Sheppard Mullin Continues its New York Expansion with Three Partners

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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Simpson Thacher Represents Silver Lake Sumeru in Connection with Announced Merger of Power-One and ABB

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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Allen Matkins Represents Content Partners in Acquisition of Hit Television Franchise “CSI”

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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