Hong Kong: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised BOC International, Deutsche Bank, and JP Morgan as joint lead managers on the issue by Hainan Airlines (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. of US$500 million 3.625% notes due in 2020. The bonds were backed by a RMB denominated standby letter of credit from the Bank of China, one of the few bond deals with this type of credit enhancement.
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Gary D. Anderson has joined King & Spalding as a partner in the business litigation practice of its Washington, D.C., office. He formerly was a partner at Baker Hostetler.
Tags: King & Spalding LLPMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to announce that Anthony Williams will join the firm as a partner in its New York office, effective March 4, 2013. Williams, who has decades of cross-border and international experience, will focus on commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, and private equity investments, for both U.S. and non-U.S. clients. He will also serve as general counsel to family offices, working with MLA’s Private Client Services team and other professionals to manage all of their legal and business needs.
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The Firm recently represented the underwriter, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in connection with a registered public offering of common stock of Generac Holdings Inc. A total of approximately $346 million in net proceeds was raised in the offering. Affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC received all of the net proceeds from the offering.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkBeirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that former 73rd District Court Judge Renée McElhaney has joined the firm as a partner in its San Antonio office. Judge McElhaney will focus her practice on appellate work, commercial and aviation litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, including mediations and arbitrations.
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Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it advised Standard Chartered Bank, DVB Group Merchant Bank (Asia) Ltd and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore Branch on a US$135 million senior loan facility to Vision Drilling Pte Ltd to finance part of the construction of a Keppel FELS B Class jack-up rig named “Dynamic Vision”.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES), in Western Gas Partners’ announced acquisition of an interest in two gas gathering systems in the Marcellus shale.
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Experienced tax attorney, James J. Wotruba, recently joined the St. Louis office of Polsinelli Shughart as a shareholder. In this role, Wotruba will be an integral member of the firm’s national tax practice which provides creative solutions and legal guidance on international, federal, and state and local tax laws to business entities in all major industries and tax status classifications.
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International legal practice Norton Rose has advised on the acquisitions of two state owned power companies from the Bureau of Public Enterprise and the Nigerian Ministry of Finance worth US$300 million, as part of the Nigeria power sector privatisation process.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightJavier Gómez Ocaña has joined Herbert Smith Freehills to lead the firm’s real estate practice in Madrid. Prior to joining the firm, Javier spent 12 years in the real estate department at Garrigues, advising on some of the largest transactions in the Spanish market. He had also worked in the legal departments of major international and local companies, including IBM and Grupo Flex. In addition to his extensive experience in the legal sector, Javier is also teaching a number of master courses in universities and academic institutions as a professor.
