Today marks the public launch of Dentons, a new global law firm established to provide its clients with the competitive edge required by an increasingly complex and interconnected marketplace.
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Milbank Closes Four Capital Markets Deals in Peru Valued at $1.4B
Continuing a string of major capital markets transactions in Latin America, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has closed on four debt offerings in Peru valued at $1.37 billion involving leading companies in the country’s banking, mining, natural gas, and consumer products industries.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New YorkMilbank Represents Lenders in $850 Million Financing for Highstar Capital’s Star West Generation Power Portfolio
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Project Finance partner Jonathan Green, represented the lenders in the $850 million financing for Highstar Capital’s Star West Generation Power portfolio. The portfolio consists of five gas-fired power plants in California and Arizona and includes the 570-MW Griffith and 579-MW Arlington combine-cycle power plants in Arizona.
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King & Spalding Strengthens Middle East Real Estate Practice with Addition of Partner Stephen Kelly
King & Spalding has added partner Stephen Kelly to its Middle East team as the firm continues to expand its regional and international real estate practice.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | DubaiKing & Spalding Advises Turkey’s Bank Asya on US$250 Million Certificates Issuance
King & Spalding advised Asya Katilim Bankasi A.Ş. (Bank Asya), the largest Turkish participation bank, on the issuance of US$250 million resettable subordinated tier 2 certificates in a landmark Shari’ah-compliant capital markets transaction.
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Maynard Cooper & Gale Opens New Office in Cummings Research Park
Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce a new office location in the Cummings Research Park community. This office creates a second Huntsville location for the Firm and will headquarter Maynard Cooper’s national Government Solutions Group, an inter-disciplinary industry practice comprised of lawyers specializing in Government Contracting, Corporate, International Trade, Intellectual Property and Government Relations. The new office is located at 1333 Enterprise Way, Suite 202.
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Perkins Coie’s Denver Office Adds Second IP Partner in Less Than a Month
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Michael R. Henson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the Denver office. He was previously a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. Henson is the second partner to join the firm’s Denver office in the past month; Brian Kinnear joined on March 18, 2013.
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Shearman & Sterling Represents Ziggo B.V on its Investment Grade €1.3 Billion Refinancing of Existing Bank Facilities
Shearman & Sterling represented longstanding client Ziggo B.V on its inaugural investment grade €1.3 billion refinancing of its existing bank facilities, comprising a €750 million offering of 3.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, a senior secured term loan of €150 million and a senior secured revolving credit facility of €400 million, in conjunction with the renegotiation of Ziggo’s existing hedging arrangements. The senior secured notes, credit facilities and hedging arrangements rank pari passu and are secured over materially all of the assets of Ziggo and are guaranteed by all of the material subsidiaries of the Ziggo group. The refinancing closed on March 28, 2013.
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Pillsbury Launches West Coast Aircraft Finance Practice
Today, Pillsbury welcomed Thomas A. Zimmer to the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the firm’s Finance group. Zimmer, formerly a partner with Holland & Knight, will serve as co-leader of Pillsbury’s transportation finance team along with partner Mark Lessard in New York. He was previously Chair of Holland & Knight’s Finance group and was the Deputy Section Leader of its Business Law Section.
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Duane Morris in New Jersey Adds Government Affairs and Gaming Law Attorney Paul P. Josephson
Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Paul P. Josephsonhas joined the firm’s Trial Practice Group as a partner in New Jersey, working out of both its Cherry Hilll and Newark offices. Josephson further strengthens Duane Morris’ trial and gaming law practice in complex litigation, as well as its ability to help clients navigate government affairs and business matters. Josephson joins the firm from Hill Wallack LLP, where he led that firm’s regulatory and government affairs and gaming law practice groups and founded its government affairs/media affiliate, Government Process Solutions LLC. Josephson will also serve clients through Duane Morris’ government affairs affiliate, DMGS.
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