Hogan Lovells has advised The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the multilateral development bank, on their investment in Credit Bank of Moscow (open joint-stock company) (CBM) for a total of US$176 million. The investment will be made via subscription for newly issued ordinary shares giving IFC and EBRD a combined 15% stake in CBM. The deal was signed on 20 July 2012 and closed on 1 August 2012.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | MoscowHogan Lovells Advises New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. in Acquisition of Nashua Bank
Hogan Lovells announced today that it has advised New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc in its acquisition of The Nashua Bank.
Tags: Hogan LovellsCahill – Universal Hospital Services Completes $425 Million Notes Offering
Cahill represented Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets as joint book-running managers and Wells Fargo Securities and PNC Capital Markets LLC as co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $425,000,000 7.625% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020 by Universal Hospital Services, Inc. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
Tags: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | New YorkWillkie Advises Level 3 in $775 Million Bond Offering
On August 1, Willkie client Level 3 Communications, Inc.announced that Level 3 Financing, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, has agreed to sell $775 million aggregate principal amount of its 7% Senior Notes due 2020 in a Rule 144A offering to qualified institutional buyers. The offering was completed on August 6.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkWillkie Represents Ventas in $275 Million Bond Offering
Willkie client Ventas, Inc., a leading healthcare Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), recently announced that it has priced a public offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Senior Notes due 2022 at 99.027% of principal amount. The notes are being issued by the company’s operating partnership, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, and a wholly owned subsidiary, Ventas Capital Corporation.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkLatham & Watkins Advises Underwriters on IPO of Al Tayyar Travel Group
Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters, Samba Capital, Saudi Fransi Capital, AlJazira Capital and Saudi Hollandi Capital, in connection with the IPO of Al Tayyar Travel Group, a Saudi established travel services company. The transaction, which was five times oversubscribed, comprised an offer of 24,000,000,000 ordinary shares representing 30% of Al Tayyar Travel Group’s share capital to both institutional and retail investors in the Kingdom and is the largest IPO in Saudi Arabia so far this year.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | DubaiDrew & Napier Acted as Counsel to DMG & Partners Securities Pte Ltd in Connection with the S$110 Million Reverse Takeover of Ultro Technologies Limited
Drew & Napier acted for DMG & Partners Securities Pte Ltd (DMG), the financial adviser to Ultro Technologies Limited, in the acquisition (Acquisition) of the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Ley Choon Constructions and Engineering Pte Ltd for the consideration of S$110 million.
Tags: Drew & Napier LLC | SingaporeGoltsblat BLP Completes a Consulting Project Involving Acquisition by an OMS Operating Division of Forum Facility Management
Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has successfully advised within the scope of a transaction for an Operating Division of OMS to acquire Forum Facility Management, commercial operator of the Moscow Aurora Business Park, with a total area of over 150,000Sq m.
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