Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented The TCW Group (TCW), a prominent international asset management firm with approximately $135 billion in assets under management, in a joint venture with global investment manager Scoggin Capital Management to manage distressed and event-driven alternative investment strategies.
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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys represented Afore XXI in its bid and agreement to acquire Afore Bancomer from Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) for about $1.6 billion.
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Bracewell & Giuliani represented Apache Corporation in its public offering of $2 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1.2 billion of 2.625% notes due in 2023 and $800 million of 4.25% notes due in 2044.
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Hogan Lovells advised Ford Credit, Ford Motor Company’s European captive bank subsidiary (FCE Bank plc) on its €561,999,126.77 refinancing securitisation of automotive retail loan receivables, originated by FCE’s German branches, through the public term securitisation market.
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Baker & McKenzie’s fast-growing Johannesburg office has been joined by all 23 lawyers and staff from leading disputes-focused firm Rudolph, Bernstein & Associates (RB&A).
Tags: Baker McKenzieBaker & McKenzie has strengthened its White-Collar Crime team by hiring Spanish National Court Public Prosecutor Jesús Santos Alonso as a partner. The hire further strengthens Baker’s position in the area and forms part of its plans to expand the Spanish litigation and arbitration practice, led by partner José María Alonso.
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Gowlings, one of Canada’s largest law firms, is expanding its Restructuring & Insolvency practice to the U.K. and Europe with the addition of a team of two highly regarded practitioners to its London office: David Wright and Andrew Mace.
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International law firm Ince & Co is delighted to announce the appointment of new corporate insurance partner, Richard Britain, who joins the firm as head of corporate insurance.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has acted for Boyu Capital on its strategic investment in Stelux Holdings International Limited (“Stelux”) through the subscription for HK$371 million of unsecured convertible bonds issued by Stelux.
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The Firm represented syncreon Global (Ireland) Limited and syncreon Global Finance (US) Inc. as co-issuers, in connection with their issuance and sale of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 9.50% senior unsecured notes due 2018. The notes constitute an issuance of additional notes under the issuers’ existing indenture relating to the issuers’ $300 million aggregate principal amount of 9.50% senior notes due 2018 which were issued in April 2010. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC was the initial purchaser. The notes were offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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