The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is pleased to announce that Kevin P. Allen has joined the litigation practice as a Member (partner) in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.
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Davis Polk – Sasol $1 Billion SEC-Registered Debt Offering
Davis Polk advised Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank plc and J.P. Morgan Securities plc in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.5% notes due 2022 by Sasol Financing International Plc, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sasol Limited (Sasol).
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Paul Hastings Represents China SCE on US$200 Million Senior Notes Offering
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented China SCE Property Holdings Limited (“China SCE”), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on its issuance of senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$200 million. China SCE is a leading property developer based in China’s Fujian province.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong KongPaul Hastings Represents RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets in $250 Million Renaissance Learning Refinancing
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent and collateral agent and RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as joint lead arrangers in connection with Renaissance Learning, Inc.’s $250,000,000 senior secured facilities. The financing consisted of a $230,000,000 term loan facility and a $20,000,000 revolving loan facility, the proceeds of which were used to refinance Renaissance Learning, Inc.’s existing senior secured facilities and pay related fees and expenses.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings Represents Citigroup and BofA Merrill Ly
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch as joint book-running managers for Sun Communities, Inc.’s (NYSE: SUI) public offering of 7.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offerings of Senior Notes and Convertible Senior Notes by iStar Financial Inc.
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in the recent public offerings of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 and $200 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2016 issued by iStar Financial Inc.
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Proskauer Advises Leucadia Board of Directors in $3.8 Billion Merger with Jefferies Group
Global law firm Proskauer advised the Board of Directors of Leucadia National Corporation in an all-stock transaction with Jefferies Group, Inc., that values the global investment bank at approximately $3.8 billion.
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Weil Advises Leucadia in Merger with Jefferies
Weil is advising Leucadia National Corporation, a US holding company, in the merger of Leucadia and Jefferies Group, Inc., a US financial services company. The deal has a total equity value of roughly $2.6 billion, or $3.7 billion when Leucadia’s existing 28.6% ownership stake is included. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
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Mayer Brown Hires Real Estate Partner
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown announces the hire of Martin Wright as a Real Estate partner in London. Martin joins from Ashurst where he has been a partner for more than 15 years. Martin’s hire is part of an ongoing initiative to further strengthen Mayer Brown’s offering in London, following the hire of Chris Harvey to the group earlier this year and the hire of Jeremy Kenley to the Funds Group. Martin will become a leader of the Firm’s Global Real Estate Group when he joins in January 2013.
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Freshfields Advises on $1 Billion Turkish PPP Project
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been appointed to advise the lenders backing a major PPP health project in Turkey, the Etlik Integrated Health Campus in Ankara.
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