International law firm Clifford Chance has advised longstanding client the European Investment Bank on the £2.5 billion financing of phase one of the Intercity Express Programme. This will entail the procurement of rail carriages for 57 trains from Hitachi Rail Europe Limited for operation on the UK’s Great Western Main Line.
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Middletons has announced the appointment of partner Sandra Steele, former assistant general counsel at Lend Lease, who will join the firm’s Property, Development & Construction group in Sydney. Sandra is making the move back to private practice after a six year stint at Lend Lease where she provided strategic leadership and management of the company’s in-house legal practice.
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Maples and Calder has advised Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, in relation to the acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care, the UK’s largest independent elderly and specialist care provider, for £825m. The acquisition was financed by a mixture of equity and new debt, with the debt arranged by Goldman Sachs and Barclays. The transaction completed on 12 July 2012.
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Davis Polk is advising Roper Industries, Inc. in connection with its $1.415 billion acquisition of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close within 30 days.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised underwriters represented by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of $1 billion principal amount of its 1.875% notes due 2022.
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Hogan Lovells advised General Electric (“GE“) on the financing and equity aspects of a US$122 million 50MW wind farm in Salkhit, Mongolia, the first renewable energy independent power project in Mongolia.
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International law firm Ince & Co is delighted to announce the return of Dr. Markus Eichhorst (pictured) to the partnership with effect from 1 August 2012.
Tags: Ince Gordon Dadds | GermanyChadbourne & Parke represented the Office National de l’Electricité (ONE), Morocco’s government-owned electricity company, in connection with the 300 MW Tarfaya Wind Project which reached financial close at the end of last week.
Shearman & Sterling is U.S. counsel to Cinram International ULC, the authorized foreign representative for Cinram International Inc. and certain of its affiliates in chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings commenced in the District of Delaware. The Cinram Group is one of the largest providers of pre-recorded multimedia products and related logistics services.
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Field Fisher Waterhouse advises JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production on another oil and gas deal.
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