Ukraine’s state controlled oil and gas company, JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, has signed an English law governed US$ 3.656 billion credit agreement with state owned China Development Bank Corporation to finance various individual projects involving the substitution of natural gas with locally produced coal. The investment programme is intended to help Ukraine increase its energy capacity through the introduction of modern technology, construction of new plants and the upgrading of existing infrastructure.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Brings on New Banking and Finance Partner in Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed Rod Howell as a partner to its Singapore based Banking and Finance practice to enhance the firm’s existing broad-based banking and finance capability and further strengthen its position as Asia Pacific’s largest fully integrated law firm.
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Top-Tier Environmental Partner Joins Morgan Lewis in Houston
Morgan Lewis today announced that Christopher B. Amandes will join the firm’s Environmental Practice, resident in Houston. Amandes, most recently a partner at Vinson & Elkins, has more than two decades of experience with environmental laws, both at the federal level and in Texas, as well as with agency regulations and policies affecting the petrochemical, refining, power generation, manufacturing, natural resources, and real estate industries.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Liberty Global on $23.3 Billion Acquisition of Virgin Media
Shearman & Sterling is advising Liberty Global, Inc. on its acquisition of Virgin Media Inc. in a stock and cash merger transaction valued at approximately $23.3 billion. The transaction is subject to approval from both companies’ shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
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David J. Kappos Joins Cravath
On February 6, 2013, Cravath announced that David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has joined the Firm as a partner.
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Holland & Knight Continues Growth in Boston with Addition of Four New Attorneys
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Brian G. Leary, Diane M. McDermott and Jeffrey M. Stoler have joined the firm as partners and Richard W. Holtz has joined as senior counsel in the firm’s Boston office.
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New York Corporate and Securities Lawyer Joshua Berick Joins Arnold & Porter LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Joshua Berick has joined the firm’s Corporate and Securities group as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Berick’s M & A practice has involved a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, stock and asset purchases, private equity and venture capital investments, strategic alliances, joint ventures, equity offerings and general corporate, securities and commercial law matters.
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Paul Hastings Represents Banks in Financing for First Reserve’s Acquisition of Ameriforge
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the financing for the completion of First Reserve’s acquisition of Ameriforge Group Inc., a manufacturer of forged products. The financing consisted of over $600 million in senior secured first lien and second lien credit facilities.
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Simpson Thacher Represents STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. and STX Europe AS in Sale of Stake in STX OSV Holdings Limited
Simpson Thacher recently represented STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest shipbuilding companies based in Korea, and its Norwegian subsidiary STX Europe AS in the sale of a controlling stake held by STX Europe AS in STX OSV Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company on the Singapore Exchange and a leading global shipbuilder of offshore specialized vessels used in offshore oil and gas exploration and production, to Fincantieri Oil & Gas S.p.A., a subsidiary of Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., a state-controlled shipbuilding company based in Italy specializing in the construction of merchant, passenger, offshore and military vessels, for a consideration of approximately S$730 million (or approximately US$600 million).
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James T. Jacks Joins Patton Boggs LLP
Patton Boggs LLP is pleased to announce that James T. Jacks, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has joined the firm as partner. Resident in Patton Boggs’ Dallas office, Mr. Jacks joins the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group.
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