Clayton Utz has acted for National Australia Bank Limited as arranger and a syndicate of banks on a A$500 million financing for Mineral Resources Limited.
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Squire Sanders Advises on €700 Million Remunicipalisation in Germany
Global legal practice Squire Sanders has advised on a €700 million financing and completion of a special purchase agreement between the State of Berlin and RWE AG, Germany’s leading power producer, regarding a 25% stake in Berliner Wasserbetriebe, the Berlin water supply company.
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Davis Polk – Royal Bank of Canada US$1 Billion Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and nabSecurities, LLC as lead managers on an SEC-registered offering by Royal Bank of Canada of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.8% senior notes due 2015 under its $25 billion medium-term notes program.
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Davis Polk is advising MSCI Inc. in connection with its $125 million acquisition of IPD Group Limited, an English company. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Kirkland & Ellis Advises on Grizzlies Sale and Ownership Change
Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented a consortium of investors led by Stephen A. Kaplan, principal, co-portfolio manager of the Global Principal Group and member of Oaktree Capital Management’s Board of Directors, as part of Robert J. Pera’s $377 million acquisition of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA franchise, a deal that was approved unanimously by the NBA Board of Governors.
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Curtis Advises FCI Group’s Motorized Vehicle Division in Sale to Delphi Automotive Connection Systems
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP advised the management of MVL, a division of the FCI Group (itself controlled by affiliates of Bain Capital), in relation to its sale by FCI to Delphi Automotive Connection Systems for an estimated value of 765 million euros on a cash and debt-free basis.
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Kramer Levin Bolsters Financial Services Practice with the Addition of George Silfen
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP today announced that corporate attorney George M. Silfen has joined the New York office as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Group. Mr. Silfen primarily advises clients on regulatory and compliance matters associated with investment companies, and investment advisory, brokerage, securities custody and transfer agent services.
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Haynes and Boone Silicon Valley Welcomes New Corporate Practice Group Partner
The Haynes and Boone, LLP Silicon Valley office has grown with the addition of Mr. Yan Zhang as its first corporate partner.
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Morrison & Foerster Represents Fosun Pharma in IPO
Morrison & Foerster is representing Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. in its US$512 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. Fosun Pharma is the third largest Hong Kong IPO deal this year, and the first significant successful new listing since July. UBS AG, China International Capital Corp., J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank AG acted as the joint global coordinators in the deal.
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Barnes & Thornburg Continues Expansion of Chicago Office with Additions of Lindsey Dates and Daniel Lawler
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Lindsey D. G. Dates and Daniel J. Lawler have joined the firm’s Chicago office as partners in the Litigation and Healthcare Departments, respectively. Previously, Dates worked in the Chicago office of Jones Day and Lawler worked in the Chicago office of K&L Gates LLP.
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