On April 25, it was announced that Brookfield Office Properties Inc. and its affiliates have entered into a definitive merger agreement with MPG Office Trust, Inc. pursuant to which a newly formed fund (“DTLA Holdings”) controlled by Brookfield will acquire MPG for a total equity value of about $426 million.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkOn May 2, Willkie client W. R. Berkley closed on its offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Subordinated Debentures due 2053.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkThe law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that it has established an office in Miami. A fixture in Florida’s legal community since 1981, the firm’s newest office reflects its ongoing growth and commitment to serving clients in South Florida.
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Mark L. Perlis and Glenn S. Benson, two lawyers with extensive experience assisting energy clients with regulatory and other matters, have joined the Washington, D.C., office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partners.
Tags: Davis Wright Tremaine LLPGerald F. George, a lawyer known nationally for handling major environmental litigation throughout the U.S., has joined the environmental group at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.
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Sidley Austin has advised UBS as the sole global coordinator in connection with the recent follow-on offering by LT Group, a Philippine-listed conglomerate that raised approximately USD$912 million. The follow-on offering is the country’s largest ever equity sale, and is the second largest equity offering of any type in the Philippines.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP today announced that Douglas I. Brandon has joined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner in its communications and information technology practice. Mr. Brandon comes to Akin Gump from TerreStar Networks, where he served as general counsel.
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Davis Polk is advising an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in connection with its $820 million acquisition of Ebix, Inc. The proposed transaction, which is subject to antitrust approvals, shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013.
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Goodwin Procter recently advised client NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) in its issuance of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of notes in an underwritten public offering. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as representatives for the several underwriters in connection with the transaction.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Chaka Patterson has joined the Firm’s Chicago Office as a partner in the Business and Tort Litigation (BATL) Practice. He was previously with the Chicago office of Skadden Arps.
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