Weil’s International Arbitration team successfully resolved a very significant dispute over natural gas prices between longstanding client Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) and Gazprom on 5 November, 2012. The dispute was scheduled to go to arbitration in Stockholm in January 2013.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLPChadbourne & Parke represented FOVISSSTE (“Fondo de la Vivienda del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado”) in the successful placement of its fourteenth mortgage loan portfolio securitization, known as TFOVIS, which amounted to $416 million. The settlement of the Issuance on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV for its Spanish Acronym) took place on October 31.
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Shearman & Sterling is advising Borealis Infrastructure (Borealis) in its acquisition of a 49% equity shareholding in a portfolio of wind farm assets in the US from EDP Renováveis S.A. (EDPR). The portfolio is comprised of four wind farms totalling 599 MW, installed between 2007 and 2008 (4.5 years of average age), and all of which have long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in place. The total consideration for the 49% equity shareholding is US$230 million, which represents a total implied value for the portfolio of US$1,446 million. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
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A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers represented Mitra, LLC in its acquisition of 120 Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell units from Yum Brands, Inc. in the northeast part of the United States.
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Susan Charles has joined the Chicago office of Lathrop & Gage LLP as a partner the firm announced today. Charles counsels corporate and private equity clients in a broad array of environmental matters, including business transactions, regulatory compliance and litigation.
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Simpson Thacher is representing Evercore Wealth Management LLC, a subsidiary of Evercore Partners Inc., in the acquisition of Mt. Eden Investment Advisors, LLC, a San Francisco-based wealth management firm with approximately $645 million in assets under management as of September 30, 2012. The transaction is expected to close by year end.
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Three teams of Duane Morris lawyers, led by Richard Silfen and Chad Rubin, and supported by Peter Byrne, all of the firm’s Philadelphia office, completed a series of transactions last week that concluded with the $138 million initial public offering of wholesale motor fuel distributor Lehigh Gas Partners LP (NYSE: LGP).
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Global law firm Proskauer represented Protravel International, Inc., in an agreement to be acquired by Tzell Travel Group, a Travel Leaders Group company that is a portfolio investment of One Equity Partners, the private investment arm of JPMorgan Chase. The merger is expected to close in November, pending government antitrust approval.
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Finance & Banking lawyer Luke Morris has joined the London office of Locke Lord as a Partner in its fast growing transactional banking team, adding yet another significant layer of skill sets to the Firm’s important Banking & Finance team in the UK. Morris’ broad range of experience will add further breadth and depth to Locke Lord’s banking capabilities and help better meet client demand in real estate finance, corporate/acquisition finance, fund finance and restructuring finance.
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Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Kennametal Inc. of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior notes due 2019.
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