SNR Denton announced today that Michael R. Barz has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Corporate and Business Transactions practice. Barz has joined SNR Denton from DLA Piper LLP (US).
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Cozen O’Connor Announces Addition of Senior Corporate Attorney in New York, a Recognized Authority in In-Bound Investment from China
Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, announced today that corporate, business, and securities attorney Andrew M. Ross has joined the firm as a member of the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office. He formerly was a partner with Loeb & Loeb in New York and Chair of that firm’s national Mergers and Acquisitions Group.
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Simpson Thacher Represents KKR in Acquisition of A2A Coriance SAS
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”) in connection with the acquisition from A2A S.p.A. (“A2A”) of A2A Coriance SAS (“Coriance”), a French société anonyme simplifiée specializing in the design, construction and operation of cogeneration, biomass, geo-thermal sources, and waste to energy plants in France, with an aggregate managed capacity of 790 MW of thermal power and 123 MW of cogeneration power.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $1.5 Billion Investment Grade Notes Offering by Texas Instruments Incorporated
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in connection with the public offering by Texas Instruments Incorporated of an aggregate of $1.5 billion in investment grade notes.
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Milbank Represents Initial Purchasers of $1.2 Billion of Pemex Notes in Deal Supporting U.S. Energy Suppliers
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Transportation Finance partner Drew S. Fine and Global Securities partner Arnold Peinado, recently represented the initial purchasers in three separate offerings of notes by Pemex, Mexico’s national oil and gas company, totaling $1.2 billion. The joint book runners were Credit Agricole Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan.
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Norton Rose Advises Ecobank on Latest in US$635 Million Fundraising Programme
International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has advised Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank), on a US$100 million subscription of equity shares in the pan-African bank by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
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Proskauer Broadens Biotech Patent Litigation Capabilities with New Partner in New York
Proskauer has expanded its biotechnology patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Mary S. Consalvi as a Partner in the firm’s Patent Law Group. Based in New York, Ms. Consalvi is the former president and general counsel of NetBio Systems, Inc., a leading provider of rapid DNA analysis solutions located in Waltham, MA.
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Gilbert + Tobin Advises Silver Lake Resources on $426 Million Acquisition
Gilbert + Tobin is advising Australian gold producer, Silver Lake Resources Limited (ASX: SLR) on its acquisition of Integra Mining Limited (ASX: IGR) for A$426 million.
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Paul Hastings Secures Antitrust Victory on Behalf of LG Display
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm won dismissal of all claims in an antitrust action brought in Washington state court against the firm’s client, LG Display, the world’s largest LCD panel maker. The state attorney general alleged that LG Display and several other manufacturers had conspired to fix the price of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, causing the State and consumers to pay supracompetitive prices for LCD products.
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Andrew D. Shaffer Joins Butzel Long’s New York Office as Shareholder
Andrew D. Shaffer, an attorney who concentrates his practice on bankruptcy and restructuring, has joined the law firm Butzel Long as a Shareholder in its New York office.
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