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 Boosts Labor and Employment Practice With Addition of Market-Leading Team in Phoenix
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 Advises The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc on Its $2 Billion SEC-Registered Notes Offering
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.
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Davis Polk Advises Mexichem on Its $1.15 Billion Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer
Davis 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 Advises Paragon Biomedical, Inc. in Sale to Clinipace, Inc.
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.
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Paul 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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Freshfields Strengthens US Litigation Team with New Partner Michael Lacovara
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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Freeborn & Peters Further Strengthens Its Bankruptcy Practice with Addition of Eugene J. Geekie, Jr. as Chair of the Bankruptcy Litigation Practice
Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce the continued growth of its Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Practice with the addition of Eugene (“Gene”) J. Geekie, Jr., as a senior member of the team and as Chair of the Bankruptcy Litigation Practice.
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K&L Gates Advises The Carlyle Group on vwd group Takeover
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is advising The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) on the proposed takeover of vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste Aktiengesellschaft (vwd group). On September 18, 2012, Carlyle announced its decision to launch a voluntary takeover offer for all vwd group shares at €2.80 per share.
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