Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised on two deals involving the issuance of bonds for the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (MEXIM Bank) and PTTEP Canada International Finance Limited.
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King & Wood Mallesons Acts on Nestlé’s Sale of Peters Ice Cream
King & Wood Mallesons has acted for long-term client Nestlé on the sale of its Peters Ice Cream business to Australian Food Group, a company owned by Private Equity group Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).
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Shiv Sibal, senior associate with Pinsent Masons in Leeds, is joining the Yorkshire office of Dickinson Dees as a partner.
Paul Hastings Represents RBC Capital Markets in $400M Financing for Niska Gas Storage Partners
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented RBC Capital Markets as lead arranger and bookrunner in a $400 million amendment to extend an existing facility for Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC, the largest independent owner and operator of natural gas storage in North America.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Bank/Bond Financing for Zayo’s Acquisition of Above Net
Shearman & Sterling represented Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., UBS Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as arrangers in connection with a $1.62 billion term loan and a $250 million revolving credit facility related to the acquisition of Above Net, Inc. by Zayo Group, LLC.
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Ogier Appoints New Property Partner
Ogier have announced that Julie Melia joined the firm as a Partner and Co-Head of the Property Law Group on 2 July. Julie is a senior Advocate with 20 years of experience in Jersey and is very well respected in the local property industry by clients, intermediaries and her peers.
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Clayton Utz Builds on Market-leading Construction Team with New Perth Partner
Clayton Utz has appointed Clive Luck as a partner in its Perth Construction & Major Projects practice, with effect from 1 July 2012.
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Mannheimer Swartling – Sandvik Enters into Global Five-year Outsourcing Agreement with IBM
Sandvik has entered into a five year strategic outsourcing agreement valued at approximately SEK 2 billion with IBM. Through the agreement, Sandvik will outsource a significant part of its global IT infrastructure services, including data center and workplace services (consisting of all PC-related services), and IBM will offer employment to Sandvik’s resources currently working in these areas. The agreement strengthens the internal business solution for Sandvik IT and reflects Sandvik’s ambition to be a globally integrated company.
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White & Case Advises Standard Bank on US$550 Million Financing for Heritage Oil Purchase of Nigerian Oil Assets
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised The Standard Bank of South Africa on a US$ 765 million bridge financing and guarantee facility for Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (“SNR”), for its acquisition of a 45 per cent interest in OML 30, a major onshore oil producing block in Nigeria together with a 45% interest in other assets under the joint operating agreement for OML 30, which includes a segment of the Trans Forcados pipeline. SNR is a joint venture between the UK-listed Heritage Oil Plc, and its Nigerian partner Shoreline Power Company Limited.
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HWL Ebsworth Grows Melbourne Insurance Team with New Partner Appointment
HWL Ebsworth has announced the appointment of David Chew as a partner in its Melbourne Insurance Group.
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