Davis Polk is advising CITIC Capital Partners in connection with the $890 million going-private acquisition of Nasdaq-listed AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. by a consortium led by CITIC Capital Partners and that includes Edward Tian, a co-founder and significant stockholder of AsiaInfo-Linkage. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals and approval by AsiaInfo-Linkage’s stockholders.
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Lathrop & Gage LLP announced today that Jon Trembath has joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner. Trembath’s practice is focused on intellectual property litigation.
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Debra S. Dunne has joined the Philadelphia office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. as a partner.
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Clifford Chance advised The Carlyle Group on their strategic investment in Al-Nabil Food Industries Co. Ltd., a frozen and chilled food products company in Jordan. The transaction closed on May 13, 2013.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | DubaiLeading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) on its acquisition of a portfolio of 11 rental housing properties in Japan for JPY9.2 billion from ACRJ3 Pte Ltd, an 88.9% owned subsidiary of The Ascott Limited. The properties have a total of 959 apartments located across six cities in Japan.
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CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW, a privately-owned universal commercial bank operating in Moscow and the Moscow region, today closed a $500 million offering of 5.5-year subordinated Eurobonds with an interest rate of 8.70% p.a. The bonds were issued by CBOM Finance p.l.c., an Irish special purpose vehicle, for the purpose of funding a $500 million subordinated loan to CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | MoscowCox, Castle & Nicholson LLP is pleased to announce that prominent land use and environmental attorney David Waite has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Waite brings 20 years of experience to the firm’s nationally recognized real estate practice, with particular expertise in real estate development of infill sites and master-planned communities.
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Skadden is representing Theravance Inc. (as co-counsel) in its $1 billion royalty participation agreement with Elan Corporation, plc, announced on May 13. Under the deal, Elan will purchase a 21 percent participation interest in future royalty payments related to four respiratory drug programs partnered with GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Tags: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPSkadden is representing the underwriters in connection with Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.’s $1 billion placement of two tranches of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds in the international capital markets, which closed on May 10. The coupon for the 10-year bond represents the lowest ever achieved by a Latin American corporate issuer in the U.S. dollar bond market.
Tags: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPLaw firm Lander & Rogers announced that it has appointed corporate and regulatory lawyer Robert Neely to build the firm’s presence in the IT, and telecommunications sectors, and to expand the firm’s competition and consumer law offering.
