International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointments of two leading corporate lawyers, Stuart Mathews and Rupert Weber, as partners in the Firm’s London office. Both partners bolster the Firm’s experience in handling transactional matters on an international scale.
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Allen & Overy LLP has advised a syndicate of banks comprising Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking and UniCredit Bank AG on the successful placement of EUR 500 million subordinated hybrid bonds by Hannover Re.
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Singapore law firm, Cavenagh Law LLP, and leading international law firm, Clifford Chance, have established a Formal Law Alliance (FLA). The FLA allows the two firms to provide the broadest range of Singapore and international law service available in the market, including local litigation advice, from one platform – “Clifford Chance Asia”.
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Gilbert + Tobin have advised Credit Suisse in their role as Sole Lead Arranger and Underwriter for the US$325 million financing package provided to Atlas Iron Limited (ASX Code: AGO). The package consists of a US$275 million institutional Term Loan B facility and an AUD$50 million three-year revolving facility.
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A123 Systems, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, announced that it has reached agreement on the terms of an asset purchase agreement with Wanxiang America Corporation through which Wanxiang would acquire substantially all of A123’s assets for $256.6 million.
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Perkins Coie represented Intermec, Inc. (NYS: IN), a leading provider of data capture and information management solutions, in its acquisition by Honeywell International Inc. (NYS: HON). The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $600 million, net of debt and cash acquired.
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Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised a syndicate of five banks on a loan facility to United Arab Chemical Carriers Limited (UACC) of up to US$48,000,000.
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Leading international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is advising long-standing client ExxonMobil in a joint project with Rosneft to assess “tight oil” reserves at the Bazhenov and Achimov formations in Western Siberia.
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The Government of the Republic of Cameroon (“the Government”) has moved one step closer to launching the Mbalam Iron Ore Project (“Mbalam Project” or “the Project”), one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects ever undertaken on the African continent, with the November 29 signing of the Mbalam Convention by Cam Iron S.A. (the Cameroonian subsidiary of Sundance Resources Limited (ASX: SDL)) and the Government. This integrated mine-rail-port project also will include many social, financial, employment and training benefits for the citizens of Cameroon and will be a major driver for future growth and development in the country and the Central Africa region.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Michelle Chen has joined as a partner in the Banking & Finance Practice. Formerly a partner with Herbert Smith, Ms. Chen will be based in the Firm’s Singapore Office.
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