Carter Ledyard is pleased to announce that Pamela A. Mann has joined the firm as partner effective January 1, 2013.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Team Health Holdings, Inc. and Selling Shareholder in Offering of 8,792,572 Shares of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Team Health Holdings, Inc. (“TeamHealth”) and Ensemble Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in the sale by Ensemble Parent LLC of 8,792,572 shares of TeamHealth common stock (including the exercised underwriter’s option), resulting in gross proceeds of $253,665,702.20. After giving effect to the offering, Ensemble Parent LLC owns approximately 14.2% of TeamHealth’s common stock. Credit Suisse acted as underwriter for the offering.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Accenture in Joint Venture with GE Aviation Systems
The Firm represented Accenture plc in connection with the formation of a joint venture with GE Aviation Systems that will provide airlines and cargo carriers around the world intelligent operations services focused on improving efficiency. The new joint venture, called Taleris, will leverage aircraft performance data, prognostics, recovery and planning optimization solutions that will include assets and capabilities from both Accenture and GE.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Offering of Senior Notes by NewMarket Corporation
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc. in a recent private offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.100% Senior Notes due 2022 issued by NewMarket Corporation and guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSilicon Valley Attorney Hiring Update: December
There were some major Silicon Valley legal job changes in the month of December. Here is the run-down of the most prominent:
Foley and Lardner hired attorney Frederic Adam for its Tax group. The partner joins from KPMG and brings 18 years of experience to Foley. Adam is a graduate of the University of Denver College of Law and holds an LLM in tax from NYU.
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K&L Gates, Australia’s Middletons Combine January 1, 2013
The combination of global law firm K&L Gates LLP and Australian national firm Middletons today became effective following unanimous approval from partners of both firms in early December (read the December 3 press release).
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Cadwalader Strengthens Capital Markets Presence in Beijing with Strategic Hire
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Cadwalader), a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Rose Zhu, an established attorney with deep inroads throughout China, has joined the firm’s Corporate Group as a partner. Rose is the fourth partner to join the Firm’s Asia practice since 2012 and she will reside in the Beijing office.
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Leading Equity Derivatives and Sales and Trading Lawyer Joins Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis announced today that Will Iwaschuk, a leading equity derivatives and equity sales and trading attorney, has joined the firm as a Partner in its Investment Management and Securities Industry practice, resident in the New York office.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Completes US$1.5 Billion Acquisition for Sinopec
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Sinopec, one of China’s largest energy and petrochemical companies, on the completion of its acquisition of a 49% stake in Canadian company Talisman Energy Inc’s UK North Sea business for $1.5 billion. The deal was signed on 23 July 2012 and closed on 17 December 2012.
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Davis Polk Advises on Tribune Exit Facility
Davis Polk advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint lead arranger and bookrunner (JPMorgan) in connection with a $1.1 billion senior secured exit term loan facility for Tribune Company (Tribune) entered into pursuant to Tribune’s chapter 11 plan of reorganization (Plan). Pursuant to intercreditor arrangements with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent under a $300 million senior secured exit asset-based revolving credit facility for Tribune, the exit term loan facility is secured on a first priority basis by substantially all assets of Tribune and its subsidiaries (other than accounts receivable and certain related assets (ABL Priority Collateral)) and on a second priority basis by the ABL Priority Collateral.
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