The Chicago office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Donald E. Bingham as a partner in the firm’s finance practice. Bingham joins K&L Gates from Sidley Austin LLP.
Tags: K&L Gates LLPDilworth Paxson Welcomes New Health Care Practice Chair
Dilworth Paxson LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Karen L. Palestini as a Partner in the Corporate and Business Department and Chair of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group.
Tags: Dilworth Paxson LLPShearman & Sterling Advises Underwriters in Agrium Inc.’s US$500 Million Offering of Debentures
Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as joint bookrunning managers, and ANZ Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as co-managers, in connection with Agrium Inc.’s offering of US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.150% debentures due 2022.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Strengthens UK Derivatives and Structured Products Capabilities with Addition of Duncan
Shearman & Sterling’s highly regarded derivatives and structured products group in London has received a significant boost with the addition of James Duncan, who has considerable experience with both corporates and financial institutions.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLPExperienced Patent Lawyer Doreen Y. Trujillo Joins Saul Ewing’s Chesterbrook Office
Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that Doreen Y. Trujillo has joined the firm as a partner in the Business and Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology, and Life Sciences practices. Trujillo, who has more than 20 years of experience as a patent attorney, will be resident in the Chesterbrook, PA office.
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Members of SNR Denton’s Capital Markets practice, along with Citi, worked collaboratively to pioneer an innovative financing structure that provided a $245 million revolving credit facility to Waypoint Homes and GI Partners. This innovation will help support the acquisition, renovation, long-term ownership and management of Waypoint’s growing national portfolio of single family rental (SFR) homes.
Tags: Dentons | New YorkJones Day Expands Its Paris Banking & Finance Practice with Addition of Alban Caillemer du Ferrage and His Team
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that partner Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, of counsel Qian Hu, counsel Karole-Anne Sauvet, and associates Clément Saudo and Mathilde Nicand will join the Banking & Finance Practice in the Firm’s Paris Office on October 8, 2012.
Tags: Jones DayEstudio Echecopar Joins Baker & McKenzie; First Global Law Firm In Peru
Baker & McKenzie, the world’s leading global law firm, and Estudio Echecopar, the leading Peruvian law firm, today announced that Estudio Echecopar has agreed to join Baker & McKenzie. With this, Baker & McKenzie becomes the first global law firm to establish an office in the fast-rising Andean nation.
Tags: Baker McKenzieBaker & McKenzie Advises PTT Global Chemical on USD1 Billion Inaugural Bond Offering
Baker & McKenzie recently advised PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) on its inaugural USD1 billion issuance of senior unsecured notes due in 2022. The notes, which were listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), represent the largest ever single-tranche US dollar bond offering by a Thai corporate entity.
Tags: Baker McKenzieSimpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in Offering of $2 Billion of Senior Notes by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, in the SEC-registered offering of $2 billion of senior notes of NBCUniversal Media, LLC, comprising $1 billion of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2023 and $1 billion of 4.450% Senior Notes due 2043.
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