Simpson Thacher recently represented Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. in connection with an amendment of Catalent’s senior secured credit facility in order to refinance approximately $1.45 billion aggregate principal amount of certain tranches of term loans. As part of the refinancing, lenders agreed to reduce the pricing and extend the maturity of certain term loans.
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Benesch is pleased to announce that Benjamen E. Kern has joined the firm as a partner in the Innovations, Information Technology & Intellectual Property (3iP) Practice Group and Thomas Y. Kendrick has joined the 3iP Practice Group as an associate. Both will work out of Benesch’s Columbus office.
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Ashurst has advised Macmahon Holdings Limited (Macmahon) on the sale of the majority of its construction business and associated assets to Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) and its nominated related entities, including John Holland Pty Ltd and Thiess Pty Ltd for approximately A$29.9 million (subject to post-completion adjustments).
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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has advised FFastFill plc, a leading provider of “Software as a Service” to the global derivatives community, on the £106m recommended takeover by Pattington Limited, a member of the ION Trading Group.
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Arent Fox LLP, a leading national law firm, announced that its new San Francisco office will be located in the KPMG Building at 55 2nd Street in the city’s Financial District. The office is scheduled to open this June.
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Cooley LLP announced today that it advised Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) in a recent $314.4 million public offering of its ordinary shares by certain of Jazz Pharmaceutical’s existing shareholders, including entities affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Longitude Capital Partners and Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a long-time Cooley client, is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by identifying, developing and commercializing innovative products that address unmet medical needs. The company, which is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with multiple offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, has a diverse portfolio of products in the areas of narcolepsy, oncology, pain and psychiatry.
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The Newark office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added John P. Scordo as a partner in the firm’s insurance coverage practice. Scordo joins K&L Gates from Day Pitney LLP.
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Fisher & Phillips LLP has opened its third Texas office with the addition of San Antonio. The office opened March 11, 2013. Stephen J. Roppolo, will serve as managing partner for the San Antonio office, in addition to his duties as managing partner for the firm’s Houston office. Houston partner Joseph W. Gagnon will also work in both San Antonio and Houston. Attorney Santiago Alaniz will be located full-time in San Antonio. Fisher & Phillips also has an office in Dallas.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has added to its track record of advising lenders on financing buyouts of US-listed Chinese companies, with two separate transactions signing since the beginning of the year.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented FirstEnergy Corp. in a $1.5 billion senior notes offering. The transaction closed on March 5.
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