Baker & McKenzie has advised Gresham Private Equity in relation to the sale of Witchery Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (Witchery Group) to Country Road Limited (Country Road).
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Duane Morris San Diego Office Adds Real Estate Partner Marianne F. Adriatico
Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Marianne F. Adriatico has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Adriatico further strengthens Duane Morris’ real estate practice, particularly its expanding capabilities in California. She joins Duane Morris from HechtSolberg LLP.
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Cahill – HD Supply Completes $300 Million Notes Offering
Cahill represented the joint book-running managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $300,000,000 of add-on notes to HD Supply, Inc.’s outstanding 8.125% First Priority Notes due 2019. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
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Ashurst Appointed to Act for GVK in $6.4bn Alpha Coal Project
Ashurst has announced its appointment to act for GVK on the project financing and development of the “world class”, $6.4bn Alpha Coal Project in central Queensland.
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Baker Hostetler’s Growth Continues in New York: Adam J. Schlatner Joins Litigation Group
Baker Hostetler announced that Adam J. Schlatner joined the firm’s Litigation Group as Partner in its New York office. He comes to Baker Hostetler from Winston & Strawn LLP, after an 18-year career.
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Dechert LLP Advises CBS on International TV Partnership
International law firm Dechert LLP advised CBS Studios International (“CBS”) on its agreement to create CBS-branded channels from Chello Zone’s existing entertainment channels across 83 territories worldwide, including Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The agreement is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory and other approvals.
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Hogan Lovells Advises Chellomedia on MGM Networks Acquisition
Hogan Lovells advised Chellomedia, the international content division of Liberty Global, Inc., on the acquisition of MGM Networks Inc (MGM Networks) from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). The deal was announced on 1 August 2012.
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King & Spalding Advises Gatehouse Bank on $155 Million Shari’ah-Compliant Real Estate Acquisition
King & Spalding has advised London-based Gatehouse Bank plc and its investment group on the acquisition of a 20-property U.S. industrial real estate portfolio in a joint venture with Brennan Investment Group. The 100% leased portfolio, acquired from an affiliate of AIC Ventures, spans 12 states and is valued at $155 million. Shari’ah-compliant financing for the acquisition was secured through The Royal Bank of Scotland. The financing is one of the ten largest securitized financings executed in the United States in 2012.
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An accomplished lawyer with a background in construction law has joined Fulbright’s litigation practice.
Davis Polk Advises Campbell Soup Company on $1.25 Billion Acquisition Financing
Davis Polk advised Campbell Soup Company on its registered offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate notes due 2014, $450 million aggregate principal amount of 2.5% notes due 2022 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.8% notes due 2042. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
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