The Firm represented the initial purchasers in connection with OI European Group B.V.’s private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of €330 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021. The net proceeds are being used to redeem its €300 million 6.875% Senior Notes due 2017. Goldman Sachs International acted as representative of the initial purchasers in the notes offering.
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Frank Tobin as a shareholder in its San Diego office. Tobin joins Ogletree Deakins from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP where he was a partner. Tobin is a litigator who has tried approximately 20 trials, including serving as the lead counsel in both jury and bench trials and arbitrations. His labor and employment litigation practice focuses on ERISA breach of fiduciary duty, contract disputes, unfair competition, wrongful termination, and trade secret matters. He also has significant experience with healthcare litigation and counseling and defending class action lawsuits. Tobin’s arrival signals growth in the firm’s San Diego office which opened in January. It also continues the firm’s strategic expansion in California where Ogletree Deakins has attracted and retained several highly regarded shareholders.
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Hogan Lovells announced today that nationally-regarded energy partners Kevin J. Lipson, Stefan M. Krantz, John R. Lilyestrom, and Christopher A. Schindler will return after just over a year at another law firm.
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that David E. Case has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Group based in the firm’s Tokyo office.
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AstraZeneca and Moderna Therapeutics announced an agreement to develop and commercialise pioneering messenger RNA therapeutics™ for the treatment of serious cardiovascular, metabolic and renal diseases as well as cancer. Covington & Burling advised AstraZeneca on the deal, working alongside AstraZeneca’s in-house legal team.
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McGuireWoods LLP today announced that Stephen Older has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate and securities group in New York. As part of his practice, Older routinely represents both issuers and underwriters in a broad variety of securities transactions and has experience in a number of different industries, including healthcare, consumer and financial services and REITs, and has broad mergers and acquisitions and private equity experience.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters, in a four-tranche debt offering by Avon Products, Inc. (“Avon”) of $250 million of 2.375% Notes due 2016, $500 million of 4.600% Notes due 2020, $500 million of 5.000% Notes due 2023 and $250 million of 6.950% Notes due 2043. Avon is a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products, having sales operations in 65 countries and territories and distributing products in 43 more. This transaction is the sixth securities offering that Shearman & Sterling has completed in connection with Avon that have raised over $3.7 billion for the company.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling represented Alicorp S.A.A. in connection with its issuance of US$450 million of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2023 under Rule 144A/Regulation S. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BCP Capital Financial Services S.A. acted as joint lead managers.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkContinuing with its planned strategic growth, Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, the IP super boutique, announced that Pamela K. Fulmer joined the firm as a partner on March 18th. She will practice out of the firm’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices where she will concentrate on intellectual property litigation as well as disputes related to trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and other complex issues.
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