Continuing with its plan for strategic growth, Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, the IP super boutique, announced that Bret Bocchieri has joined the firm as a partner on March 26. He will practice out of the firm’s Los Angeles office where he will concentrate on intellectual property litigation, including cyber piracy and trade secret litigation, as well as antitrust and other complex litigation.
Tags: Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP | Los AngelesChadbourne Represented International Lenders on Final Sale of Their Remaining Debt and Equity in Kreditprombank
Lawyers from the Kyiv, London and Moscow offices of Chadbourne & Parke have, once again, advised a group of international lenders to Public Joint Stock Company “Kreditprombank” (one of the top 20 largest banks in Ukraine) in connection with their debt and equity interests in Kreditprombank. On 28 February, the lenders sold their 47.783% stake in Kreditprombank to Nikolay Lagun, the majority shareholder of PJSC “Delta Bank”, and their remaining senior and subordinated debt to an affiliate of Delta Bank.
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Valdir C. Barbosa has Joined Pedersen & Houpt
Valdir C. Barbosa has joined Pedersen & Houpt as a Partner in the Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group. He focuses his practice on tax matters pertaining to taxable and tax-free acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and reorganizations, public and private financings, private equity transactions, partnerships and debt restructurings.
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Davis Polk Advises Orbitz on $515 Million Refinancing
Davis Polk advised Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (Orbitz) in connection with its new $515 million senior secured credit agreement consisting of four and one-half year tranche B term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of $150 million, six year tranche C term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of $300 million and a four and one-half year revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $65 million. Proceeds from the term loans were used to repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under Orbitz’s existing credit facility. Loans and letters of credit will be available under the revolving facility for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Citigroup in Connection with Amending and Restating Eastman Kodak Company’s Debtor-In-Possession Revolving Credit Facility
Davis Polk Advises Citigroup in Connection with Amending and Restating Eastman Kodak Company’s Debtor-In-Possession Revolving Credit Facility.
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King & Wood Mallesons Advises Leighton on Telco Asset Sale
King & Wood Mallesons has advised Leighton Holdings on the sale of its telecommunications assets to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’). Under the sale arrangements Teachers’ will acquire approximately 70% of the assets with Leighton’s retaining an interest in approximately 30%.
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Taub Joins Porter Wright as Litigator in Washington, D.C.
With extensive first chair experience in complex commercial disputes throughout the country, Steven P. Taub has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Porter Wright as a partner in its Litigation Department.
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Norton Rose Advises Brebemi on the Financing for a €2.338 Billion Toll Motorway Project
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the project company Società di Progetto Brebemi S.p.A. (“Brebemi”), concessionaire of the project for the construction and management of a new 62km toll motorway linking the Northern Italian cities of Brescia, Bergamo and Milan (the “Brebemi Motorway”) on securing €1.818 billion limited recourse facilities for the project.
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Simmons & Simmons Expands with Finance Partner Hire in Amsterdam
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Rezah Stegeman as a Finance partner in Amsterdam. He joins the firm on 01 May.
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Field Fisher Waterhouse Advises Department for Transport on £1.6bn Search and Rescue Service Contract
European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse has advised the Department for Transport on a £1.6bn contract to provide Britain’s ‘blue light’ helicopter search and rescue service.
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