Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in an offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes due 2020 by Zachry Holdings, Inc. The proceeds of the notes offering were used repay certain indebtedness.
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Phelps Dunbar is pleased to announce that Jeffrey M. Baudier has joined the firm’s Baton Rouge office as a partner, where his practice will focus on serving clients in the oil, gas, and energy industries. Most recently, Mr. Baudier was President and CEO of Petra Nova LLC, an NRG company, where he led the creation of an industry-leading joint venture that uses carbon dioxide captured from existing coal plants to revitalize production at mature oil fields in Texas and Louisiana through proven Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes.
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Gray Plant Mooty is pleased to announce three new attorneys have joined the firm. They include:
Tags: Gray Plant MootyAllen & Overy has advised LNR Property LLC (“LNR”) on the non-US aspects of the USD1.05 billion sale of LNR to Starwood Property Trust and Starwood Capital Group.
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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