Whiteford Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Timothy M. Kotroco has joined the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use practice in Towson as a partner.
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Herbert Smith Advises Spanish Consortium on Guarantee Facility Agreement for Mecca-Medina High-speed Rail Project
Herbert Smith has advised the Haramain High-speed Rail (HHR) Consortium, which was recently awarded the contract to build the high-speed railway between Medina and Mecca, on its guarantee facility agreement with a syndicate of Spanish banks.
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DLA Piper Adds Glenn Reitman in Houston
DLA Piper today announced that Glenn A. Reitman has joined the Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in the Houston office.
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Latham & Watkins Advises Joint Lead Managers in the Largest USD Sukuk Offering, Setting a New Benchmark
Latham & Watkins represented the joint lead managers in the State of Qatar’s recent sovereign Sukuk. The US$4 billion offering, which was more than six times oversubscribed, included a record low profit rate of 2.1% for a five-year tranche and 3.24% for a 10-year tranche. The sale is also the largest US dollar-denominated Sukuk issuance to date.
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Former DOJ Antitrust Official Sharis A. Pozen Joins Skadden
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today that Sharis A. Pozen, former Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, is joining the firm’s global Antitrust and Competition practice in Washington, D.C.
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Jones Day Silicon Valley Office Adds Two New Partners
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Neal Stephens and Greg Chin have joined the firm as partners in the Silicon Valley Office.
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Paul Hastings Advises Samsung Electronics on Its US$310 Million Acquisition of Handset Connectivity and Location Development Operations from London-listed CSR
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., (“Samsung Electronics”) a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, on its acquisition of handset connectivity and location development operations of, and its license of related technology from, CSR plc (“CSR”), a UK-listed and headquartered provider of multi-function semiconductor platforms.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong KongPaul Hastings Advises Placement Agents on Ayala Land’s Share Sale
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented the placement agents in Ayala Land, Inc.’s (“Ayala Land”) US$326 million top-up placement. Ayala Land is the real-estate unit under Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation and is one of the country’s leading property developers.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong KongPaul Hastings Advises BAML as Special Counsel in Financing of Cogeco Cable Inc.’s Acquisition of Atlantic Broadband
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm acted as special communications counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) in connection with its role as sole lead arranger for the committed debt financing of, telecommunications corporation, Cogeco Cable Inc.’s agreement to acquire Atlantic Broadband, an independent cable system operator serving about 252,000 basic video customers providing Analog and Digital Video, as well as High Speed Internet (HSI) and telephony services.
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Akin Gump Advises Emerging Capital Partners on Java House Acquisition
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal counsel to Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), the first private equity group to raise more than $1.8 billion for investment in companies across the African continent, in its majority-stake investment in Java House Nairobi, Kenya’s leading café and casual dining restaurant operator. This transaction is the first private equity transaction in the restaurant sector in East Africa. ECP’s capital will be used to expand Java House Nairobi’s operations and the number of locations around Kenya and the broader East African region.
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