Baker & McKenzie is acting as counsel to Tian Ping Auto Insurance Company Limited (“Tian Ping”), the leading Property & Casualty insurance company in China, on its strategic alliance with AXA, as part of which AXA will acquire a 50% stake in Tian Ping for a total consideration of Euro 485 million.
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International law firm Stephenson Harwood opens an office in Beijing today – the fourth office for the firm in Greater China and ninth worldwide.
Tags: Stephenson Harwood | BeijingTammy Samuel has joined the rail team at international law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP. Tammy joins from Dentons, where she was a partner in the rail group. Prior to this, she was a senior associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in connection with the registered public offering by Apple Inc. of $17 billion aggregate principal amount of notes over six tranches with maturities ranging from three to 30 years. The offering, Apple’s first since 1996, represents the largest corporate offering in history. The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repurchases of common stock and payment of dividends under Apple’s recently expanded program to return capital to shareholders.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented the underwriters, led by Barclays, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with a public offering by Altria Group, Inc. of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.950% Notes due 2023 and $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2043.
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The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) today announced that Jeffrey A. Lieberman, a prominent employee benefits and executive compensations attorney, has joined the firm as a Member in the Employee Benefits practice, in the New York office.
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Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Paul S. Bock has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group, focusing his work on legislative and policy advocacy before Congress and the Obama administration in healthcare, antitrust, financial services, agriculture, transportation and energy. He will serve as the top Senate Democratic lobbyist for the practice.
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Norton Rose is pleased to announce that Olga Farman is joining the Quebec City office as a partner in the business law group. Her practice areas are life sciences, healthcare and technology, business law and intellectual property law.
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International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Australia’s Griffin Coal on the successful A$7.5 million settlement of a claim by Perdaman Chemicals that originally sought compensation ofA$3.5 billion.
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Linklaters has advised the Republic of Slovenia on its dual tranche US$3.5 billion sovereign bond issue.
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