld joins K&L Gates from Jackson Walker L.L.P., while Monsour joins from Haynes and Boone, LLP.
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Baker & McKenzie is acting as counsel to Wheelock Properties Limited (“WPL”) on its HK$4.5 billion (US$580 million) sale of the West Tower at One Bay East, Kowloon East to Manulife (International) Limited (“Manulife”). According to property market analysts, the deal marks the largest single office tower sale & purchase transaction in Kowloon to date, and is also the second-highest price on record for a whole office tower in Hong Kong.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | Hong KongBaker & McKenzie advised CP All Plc, the local operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand, on its approximately USD6.6 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Siam Makro Plc, the operator of Makro cash-and-carry stores in Thailand, from Netherlands-based SHV Nederland B.V., one of the world’s largest trading groups.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Nabil Sabki to the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Sabki’s practice focuses on representing a wide variety of financial services companies and private funds, including private equity and hedge fund clients. Sabki has an abundance of knowledge and experience with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that Rob Kort has joined its litigation team as a shareholder in its Phoenix office. Kort’s practice will focus on handling litigation matters for the firm’s commercial litigation and health care groups.
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Foley announced today that Jan E. Murray has joined the firm’s Health Care Practice Group in its Boston office.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has advised LUKOIL International Finance BV, as issuer on its offering of $3 billion Eurobonds guaranteed by OAO LUKOIL, one of the world’s largest international vertically integrated private oil companies. The transaction closed today.
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Goodwin Procter recently advised client CyOptics, Inc. on its merger agreement with entities affiliated with Avago Technologies Ltd.(Nasdaq: AVGO) in which Avago agreed to acquire CyOptics for $400 million in cash.
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that James R. Robinson has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as a partner in the Corporate Department and Private Wealth Services Practice Group.
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