Wragge & Co’s Intellectual Property team has secured victory for two clients, Contour Aerospace Limited and Delta Air lines, Inc in a complex and long-running battle with Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited.
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Freshfields Appoints New China Head of Energy and Natural Resources
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer today appointed Gang Yuan (袁钢) as Head of Energy and Natural Resources in China.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on the concurrent dual listing of Integrated Healthcare Berhad (IHH) in Malaysia and Singapore.
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Davis Polk – Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $750 Million Junior Subordinated Debentures Offering
Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% junior subordinated debentures due 2052.
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Herbert Smith Advises Eni on US$2 Billion Oil and Gas Finance Agreement with Rosneft
Herbert Smith has advised Italian energy company Eni on its agreement with Russian state oil company Rosneft to finance oil and gas exploration at three offshore fields. The landmark deal was signed on 16th July at a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti.
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Director of Criminal Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division joins Allen & Overy’s Washington, D.C. Office
Allen & Overy announces today that John Terzaken, Director of Criminal Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division is joining the firm’s global antitrust practice as a partner.
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Mintz Levin Expands International IP Litigation Practice
Continuing to expand its IP litigation capabilities, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., announced the addition of Michael Renaud, James Wodarski and Michael McNamara, as Members in the firm’s Intellectual Property Section in Boston. Joining Mssrs. Renaud, Wodarski and McNamara are a group of associates who will also be practicing in the firm’s Intellectual Property Section. All are formerly of Pepper Hamilton.
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Eversheds Advises China Chengxin on Securing HK’s First Credit Rating Licence
The Hong Kong office of international law firm Eversheds has advised China Chengxin on successfully securing the first ever Type 10 Licence, to provide credit rating services, issued in Hong Kong.
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WFW Asia Practice Acts for Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd to Secure a US$83 Million Secured Islamic Finance Facility to Refinance the “Abadi”
The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it advised Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd (“BGC”) on the raising of US$83 million to fund the refinancing of existing facilities for the LNG vessel called the “Abadi”. The WFW Singapore office also acted for BGC for the existing Abadi facilities.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs in an Offering of Secondary Shares Represented by Global Depositary Shares of Parade Technologies, Ltd.
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented Goldman Sachs International, as initial purchaser, in connection with the US$58.6 million 144A/Reg S offering of global depositary shares by certain shareholders of Parade Technologies, Ltd. (“Parade”). An integrated circuit design company, Parade was one of the first companies to develop display solutions using the high-bandwidth DisplayPort interface standard, which are used in tablet PCs and LCD monitors, and is a leading provider of DisplayPort-based solutions. Parade is a Cayman Islands company with headquarters in Silicon Valley, and its ordinary shares are listed on the GreTai Securities Market in the Republic of China (Taiwan). This transaction was the first offering of Global Depositary Shares of Parade.
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