Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Marcus Nothhelfer as a partner in its Bangkok office.
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WFW Advises Nordea Bank Norge ASA on a US$300m Reducing Revolving Credit Facility to CMB NV
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has acted for Nordea Bank Norge ASA on a US$300m reducing revolving credit facility to CMB NV, which signed in December 2012.
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Dechert’s Emerging Markets Practice Completes Two Key Kazakhstan Transactions
Dechert’s London-based emerging markets team has advised on two important capital markets transactions involving Kazakhstan issuers, including what is believed to be the world’s first-ever successfully completed 144A intermediated exchange.
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International law firm Dechert LLP advised Southpoint Limited Partnership, the joint venture between Malory Clifford’s Blackfriars Investments and Royal London Asset Management, on its successful sale of Palestra, the iconic South Bank office building currently let to Transport for London (TfL), to Deka Immobilien for £223 million. Dechert has advised in connection with the Palestra site since its original acquisition by Blackfriars in 1999.
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Clifford Chance Advises ING on the Largest Issue of JPY Bonds in Japan
Tokyo, Amsterdam: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised ING Bank N.V. (“ING”) on its sale of three-year bonds in Japan, raising JPY175.9 billion ($2.1 billion) in aggregate. This was the largest issue of JPY bonds in Japan by a foreign issuer in 2012, and one of the biggest ever fundraisings by a European issuer in Japan.
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Nicole Dogwill Joins Shartsis Friese Litigation Group
Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Nicole P. Dogwill has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Group. Dogwill represents companies in complex and class action litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, antitrust, unfair competition/business practices, and related contract and tort claims. She was previously a partner with Winston & Strawn in San Francisco.
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McDermott Adds New Restructuring Partner in Dusseldorf
McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced that Dr. Matthias Kampshoff has joined the Firm as a partner based in its Düsseldorf office. Dr. Kampshoff will provide McDermott’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice with extensive experience in German bankruptcy law, particularly as it relates to insolvent companies, their officers, shareholders, investors as well as bankruptcy administrators and creditors.
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Loeb & Loeb Secures Major Consumer Protection Defense Victory for Toyota
In a major victory for Toyota and the auto industry generally, on January 9, 2013, Loeb & Loeb LLP’s Consumer Protection Defense attorneys successfully defeated a motion for class certification in a multidistrict litigation over customer complaints related to the anti-lock brake (ABS) systems in 2010 Prius and Lexus HS25h vehicles.
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Eversheds Puts the Wind in the Sails for £242 Million Project Finance Deal
Global law firm Eversheds has advised leading energy company SSE as a shareholder in UK’s Walney offshore wind farm, which has just reached financial close on its £242 million project financing.
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Norton Rose Advises on £225 Million Refinancing of Walney Offshore Wind Farm
The London office of international legal practice Norton Rose has advised lenders the UK Green Investment Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Siemens Bank on the financing of Dutch pension fund PGGM and Ampere Equity Fund’s interest in Walney offshore wind farms, off the coast of Cumbria.
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