Allen & Overy LLP has advised Tokai Rubber Industries, Japan, on the acquisition of automotive supplier Anvis from H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of H.I.G. Capital, which focuses on small and medium-sized businesses. The transaction is still subject to clearance by the competent cartel authorities. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Mauricio Llamas, founding partner of EnvironLaw, an environmental boutique law firm, joined the Mexico City Office as partner in the Government Regulation Practice, effective January 21.
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Bird & Bird welcomes Jörg Paura as partner in its International Corporate Group. Jörg will join the Hamburg office on 1 April 2013, from Hogan Lovells. He brings along an experienced team of two Counsel: Daniel Weiss and Mirjam Rüve.
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Affiliates of global alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management, LLC and merchant banking and management firm Metropoulos & Co. today announced that they have entered into a “stalking horse” asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Hostess Brands, Inc.’s baked snack food business for $410 million in cash.
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The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it advised DVB Group Merchant Bank (Asia) Ltd (“DVB”) and China Development Bank, as co-lenders who financed the acquisition, on a US$358.6 million sale and leaseback transaction of a portfolio of maritime containers for China Shipping Container Lines (“CSCL”) and CDB Leasing (“CDBL”).
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the co-ordinating committee and ad-hoc working group representing senior lenders on the £1bn recapitalisation of the Biffa Group. Biffa is a leading nationwide integrated waste management business.
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP represented Cerved Technologies S.p.A., an Italian joint stock company controlled by funds managed by CVC Capital Partners, in its offering of €780.0 million in aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of €300.0 million of 6.375% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2020, €250.0 million of senior secured floating rate notes due 2019, and €230.0 million of 8.000% senior subordinated notes due 2021, and in its establishment of a €75.0 million super senior revolving credit facility. The transactions closed on January 29, 2013. The net proceeds of the offering were paid into escrow accounts and will be released to finance the acquisition of the Cerved Group, which is expected to complete later this year.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced that Jeffrey B. Andrews has joined the firm as a partner in the technology practice in Houston. Andrews’ practice focuses on the highly specialized fields of outsourcing, sourcing and technology transactions, and his clients span a wide range of industries, including energy, financial services, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, commercial aviation, and telecommunications.
Tags: Bracewell LLP | HoustonBracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) in its announced agreement to acquire Copano Energy, L.L.C. (NASDAQ: CPNO), a midstream natural gas company with operations primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming. KMP will acquire all of Copano’s outstanding units for a total purchase price of approximately $5 billion, including the assumption of debt. The transaction will be a 100 percent unit for unit transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.4563 KMP units per Copano unit.
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Tara Higgins, Torsten Marshall andRafael Galvan, a group of leading energy and project finance partners from Bingham McCutchen, have joined the firm as partners in Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure Group, resident in New York.
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