Shearman & Sterling is advising InterContinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, in connection with its agreement to acquire a 79.12% interest in the derivatives and spot natural gas business of APX-Endex from N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie, the European gas infrastructure company, for an undisclosed sum.
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Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Public Policy Group partner Eric Edwards to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. With nearly 20 years of senior public policy experience on Capitol Hill and in the private sector, Edwards will provide strategic counseling to firm clients on government affairs matters in the areas of banking, securities, financial institutions, and general business, with a particular focus on the implementation of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other financial regulatory matters. Edwards’ legislative experience includes senior staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and most recently an in-house policy advisor position with a Fortune 100 company.
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Holland & Knight represented Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly Sepracor) in its $430 million acquisition of Elevation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company that specializes in aerosol therapies for patients with respiratory diseases. The deal was finalized on September 4th.
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Jennifer L. Griffin has joined the firm’s Tampa office as a Partner in the Trusts & Estates Practice Group.
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International law firm Clyde & Co LLP has advised Kingspan Group plc, an Irish listed company and a leading manufacturer of a range of products for the construction industry, on its strategic acquisition of Rigidal Industries LLC, a leading Middle Eastern manufacturer of composite panels and roofing systems based in Dubai.
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Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announceCepideh Roufougar has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as Partner. Prior to her arrival at Jackson Lewis, Ms. Roufougar served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Hayward in Hayward, California.
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Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$600 million Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of NCR Corporation’s 5.0% senior notes due 2022. NCR is a global technology company with services that span more than 100 countries. The transaction closed on September 17, 2012.
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The Firm represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with an offering by Forest Oil Corporation of $500 million of 7 ½% Senior Notes due 2020 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkBird & Bird welcomes the tenth new partner to its international corporate group this year, with Ingo Meyer joining our Frankfurt office.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Richard Cook as a Banking partner in London.
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