Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Seaspan Corporation on a facility agreement between ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) of up to US$350,000,000. The secured loan will be used to refinance Seaspan’s existing debt obligations for seven vessels, and will be split into two loan agreements.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised FleetCor Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment programs to businesses, on its acquisition of Custom Fleet’s Fleet card business from GE Capital Australia’s Custom Fleet leasing business. The transaction completed on Tuesday 26 March.
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLPHerbert Smith Freehills is advising Cazenove Capital on its £424 million recommended takeover offer from Schroders, which was announced on Monday, 25 March 2013.
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Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Tamra Wilson Setser as a partner in its Kansas City office. Wilson Setser, a 30-year veteran of employment law, is a member of the firm’s Litigation practice group.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Nokia Siemens Networks Finance B.V. on its offering of €450 million 6¾% Senior Notes due 2018 and €350 million 7⅛ Senior Notes due 2020. The offering, which was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act, closed on March 27, 2013.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kelly D. Hine and I. Bobby Majumder have joined the firm’s Dallas office as Partners. In addition, three associates have also joined the firm’s Dallas office.
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The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Scott Greenberg has joined the Business Restructuring & ReorganizationPractice as a partner in the New York Office. Mr. Greenberg arrives from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Financial Restructuring Department.
Tags: Jones Day | New YorkShearman & Sterling represented Goldcorp Inc. in connection with a registered shelf takedown of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.125% Notes due 2018 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.700% Notes due 2023.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | Silicon ValleyShearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as the initial purchasers, in connection with the Rule 144A/Regulation S initial public offering of Terrafina, a Mexican real estate investment trust, known by its Spanish acronym as a FIBRA. PREI, the real estate investment management and advisory business of Prudential Financial, Inc., and Terrafina’s internal management team will manage the FIBRA, which holds the third largest industrial portfolio in Mexico. The IPO raised gross proceeds of US$665 million and Terrafina’s real estate investment certificates (CBFI’s in Spanish) are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
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