Shearman & Sterling represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Barclays and other initial purchasers on Albéa Beauty Holding S.A.’s €200 million offering of 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and $385 million offering of 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2019. The offering, which closed on October 31, 2012, will primarily fund Albéa Beauty Holding S.A.’s acquisition of the Worldwide Cosmetics Business unit of Rexam plc and refinance certain existing indebtedness.

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that well known economic development attorney Alex B. Leath has joined the firm as a partner in the Birmingham office. Arriving with him are three associates: David H. Cooper, Jr.; Charles B. “Trey” Hill III; and Matthew A. Hinshaw. Mr. Leath and his colleagues will serve as members of the firm’s Economic Development and Incentives Group and State and Local Tax Practice Group. They are formerly of Balch & Bingham LLP in Birmingham, where Mr. Leath was head of the Economic Development/Taxation Practice Group.

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The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Michael H. King is a new partner in the Litigation Department. King will reside in the firm’s Chicago office.

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Allen & Overy has advised the joint lead managers Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and The Royal Bank of Scotland on a USD500 million Rule 144A / Regulation S bond by Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes. Please enter ByLine.

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International law firm DAC Beachcroft and Chilean firms Seguros Lex and Amunategui y cia are to join forces to create DAC Beachcroft Chile from today (1 November 2012).

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Hogan Lovells has expanded its Paris finance practice with the hire of a dedicated Business Restructuring and Insolvency (BRI) partner, Cecile Dupoux. Cecile, currently a partner at Linklaters, will join Hogan Lovells today, 1 November 2012.

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Clayton Utz has acted for National Australia Bank Limited as arranger and a syndicate of banks on a A$500 million financing for Mineral Resources Limited.

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