Shearman & Sterling has advised Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital SAE on the signing of a joint venture with QInvest and other Qatari investors to import liquefied natural gas into Egypt from mid-2013.
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Lane Powell Adds IP Litigator Wesner in Seattle
Lane Powell Shareholder Greg Wesner was interviewed by Law360 for a November 15 article titled “Lane Powell Adds Frommer Lawrence IP Litigator in Seattle.” Wesner is the most recent addition to Lane Powell’s growing team of attorneys focused on patent, trademark, and other intellectual property litigation and related counseling. The article discusses Wesner’s extensive background in IP litigation and why he chose to join Lane Powell. The article also mentions Alan Minsk, who joined Lane Powell’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group earlier this year. Jeff Reis also recently joined Lane Powell as Counsel to the Firm earlier this month.
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White & Case Advises Deutsche EuroShop in a Combined Placement of Convertible Bonds and Shares
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised Deutsche EuroShop AG, a Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed company included in the MDAX index, in a combined placement of convertible bonds and shares generating total placement proceeds of around €168 million.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Chinese Zhejiang Sanhua Co. Ltd. on the acquisition of AWECO Group. In addition to customer contracts, the technology and the production facilities in Germany, Austria, Poland, China and Slovakia were acquired by means of a mixed asset and share deal.
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Squire Sanders Represents J. P. Morgan Securities in Dominican Republic’s Largest-Ever International Bond Offering
The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic office of Squire Sanders acted as local counsel for J. P. Morgan Securities LLC as sole initial purchaser in the successful issuance by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, S.A. (“Aerodom”) of US$550 million of 9.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, with Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee. This is the largest international bond offering, at the lowest interest rate, by a private corporation in the history of the Dominican Republic. Partner Pedro O. Gamundi, Senior Associate Rhina M. Martinez and Associate Leyla Hernandez handled this transaction on behalf of the firm.
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Milbank Represents Underwriters in Public Equity Offering by Leading ETF Manager WisdomTree Valued at $157 Million
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, led by Global Securities partner James H. Ball, Jr., has represented a group of investment banks as underwriters in the follow-on sale of shares of asset manager WisdomTree Investments, Inc. The public equity offering is valued at $157.2 million.
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Weil Advises Providence Equity in Connection with YES Network – News Corp. Transaction
Weil advised Providence Equity Partners, a minority partner in Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES), in News Corporation’s acquisition of a 49 percent stake in YES. YES is a New York City-based regional cable television channel that broadcasts sports events, including New York Yankees baseball games and Brooklyn Nets basketball games. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2012.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises on China Taiping Captial’s US$300m Bond Issuance
Herbert Smith Freehills has recently advised BOCI Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as the Joint Lead Managers on the issuance of US$300 million 4.125% guaranteed notes due 2022 by China Taiping Capital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited, an insurance conglomerate incorporated and headquartered in Hong Kong. The transaction closed on 21 November 2012.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Walter Energy, Inc. in $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher recently represented Walter Energy, Inc. in its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% Senior Notes due 2020. Walter Energy intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its credit facilities, to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and for general corporate purposes. The offering was conducted in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Woori-Blackstone Fund in its Minority Investment in NS Shopping
The Firm represented Woori Blackstone Korea Opportunity Private Equity Fund I, a Korean private equity fund operated under joint general partnership between The Blackstone Group and Woori Private Equity, in its minority investment in NS Shopping Co., Ltd., the 5th largest home shopping company in Korea. The investment was jointly made with Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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