The Firm represented Automotive Investors LLC, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P., and certain members of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.’s (“TRW”) management in connection with a registered public offering of 10,000,000 shares of TRW’s common stock. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as underwriters for the offering. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $591.0 million.
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Setterwalls is one of Sweden’s leading law firms and an important part of our full-service approach is the provision of advice on acquisitions and financing. The recruitment of Jörgen S. Axelsson positions us even more clearly as an advisor of the highest calibre in these areas. Jörgen has a very strong name, know-how and experience in corporate law, M&A and capital markets, says Joakim Edoff, CEO of Setterwalls.
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On February 20, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a motion for summary judgment dismissing a trademark infringement case against Faegre Baker Daniels LLP client Amazon.com. Marc Levy and Katie Feiereisel led the firm’s representation of Amazon.
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A Travers Smith team led by corporate partner Will Howard and including commercial partner Richard Brown, has advised existing client Plumbee in connection with the establishment of Bonza Gaming, a joint venture with Sportingbet plc, which closed on 6 February 2013. Bonza Gaming will look to exploit real money gaming opportunities on social media platforms (including Facebook). The deal marks the latest stage in Plumbee’s rapid development since being founded by three former Playfish executives in 2011.
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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Jerry Howe has joined the Firm as a partner in the Government Contracts and Aerospace & Defense Practices, resident in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Howe will provide regulatory/industry counsel on M&A and private equity transactions in the aerospace & defense industry as well as government contracts litigation, investigations and bid protests. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace, defense and intelligence sectors.
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On February 27, 2013, Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) agreed to acquire a 33.75% interest in the Liberty and Rome gas gathering systems from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for a total consideration, including cash and common units, of $490 million.
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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (“MBHB”) is pleased to announce the opening of its new San Francisco Bay Area office in Mountain View, California. The new MBHB office is located in close proximity to California’s renowned life sciences and Silicon Valley technology hubs, with the Bay Area serving as home to many of the world’s largest corporations and thousands of small to mid-size start-ups. Opening March 1, 2013, the new office will expand the firm’s geographical reach and better enable it to meet the growing needs of its clients.
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A team from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised the conflicts committee of the Regency Energy Partners board of directors in Regency’s $1.5 billion cash and stock acquisition of Southern Union Gathering Company, owner of Southern Union Gas Services Ltd. The deal, which will expand Regency’s footprint in the Permian Basin, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | HoustonRatnerPrestia is proud to announce that Keith E. George has joined its Washington, D.C. office as Shareholder, where he will focus his practice on patent matters, including patent prosecution, client counseling, and due diligence analysis on issues of patentability, validity, and infringement. Mr. George has over 34 years of patent prosecution experience and his background covers a diversity of high technology areas, including wireless and landline digital networks, free-space and fiber based optical communications, video encoding and transport protocols, and optical electrical transducers, to name a few.
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