Simmons & Simmons in association with TMI Associates has advised Kasai Kogyo, the listed Japan-based auto interior components maker, on the acquisition of all the shares of R-TEK.
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Partner Dawn Lurie Brings Immigration Expertise to Sheppard Mullin
Dawn M. Lurie has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group and leader of the firm’s Business Immigration and Compliance practice, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Lurie previously practiced at Greenberg Traurig in Washington, D.C. Special counsel Mahsa Aliaskari practiced with Lurie at Greenberg Traurig and joins Sheppard Mullin’s Labor and Employment practice group in Century City.
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Pepper Hamilton Expands Intellectual Property Litigation Practice with Addition of Robert A. Brooks
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced Robert A. Brooks has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group, resident in the Boston office.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises China Eastern Airlines on Joint Venture with Qantas to Set Up Jetstar Hong Kong
Baker & McKenzie recently advised China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (“CEA”) on its joint venture agreement with Jetstar International Group Holdings Co. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways Limited (“Qantas”), to establish Jetstar Hong Kong, a Hong Kong-based Jetstar-branded low cost airline. CEA and Qantas are investing up to USD198 million in the joint venture.
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Davis Polk – Ayala Land, Inc. PHP13.6 Billion Equity Offering
Davis Polk advised Ayala Corporation and Ayala Land, Inc. in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Ayala Corporation of 680,000,000 common shares of Ayala Land, Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately PHP13.6 billion. Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte., J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UBS AG acted as placement agents in connection with the offering.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Bank of Montreal’s $1.7 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering
Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as lead underwriters in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.40% Senior Notes due 2017 and $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2015 under its U.S. medium-term note program.
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Leading Securities and Regulatory Enforcement Attorney Michael Keats Joins New York Office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Michael C. Keats has joined the Firm as a litigation partner in the New York office. Mr. Keats joins the Firm from Goldman Sachs, where he was a managing director and associate general counsel in the litigation and regulatory proceedings group.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Toll Brothers in $250 Million Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
The Firm recently represented Toll Brothers, Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with a Rule 144A offering by Toll Brothers Finance Corp. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Toll Brothers Finance Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc.
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CMS Announces New Office in Dubai, Expanding Global Energy Practice
Gardere Represents BP in Sale of Gulf of Mexico Assets to Plains Exploration and Production Company
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP represented BP in its sale, announced on Sept. 10, 2012, of interests in a number of oil and gas fields in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Plains Exploration and Production Company for a total of $5.55 billion. BP is selling its interests in three BP-operated assets: the Marlin hub, comprised of the Marlin Dorado and King fields; Horn Mountain; and Holstein. The deal also includes BP’s stake in two non-operated assets: Ram Powell and Diana Hoover. Completion of the sale remains subject to regulatory approvals, certain pre-emption rights, and customary conditions. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2012.
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