Today, Michael Paddock, who has spent 13 years representing health care providers throughout the United States, has joined Pillsbury’s Health Care practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPMayer Brown JSM Advises Fincantieri on the US$1.2 Billion Acquisition of Singapore-listed STX OSV
Mayer Brown JSM is acting as lead international counsel to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the world’s largest builder of cruise ships and a major player in the naval industry, on its acquisition of a 50.75 percent stake in Singapore-listed STX OSV. The total value of the transaction, including the acquisition and the mandatory cash offer to be made in compliance with the rules of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers, will amount to approximately US$1.2 billion (€900 million).
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Hong KongEleven Mining Lawyers Join Bennett Jones
Bennett Jones LLP announced today that a team of 11 corporate mining and securities lawyers is joining the firm in its Toronto office. The group includes Senior Counsel John Sabine; partners Michael Melanson, Sander Grieve, Linda Misetich Dann, Abbas Ali Khan, James Clare and Ali Naushahi; and associates Elianeth Alicea, Jamie Au, Tiffany Canzano and Justin Park. This move will enhance an already formidable M&A and capital markets practice at Bennett Jones, and provide clients with exceptional substance and depth of experience in the mining industry. With this added bench strength in mining and the firm’s leading position in oil & gas and in energy infrastructure, the firm is more than ever Canada’s leading natural resources law firm.
King & Spalding Expands Environmental Practice with the Addition of Partner Adam Sowatzka in Atlanta
In an expansion of its nationally recognized environmental litigation practice, King & Spalding has recruited Adam G. Sowatzka as a partner in its Atlanta office. Sowatzka, a specialist in environmental regulation and a former federal regulator, rejoins King & Spalding from Baker Donelson, where he was a shareholder. He was at King & Spalding from 2007 to 2010.
Tags: King & Spalding LLPKing & Spalding Advises TSYS on Acquisition of NetSpend for $1.4 Billion
King & Spalding advised TSYS, a leading global payment solutions provider, in a definitive agreement to acquire NetSpend for $1.4 billion in cash. NetSpend is a leading provider of general purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards and related financial services to underbanked consumers in the United States.
Tags: King & Spalding LLPDavis Polk – TSYS Acquires NetSpend
Davis Polk is advising BofA Merrill Lynch as financial adviser to Netspend Holdings, Inc. in connection with its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition by Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS). The transaction is expected to close in mid-2013, and is subject to regulatory approvals, approval by NetSpend shareholders and customary closing conditions.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkTop Michigan Health Care Attorney Returns to Butzel Long
A leading southeast Michigan health care attorney, Mark R. Lezotte, has rejoined Butzel Long as a shareholder based in the firm’s Detroit office.
Tags: Butzel LongShearman & Sterling Advises on Dual Bank and Bond Financings for FairPoint Communications
Shearman & Sterling advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Jefferies Finance LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers in connection with a $715 million senior secured bank financing, consisting of $640 million term loans and a $75 million revolving credit facility. The firm also advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Jefferies & Company, Inc. as joint-lead and bookrunning managers in connection with a concurrent issuance and private placement of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 8.75% senior secured notes due 2019, in each case for FairPoint Communications, Inc.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkField Fisher Waterhouse Boosts Brussels Office with Regulatory Partner Hire
European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP announces today the appointment of Competition & EU Regulatory partner Katia Merten-Lentz.
Tags: Fieldfisher LLPLeading Employment and Labour Team Joins Norton Rose in Calgary Office
Norton Rose is pleased to announce that Armstrong Mitchell Lawyers (AML) will be joining Norton Rose in Canada as of March 1, 2013, enhancing the firm’s Employment & Labour group in Calgary and across Canada.
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