International law firm Ince & Co advised the banks arranging a US$250 million loan facility to Hoegh LNG, financing the construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be delivered for the Klaipedos Nafta FSRU project in Lithuania.
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To bolster the firm’s presence in the Midwest, national law firm Wilson Elser has joined forces with Milwaukee firm Leib & Katt, LLC to open the firm’s first office in Wisconsin. Opening its doors on January 1, 2013, the office will be the AmLaw 100 firm’s 24th U.S. office and the third opened in the past two years. More >>
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP announced today that Martin Rogers and James Wadham, leading litigators in Asia, will join the firm as partners in Hong Kong. Their arrival extends Davis Polk’s leadership among the elite corporate law firms in Asia with an outstanding litigation capability. Globally, this decision exemplifies Davis Polk’s strategic focus on delivering the best lawyers, providing the most critical advice, to the most sophisticated clients in the world’s major financial centers.
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As part of Russia’s largest ever takeover, international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Access Industries and Renova on the sale of their stake in the Russian oil joint venture, TNK-BP, to state-owned oil company Rosneft, which signed yesterday. The transaction price is set on the basis of the valuation of AAR’s TNK-BP stake at $28 billion. Completion is conditional on certain regulatory and other matters.
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Clifford Chance is advising QNB Group on the acquisition of Société Générale’s stake in National Société Générale Bank – Egypt (NSGB).
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP advised Egeria, a leading Dutch mid-market private equity house, in the fundraising of Egeria Private Equity Fund IV. The fund achieved a first and final close in December 2012, taking just under three months to finalise all legal negotiations. The fund was oversubscribed at its €600 million (US$780 million) cap.
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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers advised Rise Energy Partners, LP in connection with its sale of interests in various oil and gas producing properties offshore southern California to Memorial Production Partners LP (MEMP) for a purchase price of about $271 million. The transaction closed on Dec. 12, 2012.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $8 billion financing for AT&T Inc., consisting of a $3 billion five-year credit facility and a $5 billion amended and restated four-year credit facility.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling is advising Barry Callebaut on its acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Limited in a transaction valued at US$950 million. The transaction is subject to approval by Petra Foods’ shareholders as well as regulatory authorities. The closing of the transaction is expected in summer 2013.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPShearman & Sterling is advising the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. in its $390 million acquisition of Thomson Reuters’ Investor Relations, Public Relations and Multimedia Solutions businesses. Upon completion of the transaction, these complementary businesses will be integrated into NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The proposed transaction will be subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2013.
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