Kevin Gibbs, Partner, is joining our Planning and consents team. Joining from DAC Beachcroft, Kevin’s arrival represents yet more investment in senior lateral hires that support the continuing expansion of the team and the firm’s plans for growth. Anthony McNamee and Paul Bennett planning lawyers have also recently joined.
Paul, Weiss – Office Depot and OfficeMax Agree to $1.2 Billion Merger
Paul, Weiss clients PJ Solomon and Morgan Stanley acted as joint financial advisers to Office Depot in its agreement to merge with OfficeMax for $1.2 billion. Terms of the deal call for Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot to issue 2.69 shares for each share of OfficeMax, valuing the smaller company at $13.50 per share. Naperville, Illinois-based Officemax will have the ability to pay dividends of up to $131 million, or $1.50 per share, before closing.
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Ashurst Advises on the Financing and Sale of the Fujairah Oil Terminal Project
Ashurst has advised Concord Energy Pte Ltd and its affiliates on the sale of a 50% interest in Fujairah Oil Terminal FZC (“FOT“) to Sinomart KTS Development Limited, which completed on 3 January 2013 and FOT on the USD 251,860,000 limited recourse financing of the project, provided by a syndicate of six international banks. The financing closed on 13 February 2013.
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Covington Advises The Hut Group on an Equity Fundraising
Covington & Burling advised The Hut Group Limited, one of Europe’s fastest growing online retailers and brand owners, on an equity fundraising in line with its category expansion strategy.
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Duane Morris & Selvam Announces Addition of Sarbjit Singh Chopra to Expand Litigation Practice
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP (DM&S) is pleased to announce that Sarbjit Singh Chopra has joined DM&S constituent firm Selvam LLC in Singapore. The addition of Chopra as a director and co-head of the Litigation Department grows the capacity of the litigation practice in Singapore. Chopra joins from Lim & Lim LLC in Singapore.
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Akin Gump Advises LINN Energy Board of Directors’ Conflicts Committee in $4.3 Billion Berry Petroleum Acquisition
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised the conflicts committee of the LINN Energy board of directors in LINN’s purchase of Berry Petroleum Company.
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The international law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Adam Mycyk has rejoined the firm as an international partner in the Kyiv office.
Olswang Strengthens South East Asian Offering with New Corporate Partner
New Partner Appointment Strengthens Corrs Energy & Resources Team
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has expanded its market leading energy and resources practice with the appointment of James Minchinton to partner in Brisbane.
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Paul Hastings Represents BBVA Banco Continental in $300 Million Notes Offering
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Peru’s second largest commercial bank BBVA Banco Continental issue $300 million worth of bonds in the international markets.
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