International legal practice Norton Rose has fielded a team from its London and Johannesburg offices to advise Barclays on the combination of the majority of its African operations with Absa Group.
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Bracewell Represents ConocoPhillips in $2 Billion Notes Offering
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company in a public offering by ConocoPhillips Company of $2 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1 billion of 1.05% notes due in 2017 and $1 billion of 2.40% notes due in 2022.
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Kramer Levin Represents Noteholders in Connection with a Private Exchange of Approximately $1.6 billion of Outstanding Energy Future Holdings Unsecured Notes
Kramer Levin represented certain noteholders in connection with a private exchange of approximately $1.6 billion in various classes of outstanding Energy Future Holdings unsecured notes for approximately $1.15 billion of new unsecured notes issued by EFH’s subsidiary, Energy Future Intermediate Holdings, in a transaction which closed Wednesday, December 5.
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Allen & Overy Advises Credit Suisse, UBS and Zürcher Kantonalbank on CHF 349 Million Capital Increase of Swiss Prime Site AG
Allen & Overy LLP advised Credit Suisse AG, UBS AG and Zürcher Kantonalbank AG as joint lead managers on the capital increase of the real estate investment company Swiss Prime Site AG.
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O’Melveny Represents Zenprise in Acquisition by Citrix
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Zenprise, a leading innovator in mobile device management, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Citrix. Subject to closing conditions including regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
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Shoosmiths has extended the scope of its pensions team with a partner hire in Manchester.
Paul Carney joins the national law firm to address growing client demand for pensions advice in the north west.
Davis Polk Advises BBAM on Onex’s Acquisition of a 50% Stake in BBAM and Investment in FLY Leasing
Davis Polk is advising BBAM Limited Partnership in connection with Onex Corporation’s acquisition of a 50% stake in BBAM for $165 million. Onex and BBAM have also committed to invest $25 million in the aggregate in newly issued shares of FLY Leasing Limited, a leading global lessor of commercial jet aircraft managed by BBAM. The BBAM investment is expected to close before the end of 2012.
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Webber Wentzel and Linklaters Advise Absa on the Proposed Strategic Combination of Barclays African Operations with Absa Group
Webber Wentzel and Linklaters have advised Absa on the proposed combination of the majority of Barclays African operations with Absa Group in line with their “One Bank in Africa” strategy.
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Pinsent Masons Advises on £600m Infrastructure Deal
The consortium – comprising Galliford Try Investments, Equitix Holdings, Kier Projects Investments and John Graham Holdings – is expected to deliver public sector infrastructure projects in south west Scotland over the next 10 years as a result of the deal.
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Dorsey Adds Experienced Corporate, Fund Formation Partner To New York Office
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that John Kaufmann has joined the Corporate Group in the Firm’s New York office as a Partner. Mr. Kaufmann’s practice focuses on private equity, mezzanine and venture capital fund formation and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. His clients include domestic and off-shore private equity and venture capital funds, real estate funds, Small Business Investment Companies, private investors, and companies in a variety of industries.
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