Banking Partner, Nuncio D’Angelo, joins Norton Rose Australia from King & Wood Mallesons.
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David Lemieux Joins Norton Rose Canada
Norton Rose Canada is pleased to announce that David Lemieux is joining the firm as a partner and member of the business law group, based in the Montréal office, effective July 3, 2012.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightCross Border Norton Rose Team Advises Allied Gold Mining on Merger, Creating AU$1bn Mining Group
International legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised Allied Gold Mining Plc on its merger with gold producer St Barbara Limited. The deal sees the creation of a combined group with a market capitalisation of approximately AU$1 billion.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightNorton Rose Advises on US$1.2 Billion Expansion of Madinah Airport
A Middle East and London team from international legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised the sponsors TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S, Saudi Oger Limited and Al Rajhi Holdings (the TIBAH Consortium) on the financing and construction of the US$1.2 billion expansion of Madinah Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is the first full PPP (Public Private Partnership) project in Saudi Arabia and one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Middle East in 2012.
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O’Melveny Represents ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH in the Final Closing of German Equity Partners IV
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH in the final closing of German Equity Partners IV, at €230 million. O’Melveny’s London-based team was led by partner John Daghlian and supported by associates Angela Yung, Lucinda Tse and Jonathan Shelley. The legal negotiations took just under four weeks to achieve first closing.
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Freshfields Advises Hellman & Friedman on Its Agreement to Acquire Wood Mackenzie
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity firm Hellman & Friedman on its agreement to acquire Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based energy and mining research and consultancy business, from its current owners Charterhouse Capital Partners and management. The transaction values Wood Mackenzie at approximately £1.1bn. Wood Mackenzie management and Charterhouse are both reinvesting part of their proceeds, and taking minority stakes in the Hellman & Friedman acquisition structure.
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Ashurst Acts for ANZ in Investa’s A$30m 6% Floating Rate Note Issue
Weil Advises Lincare in its $4.6 Billion Sale to Linde
Weil advised Lincare Holdings Inc., a Florida-based, publicly-traded provider of oxygen and respiratory therapy services to patients in the home, in its $4.6 billion sale to German conglomerate Linde AG, one of the world’s leading providers of industrial air and gas products.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | New YorkWeil – Abax Global Capital in Deal to Take Fushi Copperweld Private
Chinese metallic wire manufacturer Fushi Copperweld Inc. announced that is has agreed to be taken private by an investment group led by its co-chief executive, Li Fu, and private equity firm Abax Global Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd. for $364 million. The per share price of $9.50 represents a 21 percent premium on the stock’s closing price on June 28.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | Hong KongWeil – Mubadala, Sony Consortium Closes $2.2B Acquisition of EMI’s Music Publishing Business
Weil advised Mubadala Development Company PJSC, a strategic investment arm of the Abu Dhabi Government, in the formation of a joint venture with Sony/ATV and a consortium of co-investors – including GSO Capital Partners, Jynwel Capital and film and music mogul David Geffen – to acquire EMI’s music publishing business for $2.2 billion. The transaction closed on June 29, 2012 following clearance by EU and US antitrust regulators. Weil also advised the full consortium on numerous aspects of the transaction, including negotiation of the acquisition agreements with Citigroup and EMI and the $1.25 billion senior secured and $403.3 million senior notes financing for the acquisition.
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