Foley Hoag LLP advised 7AC Technologies in its recent investment round from 3M’s New Ventures Business. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Weil Further Strengthens London Restructuring Practice with Hire of Partner Alex Wood
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges today announced that Alex Wood from Hogan Lovells will join as a partner in the London Restructuring practice.
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King & Spalding Advises on First Brazilian Shari’ah-Compliant Property Fund
King & Spalding announced today its role as legal advisor in the formation of the TFI-Hines Brazil Income Real Estate Fund, the first Shari’ah-compliant property fund in Brazil. The fund completed its initial acquisition on July 2 — a nearly $50 million investment in the World Trade Centre complex in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises ING on €140 Million Refinancing for Deceuninck
Baker & McKenzie has advised a consortium of five banks led by ING Bank as coordinator of €140 million (US$173 million) new 5-year financing facilities for the Deceuninck group, a leading Euronext-listed PVC systems and building products manufacturer.
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Allen & Overy Continues to Expand Its Washington DC Office with Addition of Two SEC Enforcement Partners
Allen & Overy announced today that Jeffrey A. Lehtman and William E. White have joined the Washington, D.C. office as partners in its leading U.S. securities and financial services regulatory practice.
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Winstead Welcomes Amy Granoff
Amy R. Granoff has joined Winstead PC as a shareholder in finance and banking. Granoff’s practice focuses on representing financial institutions, borrowers and issuers in structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial lending and other financial transactions. She joins Winstead from the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP.
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Steptoe is pleased to announce that Assistant US Attorney Christopher Niewoehner, a deputy chief in the Financial Crimes and Special Prosecution section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, will be joining the firm as a partner in the White-Collar Criminal Defense practice which includes acclaimed trial attorney Reid Weingarten. Mr. Niewoehner will be based in Steptoe’s Chicago office.
Ropes & Gray Opens Korea’s First International Law Office
Ropes & Gray announced today that on July 20 the Korean Bar Association approved and registered Ropes & Gray as the first Foreign Legal Consultant Office in Korean history. At the same time, Ropes & Gray’s Seoul office officially opened its doors.
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Cravath – Community Health Systems’s High-Yield Notes Offering and Tender Offer
Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, in connection with the $1.2 billion registered offering of high‑yield notes by CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., one of the largest publicly traded operators of hospitals in the United States. The transaction closed on July 18, 2012.
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White & Case Advises Underwriters in €1.1 Billion Rights Issue for Unipol Gruppo Finanziario
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the underwriters, consisting of Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Mediobanca, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, UBS and Unicredit, in the €1.1 billion rights issue for Unipol Gruppo Finanziario (UGF) in a deal launched on July 16, 2012.
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