International business law firm Lawrence Graham LLP has hired widely-respected trusts partner Zac Lucas.
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Loeb & Loeb Represents KCET in Merger with Link Media
A team of Loeb & Loeb LLP attorneys represented KCET, the nation’s largest independent public television station, in a merger with Link Media, an independent non-profit media company, to create KCETLink, a new independent public media network.
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Milbank Represents Underwriters in $400 Million Bond Offering by Scotiabank Peru
In its latest capital markets transaction in Latin America’s banking sector, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented a group of major investment firms in their role as initial purchasers of a 400 million offering by Peru’s third-largest bank, Scotiabank Peru SAA.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New YorkMilbank Advises ProSiebenSat.1 on Sale of TV and Radio Operations in Northern Europe
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has agreed to sell its TV and radio operations in Northern Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark) to Discovery Networks International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Discovery Communications; Inc. A respective sale and purchase agreement was signed on 14th December 2012. The transaction is subject to merger control clearance and is expected to be consummated in the first quarter of 2013. The production business of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group in Northern Europe (Red Arrow Entertainment Group) is not included in the transaction.
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Freshfields Acts for Rosneft in US$3 Billion Debut Eurobond Issue
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Russian petroleum firm Rosneft on the establishment of its US$10 billion Eurobond programme, and its first ever issue of Eurobonds. Within the programme, US$3 billion of bonds have been placed on international capital markets.
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Orrick Advises Industrial Investors Group on FESCO Sale
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP recently advised Industrial Investors Group, a leading Russian industrial investment group, in the sale of its stake in Russia’s Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) to Summa Group. The deal amount was not disclosed, but was financed in part by a US $800 million syndicated loan from Goldman Sachs, ING and Raiffeisen Bank.
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Akin Gump Advises Laclede Group in Acquisition of Regional Gas Companies
A team from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised The Laclede Group in its $1.04 billion acquisition of Missouri Gas Energy and New England Gas Company. The price includes roughly $20 million in debt.
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Mayer Brown Advises The Kingdom of Morocco on Its $1.5 Billion Note Offering
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised The Kingdom of Morocco on its offering of $1 billion in 10-year notes and $500 million in 30-year notes, the first international debt offering by The Kingdom of Morocco following events of the Arab Spring and the first offering by The Kingdom of Morocco into the US markets in reliance on Rule 144A.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $500 Million Senior Notes Offering by Equifax Inc.
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in an offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.30% Senior Notes due 2022 by Equifax Inc. (“EFX”).
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in US $600 Million Securitized Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes Offering by Subsidiaries of Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
The Firm represented the initial purchasers, led by Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with a US $600 million offering of 4.229% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes by subsidiaries of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. The offering was made to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from the offering were used to repay amounts outstanding under Iconix’s existing revolving credit facility and costs associated with the securitized financing transaction as well as to finance a portion of Iconix’s purchase of the Umbro brand and general corporate purposes.
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