International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partner Marcelo Mottesi, acted as special US counsel to Bank of America, N.A. as lender under a credit and guaranty agreement in the amount of US$726 million to the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina. The loan matures in 2022, and is guaranteed by the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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Jackson Walker successfully represented Buffalo Studios LLC, a privately held social and mobile games developer, in the sale of its Bingo Blitz business and Santa Monica, Calif., development studio to Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Tags: Jackson Walker, LLP | DallasJackson Walker successfully represented client NuStar Energy L.P. in the sale of its San Antonio refinery and related assets to Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. for $100 million, plus closing date inventory of approximately $15 million. The deal closed on Jan. 2, 2013. The related assets included a terminal in Elmendorf, Texas, and a pipeline connecting the terminal and refinery.
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Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that William J. Kramer has joined the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice as a partner in the Chicago office. Most recently, he was a partner at Miller Matthias & Hull in Chicago, where he served as head of the Computer Science Department. Previously, he was a partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, where he led the Electrical Group and Finance Committee.
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Sean H. Cook has joined the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as a partner.
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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that the Hon. Barbara S. Jones, a former judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, is joining the firm as a partner in its New York office. Judge Jones brings to Zuckerman Spaeder 17 years of experience on the bench and more than two decades as a federal prosecutor. She will focus her practice on internal investigations, corporate compliance issues, and monitorships, as well as assisting individual and institutional clients to solve their legal problems.
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International legal practice Norton Rose has fielded a team from its London and Toronto offices to advise Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited on its £228.5million initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightOn Thursday, December 6, 2012, Capital Power Corporation (Capital Power) announced that it agreed to purchase half of the 800-megawatt natural gas-fueled Shepard Energy Centre from ENMAX Corporation for C$860 million (which includes interest during construction).
National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce that Houston law firm Powers & Frost, LLP has joined the Am Law 100 firm, nearly doubling the number of attorneys in its Houston office.
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