International law firm Dechert advised PPR S.A., one of the world’s largest luxury group, on its acquisition of Chinese fine-jewelry maker Qeelin Ltd. The acquisition of Qeelin will give PPR strength and depth in its retail and luxury goods business in Asia and Europe, especially in China, a key region for its global growth.
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Darren Traub has joined Akerman Senterfitt as a shareholder within its Litigation Practice Group and will be based in the firm’s New York office.
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Simmons & Simmons has continued to expand in China with the appointment of Financial Markets partner Jay Lee, who commenced in the Hong Kong office on 05 December.
Tags: Simmons & Simmons | Hong KongInternational law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Andrew Petry as a Projects partner in its London office.
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A cross-border Hogan Lovells team has advised Euroset, Russia’s largest mobile communications retailers, on its US $1.2bn sale. The transaction closed on Thursday 6 December 2012.
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Polsinelli Shughart continues its growth in Chicago with the addition of Shareholder Andrew B. Cripe in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice. Cripe represents employers in all aspects of workforce management, including defending individual and class action employment claims and advising employers on domestic and international employment and labor relations issues.
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Jackson Walker won a significant victory for its clients when the commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) unanimously voted to overturn the Executive Director’s decision that would have negatively affected property tax determinations for 19 power generators.
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International law firm Faegre Baker Daniels has advised Perusa Partners, a German private equity fund, on its acquisition (via portfolio company Dynasafe Area Clearance Group GmbH) of UK-based MineTech International Ltd. MineTech, located in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, was acquired from MTIG Limited, a portfolio company of MML Capital Partners.
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Husch Blackwell welcomes William Sherman Morris as the newest Partner in the firm’s Memphis, Tenn., office. Morris joins the firm’s Aviation group and brings more than 11 years’ experience handling business transactions.
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The Firm represented affiliates of The Carlyle Group in connection with a series of transactions relating to the retail portion of 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City. On December 6, 2012, a Carlyle led investor group closed on a $707 million sale of the remaining retail condominium unit owned by Carlyle to affiliates of Vornado Realty Trust. The retail condominium unit that was sold is currently occupied by Hollister (an Abercrombie & Fitch brand), Uniqlo and Swatch.
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