Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Dr. Jörn Kassow has joined the firm’s Hamburg office. Kassow has extensive experience practicing in the area of public planning, building and environmental law. He is a leading public law specialist with deep knowledge in a number of business sectors and across a wide range of administrative proceedings.
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Global law firm Proskauer served as counsel to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp, the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Colombia, in the closing of two revolving credit facilities totaling US$700 million.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented Tesoro Corporation in its issuance and sale of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2017 and $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022. Tesoro used the proceeds from the offering to fund (i) its tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 6?% Senior Notes due 2015 and any and all of its outstanding 6½% Senior Notes due 2017 and (ii) the redemption of all such existing notes not tendered pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge provisions of the related indentures. The Firm also represented Tesoro in connection with the tender offers and redemptions. The notes offering and the tender offers were consummated on September 27, 2012, and the redemption will be completed on November 1, 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkOn September 28, 2012, Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss federal securities fraud claims in In re UBS AG Securities Litigation, Master File No. 07 Civ. 11225 (RJS) (S.D.N.Y.). The Firm represents underwriters of UBS securities named in the case including J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc., BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.
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Simmons & Simmons has expanded its international Corporate & Commercial Group with the appointment of Andrea Sparano in its Milan office. This is subject to the usual regulatory approval.
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce the addition of James Howard, formerly of Locke Lord LLP, as a partner in the Firm’s Houston office. Mr. Howard’s practice will focus on international and business tax, securities, and finance.
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International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Catherine X. Pan has joined the Corporate Group in the Firm’s New York office as a Partner. Ms. Pan has a business transactional practice that focuses on corporate and securities law, equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financing, and commercial transactions. She routinely serves as outside general counsel to clients.
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, China’s largest e-commerce company, announced the completion of its initial repurchase of shares from Yahoo!, which represented one-half of Yahoo!’s 40% stake in Alibaba Group on a fully diluted basis, on 18 September 2012.
Tags: Allen & Overy LLP | BeijingLatham & Watkins represented PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest integrated petrochemical and petroleum refining company, in connection with its inaugural US$1 billion bond offering. The issue comprised of 4.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, representing the largest ever single-tranche US-dollar bond offering by a Thai corporate. The bond also achieved the lowest ever coupon for a Thai 10-year fixed rate US-dollar bond.
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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys advised, as Texas counsel, Panda Power Funds on the completion of secured financing to develop a natural gas-fired power plant in Sherman, Texas.
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