Morrison & Foerster today announced that Marcia Ellis, a highly accomplished M&A and private equity lawyer, has rejoined the firm as a corporate partner in its Hong Kong office. She advises clients on debt financing, private equity transactions and complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Tags: Morrison & Foerster LLP | Hong KongAndrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that experienced international oil and gas attorney Jerry Jie Li has joined the firm as a Partner in the Beijing office.
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Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock of ChemoCentryx, Inc., including 750,000 shares from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The gross proceeds from the offering were $69 million.
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John R. Hempill, Jack Kiley and MaryJeanette Dee have joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm’s New York office. Hempill joins as a member of the Corporate practice group from Morrison Foerster, where he was a former co-chair of the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital group. Kiley joins as a member of the Labor and Employment practice group from Kelley Drye & Warren, where he chaired the Labor and Employment practice group. Dee joins as a member of the Business Trial practice group from Richards Kibbe & Orbe, where she was a member of the executive committee. Joining Kiley at Sheppard Mullin from Kelley Drye & Warren is a six-attorney Labor and Employment group.
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The Firm is representing Silver Lake Sumeru in connection with the announced merger of Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER) and ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB). Investment funds affiliated with Silver Lake Sumeru own common stock and convertible preferred stock representing, on an as-converted basis, approximately 33% of the outstanding equity securities of Power-One. Under the terms of the merger agreement, ABB will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Power-One for $6.35 per share in cash, which represents an equity value of approximately $1.028 billion. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second half of 2013.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected Tim Mak as a partner in its Asia dispute resolution practice, based in Hong Kong. Tim has practised in Hong Kong for 15 years, two of which he spent at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
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Allen & Overy has strengthened its German Corporate and M&A practice with the appointment of Dr Hans Diekmann as a partner in its Düsseldorf office.
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Allen Matkins, a California-based full service business and real estate law firm, served as legal counsel for Content Partners in the entertainment finance investment fund’s March 2013 acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the three series comprising the hit television franchise “CSI” (“CSI: Las Vegas,” “CSI: New York” and “CSI: Miami”). Content Partners acquires interests and participations in completed entertainment properties, including motion pictures and television series.
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP advised CVC Capital Partners on the financing for CVC’s acquisition of Germany’s ista International GmbH. Ista offers energy management services to increase the energy efficiency of buildings. The financing is expected to include an aggregate of €2.3 billion of senior secured bank debt, senior secured high-yield bonds and senior unsecured high-yield bonds. The transaction is expected to close by mid year and will be Germany’s largest private equity deal in five years.
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