Dr. Wolfgang Hölters, one of Germany’s most well known and respected corporate lawyers, will join the Düsseldorf Office of global law firm Jones Day on January 2, 2013. With the addition of the Dr. Hölters, Jones Day continues to expand its practice in Germany.
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DLA Piper represented Effie Film, LLC, the producer of the motion picture Effie and the screenplay’s author, Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson, in an important copyright infringement case brought by writer Eve Pomerance. The December 18, 2012 Southern District of New York Court’s decision defends the right for authors of differing creative visions to use the same historical facts in fictional works.
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The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it advised on the high profile Korea Gas Corporation (“KOGAS”) refinancing for three 2000 built LNG carriers. The 135,000 cbm built LNG carrier “Hanjin Sur” is on bareboat charter to Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd, the 135,000 cbm built LNG carrier “SK Supreme” is on bareboat charter to SK Shipping Co., Ltd. and the 135,000 cbm built LNG carrier “Hyundai Cosmopia” is on bareboat charter to Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. All three LNG carriers are operating under long term contracts of affreightment with KOGAS.
Tags: Watson Farley & Williams LLP | SingaporeThe Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Nellan ApS (“Nellan”) on the acquisition of a Singapore-incorporated subsidiary of Nordic Tankers A/S earlier this year.
Tags: Watson Farley & Williams LLP | SingaporeWatson, Farley & Williams (WFW), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has acted as Marshall Islands counsel to Seadrill Partners LLC on its IPO that closed successfully this quarter.
Tags: Watson Farley & Williams LLP | New YorkWatson, Farley & Williams (WFW), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Golar LNG Partners LP on its shelf takedown offering of 4,300,000 units of limited partner interest and a private placement of 1,524,590 common units sold to Golar LNG Limited. Both transactions closed in November 2012.
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Canadian client Methanex Corporation closed a public offering of US$350 million of 3.25% senior notes due 2019. J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets acted as joint bookrunning managers. The offering was made in the United States under Methanex’s previously filed base shelf prospectus. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Methanex is the world’s largest supplier of methanol to major international markets.
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP recently advised Siberian Agrarian Holding (“SAHO”), a Siberian grain producer, in its joint venture with Saudi Arabian investment company Najd Trading to ship Russian wheat and barley to the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia consumes roughly 15 million metric tons of grain annually and is the largest importer of Russian barley.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | MoscowOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has advised Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. in its initial public offering (“IPO”), making it the first publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) focused on the single-family rental market. The Company raised $245 million in its IPO and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SBY.” The IPO closed on December 19, 2012.
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Kramer Levin represented Spraylat Corporation, a family-owned paint and coatings business specializing in high-quality industrial liquid and powder coatings applied to metal, glass and plastic substrates, in connection with the sale of the Spraylat business to PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG), a leading global coatings and specialty products company. The transaction closed on December 17, 2012.
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