Davis Polk advised Oracle Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.2% notes due 2017 and $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.5% notes due 2022. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC were the lead joint book-running managers.

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Kemp Smith LLP is pleased to announce that CaraLyn Banks has joined the firm’s Las Cruces, NM office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. The focus of her practice is the defense of healthcare providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, nurses, product manufacturers, building contracts and various governmental and business entities in the tort and commercial litigation. In addition to litigation, Ms. Banks works with and advises hospitals in the area of risk management, contract development, dispute resolution with third-party payers, licensure review by regulatory and administrative agencies, employment disputes, peer review proceedings, and compliance with various federal and state statutes and regulations applicable to healthcare providers, including patient privacy and security.

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King & Wood Mallesons has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on its A$436m equity investment in AMP Capital Retail Trust (ACRT).

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Cooley LLP announced today that it is advising Yelp Inc. in its approximately $50 million acquisition of Qype GmbH, Europe’s largest local reviews site. Qype was acquired to accelerate Yelp’s international expansion, bringing more than two million reviews and 15 million visitors per month across 13 countries. It is Yelp’s first acquisition since going public on March 12, 2012.

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The Mergers & Acquisitions Team at leading Asian law firm King & Wood Mallesons will be further strengthened by the arrival of one of the region’s top private equity lawyers. Mark McNamara joins King & Wood Mallesons on 6th November 2012 as Head of Private Equity, from Baker & McKenzie

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The Mergers & Acquisitions Team at leading Asian law firm King & Wood Mallesons will be further strengthened by the arrival of one of the region’s top private equity lawyers. Mark McNamara joins King & Wood Mallesons on 6th November 2012 as Head of Private Equity, from Baker & McKenzie.

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Leading international law firm in Africa, Norton Rose, is further increasing its commitment to the continent by opening a full Norton Rose office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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