Cahill represented Citigroup and Scotiabank as joint book-running managers, CIBC and TD Securities as co-lead managers and the other co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 by IAMGOLD Corporation, a leading gold mining company. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
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Rafic H. Barrage, an experienced international tax planning attorney, has joined Baker & McKenzie’s Washington, DC office as a partner, strengthening the Firm’s highly regarded Tax Practice. Mr. Barrage brings a wealth of experience advising multinational companies and individuals operating and investing in the United States on a wide range of international tax issues.
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King & Wood Mallesons is advising Suncorp Group Ltd on its offer of convertible preference shares, which is expected to raise approximately A$350 million.
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Squire Sanders has significantly expanded its Labor & Employment Practice Group with the addition of a team of lawyers from Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix office, including the former national co-chair of its Labor and Employment Group, Lawrence Rosenfeld.
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Davis Polk advised The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, a public limited company incorporated in Scotland, in connection with its SEC-registered shelf takedown of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.55% senior notes due 2015. The notes were underwritten by RBS Securities Inc. as sole bookrunner and lead manager, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as senior co-managers, and BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., nabSecurities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC as co-managers.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk advised Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with its offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% notes due 2022 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% notes due 2042. The notes were sold in an offering exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. Davis Polk also advised Mexichem in connection with its concurrent tender offer for $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.75% senior notes due 2019, which were paid for with proceeds from the notes offering.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented the shareholders of Paragon Biomedical, Inc., a full-service clinical research organization, in the successful sale of their shares to Clinipace, Inc., a digital contract research organization for emerging and mid-tier biopharmaceutical and medical device firms.
Tags: Paul Hastings LLP | Los AngelesPaul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it received official approval to open an office in Seoul, Korea. The country’s Ministry of Justice approved the application today, and Paul Hastings will immediately file for registration with the Korean Bar Association.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announces that Michael Lacovara, has joined the firm as a partner in its US litigation practice. Michael’s arrival further strengthens Freshfields’ already formidable roster of lawyers focusing on complex civil litigation in the US.
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