International legal practice Norton Rose has advised a consortium of investors on the acquisition of a portfolio of 12 UK private hospitals from Spire Healthcare Group.
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Jones Day Expands German Banking & Finance Practice with Addition of Annica Lindegren, Ulf Kreppel, and Nick Wittek
Jones Day announced today that Annica Lindegren, Ulf Kreppel, and Nick Wittek will join the Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice. Ms. Lindegren and Mr. Wittek will be resident in Jones Day’s Frankfurt Office and Mr. Kreppel will be resident in Munich. The three new partners arrive from White & Case. The addition of these lawyers continues the rapid expansion of Jones Day’s German Banking & Finance Practice, which includes a team led by Claudia Leyendecker that joined the Düsseldorf Office late last year, and brings the number of German Banking & Finance partners in the Firm to six. These additions underscore the importance of Banking & Finance to Jones Day Germany and demonstrate the increasing scope of the Firm’s presence in the German market.
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Hughes Hubbard Grows International Trade Practice with Addition of Partner Matthew Nicely
Hughes Hubbard announced today that Matthew R. Nicely has joined its International Trade Department as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Nicely was most recently a partner and head of the International Trade & Customs practice group at Thompson Hine LLP.
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Former SEC General Counsel and Founding PCAOB Member Daniel Goelzer Returns to Baker & McKenzie
Daniel Goelzer, a former general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a founding board member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), has returned to Baker & McKenzie as a partner.
Tags: Baker McKenzieAugust & Debouzy and MeyerLustenberger Lachenal Advised the Calida Group in Connection with the Acquisition of a Stake in Lafuma
Law firm August & Debouzy and Swiss law firm MeyerLustenberger Lachenal advised the Calida group in connection with the acquisition of the 15.2% stake in Lafuma previously held by the historical family shareholders.
Jenner & Block Represents Multi-National Telecom Company in Sale of Subsidiary to AT&T
Jenner & Block recently represented Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATN) on communications-related aspects of its $780 million deal to sell Alltel to AT&T.
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Winston & Strawn London Hires Partner Costanza Russo
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced Costanza Russo has joined the London office as partner in the corporate department, with a focus on infrastructure finance. Ms. Russo joins from DLA Piper in London.
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Osborne Clarke Strengthens International Offices with Six New Partners
Osborne Clarke’s international offices have been strengthened with six new partners, including five promotions and one lateral hire. The tally includes three promotions in Spain, one in Germany and one promotion and a lateral hire in Italy. The promotions mean that, for the first time ever, Osborne Clarke has 150 partners.
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Simpson Thacher is Representing Laureate Education, Inc. in Connection with the $150 Million Investment by IFC
Simpson Thacher is representing Laureate Education, Inc. in connection with the $150 million investment in its common stock by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the IFC African Latin American, Caribbean Fund. Laureate is the largest private international network of degree-granting higher education institutions with approximately 700,000 students in 24 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East and North Africa and Asia.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents KKR in Its Acquisition of a 24.9% Interest in Nephila Capital Ltd.
Simpson Thacher is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in connection with its acquisition of a 24.9% interest in Nephila Capital Ltd. (“Nephila”). Nephila is a leading investment manager focused on investing in natural catastrophe and weather risk.
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