International law firm Pinsent Masons has boosted its Financial Services team in the City with the appointment of regulatory specialist Monica Gogna, who joins as Partner.
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Akin Gump Represents Apollo Global Management in Sale of SourceHOV
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented Apollo Global Management, LLC and Apollo portfolio company SourceHOV, in a merger agreement with an affiliate of Citi Venture Capital International. As a result of the merger, Apollo’s ownership will be converted into the right to receive cash, and its co-investor, HOVS LLC, an affiliate of India-based HOV Services Limited, will roll its equity holdings. Other holders will be entitled to elect to receive cash or stock. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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DLA Piper Appoints Leading Real Estate Partner in Hong Kong
DLA Piper today announces the appointment of Ed Sheremeta to the role of partner with the firm’s Real Estate practice in Hong Kong. Ed joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom where he was the Head of the Asia Real Estate group. Ed also served for a period as Vice President on the commercial real estate lending team at Morgan Stanley Japan in Tokyo.
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Tax Lawyer Timothy Devetski Joins Sidley Austin LLP in Houston
Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Timothy J. Devetski, a leading tax lawyer in Houston with extensive experience in energy sector transactions and capital markets, is joining Sidley as a partner. Mr. Devetski will be resident in Sidley’s Houston office and will be part of its global Tax and Tax Controversy practice groups.
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Baker Botts Advises Liberty Media in Connection With Investment in Charter Communications
On March 19, 2013, Liberty Media Corporation entered into an agreement with investment funds managed by, or affiliated with, Apollo Management, Oaktree Capital Management and Crestview Partners to acquire an approximate 27.3% interest in Charter Communications for approximately $2.617 billion. Liberty expects to fund the purchase with a combination of cash on hand and new loan arrangements.
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Leading Energy Litigator William Scherman Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William Scherman has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Scherman, who was previously a partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a former general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), will continue his energy litigation and regulatory practice as Chair of the Energy, Regulation and Litigation Group at Gibson Dunn.
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Bracewell Represents Evercore Partners in Memorial Production Partners LP’s Acquisition of Oil and Gas Producing Properties
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Evercore Partners, advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Memorial Production Partners LP, regarding Memorial Production Partners LP’s agreement to acquire certain oil and gas producing properties in East Texas and North Louisiana from its sponsor, Memorial Resource Development LLC, for a purchase price of $200 million, which includes $4 million of net working capital and other customary purchase price adjustments.
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Simpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in Vipshop Holdings Limited’s Follow-On Offering
The Firm recently represented the underwriters led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in connection with a follow-on offering of American depositary shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited (“Vipshop”). The offering by Vipshop and certain selling shareholders of an aggregate of 8,280,000 American depositary shares (including 1,080,000 American depositary shares pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option), representing 16,560,000 ordinary shares, raised an aggregate of approximately US$200 million.
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Cozen O’Connor Grows in Florida With Six Lateral Attorneys: Firm Expands South Florida Presence, Opens Office in West Palm Beach
Cozen O’Connor announced today that effective Wednesday, six attorneys from the firm of Edwards Wildman are joining Cozen O’Connor, in practice areas that include trusts and estates/private client services, real estate, insurance coverage, reinsurance, insurance corporate and regulatory and litigation. D. Scott Elliott, Michael Botos, Harvey Feintuch, A. Kenneth Levine, Simeon Brier and John David Dickenson are joining the firm as partners.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Cegedim S.A.’s €300 Million High Yield Bond Offering and Refinancing
Shearman & Sterling advised Cegedim S.A. on its offering of €300 million 6¾% Senior Notes due 2020. The offering, which was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, closed on March 20, 2013.
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