Shearman & Sterling represented Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc (formerly Jaguar Land Rover PLC) on its offering of $500 million fixed-rate high yield bonds due 2023. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, an indirectly-owned subsidiary of Indian-owned Tata Motors Limited (India), bought luxury carmakers Jaguar Land Rover Limited (formerly Jaguar Cars Limited) and Land Rover in 2008.
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Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Kevin M. Nelson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office. Nelson further strengthens Duane Morris’ IP practice, particularly in its growing generic pharmaceuticals and Hatch-Waxman practice. Duane Morris is one of the leading law firms representing generic and biogeneric companies in IP litigation, products liability and regulatory matters, and is committed to maintaining its active and growing practice in this area. Nelson joins Duane Morris from Locke Lord LLP.
Tags: Duane Morris LLPStamford Law is advising on the S$396 million reverse takeover of ChiwayLand Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd by Mainboard-listed R H Energy Ltd. The ChiwayLand Group is a property developer involved in the development, project management and sale of residential and commercial properties in the Yangtze River Delta region of the People’s Republic of China. The proposed transaction will also involve the disposal of R H Energy’s existing business to its controlling shareholder for up to S$25 million.
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Jackson Lewis, one of the nation’s largest employment and labor law firms representing management, announced the opening of its first office outside the continental U.S. The new office in Puerto Rico will extend the firm’s geographical reach and enhance its ability to meet the growing needs of its clients.
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Hogan Lovells advised Master Drilling Group Limited in relation to its $46 million initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which was underwritten by Renaissance Capital. The transaction completed on Thursday 20 December 2012.
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International legal practice Norton Rose has appointed Barbara Li as a corporate partner in its Beijing office. Barbara joins from the Beijing office of Baker & McKenzie.
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A prominent group of insurance recovery attorneys has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Minneapolis office as partners in the firm’s Policyholder Insurance Recovery and Counseling Group.
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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by UBS Securities LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and JMP Securities LLC, in connection with the public offering by JMP Group Inc. of $46 million of its 8.00% Senior Notes due 2023.
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