Shearman & Sterling has advised Sundance Resources Ltd in connection with the mining convention signed on November 29 by Cam Iron, the Cameroonian subsidiary of Sundance Resources, with the State of Cameroon concerning the Mbalam/Nabeba project.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPVLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its real estate practice with the addition of Tarun Chandran, who joins as a partner based in Chicago. Mr. Chandran brings considerable experience in commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions to VLP.
Chadbourne & Parke represented the Privatization Administration of the Republic of Turkey in connection with its sale of a 23.9% stake in Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. via a secondary public offering including a Rule 144A/Regulation S global equity offering.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Xinyuan Real Estate Co., a Beijing-based company that is listed on the NYSE, in its $54 million acquisition of a parcel of land at 421 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, New York City. The site was acquired from an entity controlled by New York real estate investor Richard Kalikow.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented J.P. Morgan Asset Management on three separate financing transactions that closed in November.
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International law firm Pinsent Masons has strengthened its practice in Germany with the arrival of two senior lawyers in its Munich office. Christian Lütkehaus arrives from Portelet, a boutique advisory and asset management firm with offices in Mumbai (India), Shanghai, Singapore and Zurich, co-founded by him in 1997. He will be joined by Dr. Holger Kessen, who was a partner at the Munich office of v. Boetticher Hasse Lohmann.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance welcomes Dirk-Jan Duynstee into its litigation & dispute resolution practice in Amsterdam. Dirk-Jan will join the practice as a lateral partner from Spigt Litigators (formerly Spigthoff) on 1 December 2012.
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The firm is representing First Reserve Corporation in connection with the proposed acquisition of Ameriforge Group Inc. from Post Oak Companies LP, an affiliate of Tanglewood Investments Inc. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in December 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher is representing Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9983) in its announced acquisition of 80% of the outstanding equity of J Brand Holdings, LLC. The transaction is expected to close prior to year end.
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Burleson LLP, the largest full-service law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas sector, announced today that it has opened a new location in Midland, Texas to serve companies with interests in the Permian Basin. Frank Hunold, who has practiced law for more than two decades, will serve as its managing partner.
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