Sedgwick is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to our Austin office. Three partners, Alan Glen, Michael Klein and Lisa Michaux Magids, and three associates, Rebecca Barho, Laura Roberts and Brooke Marcus Wahlberg, have joined the firm.
Tags: Sedgwick LLP | AustinDickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce the continued strategic expansion of its preeminent State Attorneys General Practice with the arrival of Lori Kalani as partner. Ms. Kalani focuses her practice on helping clients navigate issues before State Attorneys General throughout the United States. She represents companies in a wide range of industries, including finance, social media, online travel, satellite television, telecommunications, retail, auto parts, and high technology, in State Attorney General investigations and public policy issues.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the eight banks underwriting a US$1 billion bank facility to Alibaba Group Holding, China’s biggest e-commerce company, as part of a US$5.7 billion financing package to fund the repurchase of half of Yahoo’s 40% stake in the company. The banks include Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch, DBS Bank Ltd., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.
Tags: White & Case LLP | Hong KongGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Republic of Zambia in connection with its debut offering of US$750 million 10-year Eurobonds. Barclays and Deutsche Bank acted as the joint lead managers.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded further its finance practice with the addition of four new partners in the London office. Matthew G.J. Duncan, Theresa D. Kradjian, and Paul J. Matthews join the firm from Sidley Austin LLP, while Sean J.W. Crosky arrives from Norton Rose LLP.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Alibaba Group, the largest e-commerce company in China, on the financing of a major repurchase of shares from Yahoo! and on the restructuring of its relationship with Yahoo! in transactions valued at approximately US$7.6 billion.
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Mayer Brown JSM today announced that it has advised Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (TDB) on its recent issuance of US$300 million senior notes due 2015.
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The Firm recently represented Team Health Holdings, Inc. (“TeamHealth”) and Ensemble Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in the sale by Ensemble Parent LLC of 8,000,000 shares of TeamHealth common stock, resulting in gross proceeds of $223,360,000. After giving effect to the offering, Ensemble Parent LLC owns approximately 27.4% of TeamHealth’s common stock. BofA Merrill Lynch acted as underwriter for the offering.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised MGPA on the establishment of Australian operations and on its first acquisition, a commercial office tower in Sydney’s CBD.
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