Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Julie Hardin as a partner in the Life Sciences Health Industry and Energy and Natural Resources Groups. Julie, who joins from Fulbright & Jaworski, is the first lateral partner in Reed Smith’s new Houston office since the firm announced the initial group of 12 partners on February 26th. The office has expanded in the past month to 21 lawyers.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Centrica, a British gas owner, in an agreement with U.S.-based energy company Cheniere Energy Partners to buy 1.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year. The 20-year agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners would allow Centrica to export enough LNG from the U.S. to supply 1.8 million British homes each year.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented ARAMARK Corporation (“ARAMARK”) in connection with its 144A/Regulation S high yield offering of $1,000 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 and the amendment to its existing credit agreement providing for, among other things, $1,400 million of new term loans and the extension of a portion of the commitments under its revolving credit facilities. Simpson Thacher also represented ARAMARK and ARAMARK Holdings Corporation, the indirect parent of ARAMARK, in connection with cash tender offers for their outstanding senior notes.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) in the sale of Intelligence Holdings, Ltd. to Temp Holdings, Co. Ltd. Temp Holdings will acquire all outstanding equity of Intelligence from KKR and the management of Intelligence for an enterprise value of ¥68 billion ($716 million). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
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Whiteford Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Michael Hastings, formerly of LeClair Ryan, has joined the firm as a Partner.
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Baker & McKenzie has acted for Ramsay Health Care Limited on its A$500 million (US$525 million) joint venture with Sime Darby Berhad in Asia.
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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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King & Spalding represented Dutch real estate investment company Wereldhave NV on the $720 million sale of its 17-property U.S. portfolio to private equity firm Lone Star Funds. The transaction was completed yesterday, March 25.
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Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Robert Anderson has joined the Las Vegas office of Snell & Wilmer as a partner, and Krisanne S. Cunningham has joined as counsel. Both Anderson and Cunningham will practice in the firm’s Business and Finance group.
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Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation, NBCUniversal Media, LLC and NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. in connection with the issuance and sale of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes and $725 million aggregate liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. The notes are guaranteed by Comcast and certain of its cable subsidiaries that guarantee Comcast’s publicly traded debt securities. The notes and the preferred stock were issued in connection with Comcast’s acquisition on March 19, 2013, of the 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal, LLC held by General Electric Company (GE). Sales of the notes and preferred stock were made in separate private placements pursuant to Rule 144A.
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