Allen & Overy Advises IFC and FMO on the Completion of the USD330m Financing of the Takoradi 2 Power Plant Expansion in Ghana

Allen & Overy has advised International Finance Corporation (IFC) as co-lead Negotiator, Hedging Bank and Arranger for the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Canada Climate Change Program; and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) as Mandated Lead Arranger for a consortium of lenders comprising the African Development Bank, Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, ICF-Debt Pool and la Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco), on the project financing for the expansion of the Takoradi 2 power plant in Ghana.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Banco Davivienda’s US$500 Million Senior Notes Offering

Shearman & Sterling represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint bookrunners in connection with Banco Davivienda S.A.’s offering of US$500 million Senior Notes due 2018. Banco Davivienda S.A. is one of the largest financial institutions in Colombia and is a leading, integrated full service bank with the strongest consumer banking franchise in Colombia.

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Top Senate Energy, Health/Education Staff Director to Join Bracewell & Giuliani’s Policy Resolution Group in D.C.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that former Senate Committee Staff Director Frank Macchiarola is joining the firm’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG) in Washington, D.C.  Macchiarola, the former staff director of two prominent Senate committees, will bolster PRG’s environmental and energy practices as well as help expand the group’s healthcare and education practices.

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Paul Hastings Represents Future Land in US$200 Million Senior Notes Offering

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Future Land Development Holdings Limited (“Future Land”), a leading Chinese property developer focused on developing quality residential and mixed-use projects and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its issuance of US dollar denominated senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$200 million.

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Gilbert + Tobin Attracts Heavy-Weight Finance and Restructuring Lawyer

As a partner of Allens Linklaters, Simon worked on some of the most significant recent deals in the market including the $2.3 billion financing of the Sydney Desalinisation Plant, Dulux’s $293 million acquisition of Alesco, the acquisition by the Future Fund of The Campbell Group of SA Forestry’s plantations, the Lane Cove Tunnel acquisition and the workout and refinancings of Centro, Elders and Nufarm.

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