Shearman & Sterling is representing SafeNet, Inc. in its definitive agreement to sell its Government Solutions Business to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals, is expected to close by the end of 2012. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Royal Bank of Canada and BNP Paribas as lead arrangers and Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent in connection with new senior secured first lien credit facilities, consisting of a $250 million term loan facility, a $30 million delayed draw term loan facility and a $35 million revolving credit facility, the proceeds of which were used, among other things, to refinance the existing first lien and second lien credit facilities of Milk Specialties Company.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has added Emirati national and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-qualified lawyer, Abdulwahid Al Ulama, as a partner in Abu Dhabi. He joins the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice.
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Covington & Burling represented UBS Securities LLC, financial advisor to Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK), in its announced $3.6 billion acquisition of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF).
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Choate today announced that all of the partners in the Private Client Practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP will move to Choate to join the firm’s industry-leading Wealth Management Group. It is anticipated that the partners will be accompanied by associates and other staff, and that WilmerHale’s entire Private Client Practice will move to Choate. The WilmerHale team that is joining Choate includes partners Jennifer C. Snyder, Nan Giner, Michael L. Fay, and Brian W. Monnich.
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McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointment of Jeremy R. Johnson as a partner based in the Firm’s New York office. Mr. Johnson will provide McDermott’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice with valuable debtor-side representation and creditor experience.
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Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, is pleased to announce that former Pennsylvania Attorney General and current Chairman of the Pennsylvania Banking and Securities Commission Jerry Pappert has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation group in Philadelphia. He also will be working closely with Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, the firm’s ancillary bi-partisan government relations firm. Before joining Cozen O’Connor, Mr. Pappert served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cephalon, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company.
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Davis Polk is advising Chemtura Corporation in connection with the $200 million sale of its Antioxidant and UV Stabilizers business to an affiliate of SK Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and expected to close by the end of 2012 or in early 2013.
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Squire Sanders is pleased to announce the arrival of partner Steven M. Auvil, who joins as head of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group’s litigation practice in the US. He joins from Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, where he was chair of its Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Auvil will split his time between Squire Sanders’ Cleveland and Washington DC offices.
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