Linklaters has advised the lenders on the Western High-Speed Diameter Project (WHSD) in Saint Petersburg – Russia’s first city-based toll road and the largest PPP project in Russia to date.
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Roetzel Welcomes New Partner Jayne E. Juvan
Roetzel is pleased to announce that Jayne E. Juvan has joined the firm’s Business Services group as a partner in the firm’s Cleveland office.
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Cravath – CyrusOne’s IPO
Cravath represented CyrusOne Inc. in connection with its US$361 million initial public offering of common stock. CyrusOne Inc., a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc., is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data center properties. The shares will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The transaction closed on January 24, 2013.
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Norton Rose Advises Zimbabwe Power Company on Kariba South Power Station Extension Project
The London and Johannesburg offices of leading international legal practice Norton Rose are advising Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) as sponsor of the Kariba South Power Station Extension project, in the Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe.
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Cadwalader Advises on Successful Hong Kong Initial Public Offering
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (“Cadwalader”) and Joseph P.C. Lee & Associates have advised Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (“Wison Engineering”) as to United States and Hong Kong law on the completion of its initial public offering and listing in Hong Kong. The deal marks an important broadening of the firm’s international capital markets offering, which expanded in 2012 with the addition of three seasoned partners and a team of associates with deep experience in Asia.
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Paul Hastings Advises Medica France in Connection with the Sale/Lease-back of an Elder Care Facilities Portfolio for $175 Million
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm, advised Medica France, an owner and provider of retirement and nursing homes in France and Italy, in connection with the completion of the sale/lease-back of 15 retirement facilities worth €131 million ($175 million) over 12 years. A banking consortium led by Natixis Lease purchased the portfolio of retirement facilities, which provide beds for 1,100 elderly persons. Terms of the transaction allow Medica France to retain an option for repurchasing the assets.
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Reed Smith Expands M&A, Private Equity Practice
Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of Jeff Legault as a partner in its firmwide Corporate & Securities practice in the firm’s New York office.
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Faegre Baker Daniels – Michael K. Bolton Brings Transactional Oil and Gas Practice to the Mountain West
Michael K. Bolton, a nationally known transactional oil and gas lawyer from the Houston, Texas market has moved his energy practice to Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.
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Davis Polk Advises MSCI on Its Acquisition of InvestorForce
Davis Polk is advising MSCI Inc. in connection with its $23.5 million acquisition of Investor Force Holdings, Inc. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Aetna on Its Sale of Missouri Care
Davis Polk is advising Aetna Inc. on its sale of Missouri Care, its Missouri Medicaid business, to WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. The sale of Missouri Care is related to Aetna’s pending acquisition of Coventry Health Care, Inc., which was announced in August 2012.
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