Fisher & Phillips LLP has opened its third Texas office with the addition of San Antonio. The office opened March 11, 2013. Stephen J. Roppolo, will serve as managing partner for the San Antonio office, in addition to his duties as managing partner for the firm’s Houston office. Houston partner Joseph W. Gagnon will also work in both San Antonio and Houston. Attorney Santiago Alaniz will be located full-time in San Antonio. Fisher & Phillips also has an office in Dallas.
Tags: Fisher & Phillips LLP | San AntonioWhite & Case Advises on the Financings for Two More Take-Privates
Global law firm White & Case LLP has added to its track record of advising lenders on financing buyouts of US-listed Chinese companies, with two separate transactions signing since the beginning of the year.
Tags: White & Case LLP | Hong KongAkin Gump Advises FirstEnergy in $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented FirstEnergy Corp. in a $1.5 billion senior notes offering. The transaction closed on March 5.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | New YorkMark Christiansen Joins McAfee & Taft, Co-leads Energy Practice of State’s Largest Law Firm
McAfee & Taft, the state’s largest law firm, has announced that Mark Christiansen, one of the region’s preeminent oil and gas lawyers, has joined the firm and will co-lead the firm’s Energy and Oil & Gas Group.
Tags: McAfee & Taft, P.C.Paul Hastings Advises GE Healthcare in Sale of GE Healthcare Strategic Sourcing to the Gores Group
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), in connection with the sale of GE Healthcare Strategic Sourcing, a leading provider of electronic billing and electronic medical records outsourcing solutions to the healthcare industry, to The Gores Group, a leading Los Angeles-based investment firm.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLPShearman & Sterling Advises New England Sports Ventures in Financing
Shearman & Sterling advised New England Sports Ventures, LLC as borrower under a $575 million senior credit facility agented by Bank of America, N.A.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkKing & Wood Mallesons Advises IGO on A$170 Million Facility Agreement with NAB
King & Wood Mallesons has advised the West Australian-based mining company Independence Group NL (IGO) on the establishment of a secured A$170 million multi-option facility agreement with National Australia Bank Limited.
Tags: King & Wood MallesonsSimpson Thacher Represents KKR in Acquisition of Gardner Denver, Inc.
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in its acquisition of Gardner Denver, Inc., for approximately $3.9 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | HoustonSimpson Thacher Represents Riverstone Holdings LLC in Financing Supporting the Acquisition of Utex Industries, Inc.
The Firm is representing Riverstone Holdings LLC (Riverstone) in connection with the acquisition financing relating to the definitive agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Riverstone has agreed to acquire Utex Industries, Inc. (Utex) from investment funds affiliated with Rhône Capital L.L.C. (Rhone). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is expected to close in April 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBird & Bird to Open in Denmark to Become the Only International Law Firm with a Comprehensive Offering Across the Baltic Sea Region
Bird & Bird today announced that it will merge with leading Danish firm BvHD on 1 May 2013.
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