Herbert Smith Freehills has advised ASM International N.V. (“ASM International“), a leading global supplier of semiconductor equipment and ranked among the top 10 semiconductor equipment manufacturers globally, as its Hong Kong and US counsel on its €422 million (HK$4.3 billion) partial secondary placement of shares of its subsidiary, ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (“ASM PT“).
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Rex E. Moule recently joined the Melbourne office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder where he will continue to practice in the areas of wills, trusts and estates law. Mr. Moule brings to the firm a strong background in various forms of estate planning and tax law, including wills, trusts, probate, estate and gift tax planning and the formation of limited partnerships and LLCs for estate planning purposes.
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International law firm Clifford Chance has advised on the top three transactions in the Russian real estate market to date. These include the acquisition of the Metropolis and the Galeria shopping centres by one of the largest real estate funds completed in February 2013 and February 2012 respectively and the acquisition of White Square office complex by O1 Properties completed at the end of 2012.
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Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed partner Axel Löhde to strengthen its German corporate practice.
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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Jefferies, BofA Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup, in connection with the US$125 million series A cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred shares of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns and invests in real estate serving the healthcare industry. The transaction closed on March 21, 2013.
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King & Wood Mallesons has acted for GE Capital Australia in relation to its proposed acquisition of the $400 million debtor finance loan book (and related assets) of Allianz Finance.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Sam Cooper has joined the firm as a partner with the Litigation practice in Houston. Mr. Cooper joins from Baker Botts LLP, where he was global co-chair of the White Collar and Corporate Investigations Group. He possesses diverse litigation and energy industry expertise, which will help reinforce the complex litigation, white-collar, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), investigations, and international arbitration capabilities at Paul Hastings.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | HoustonPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented the initial purchasers in connection with the initial public offering by Fibra Inn on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Fibra Inn is the second lodging Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Latin America and is the fifth publicly traded Mexican REIT to be created in the wake of a comprehensive legal overhaul in Mexico that created the “FIBRA”, a new Mexican investment vehicle, which bears many similarities to the U.S. REIT. The offering involved the issuance of approximately $300 million in Fibra Inn’s stock publicly on the Mexican Stock Exchange and internationally pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The initial purchasers involved in this transaction were Credit Suisse and Santander.
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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP said today that Charles J. Kolin and David J. LaSota have joined its Chicago office as shareholders in the Corporate & Securities Practice. Prior to joining the firm, Kolin and LaSota were partners with Chapman and Cutler LLP.
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A Weil team led by Corporate Chairman Michael Aiello is advising real estate investment trust American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (American Realty) in connection with its approximately $9 billion unsolicited offer (including assumption of debt) to purchase 100% of the outstanding common stock of Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc. When completed, the transaction will create the largest publicly traded real estate investment trust in the net lease sector.
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