Davis Polk is advising Valeo in connection with its negotiations with U-Shin Ltd. to sell its access mechanisms business.
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Davis Polk Advises BBVA on the Sale of Its Puerto Rican Operations
Davis Polk is advising Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. in connection with its $500 million sale of its Puerto Rican operations to Oriental Financial Group Inc. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and targeted to close before the end of 2012.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – Province of Ontario $1 Billion Global Bond Offering
Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. and TD Securities (USA) LLC in connection with the offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.45% bonds due 2022, issued by the Province of Ontario.
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Jones Day Welcomes Daniel Schmidt and Florence Moulin, and Private Equity Team from DFi Avocats, to Paris Office
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Daniel Schmidt and Florence Moulin from the law firm DFi Avocats, and their associates Guillaume Cavalin and Caroline Steil, will join the Private Equity Practice in the Firm’s Paris Office on September 3, 2012.
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Gardere Expands Mexico/Latin America Practice with Addition of Partner Juan Alcala
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is announcing the addition of Juan M. Alcalá as a partner in the Firm’s Austin office where he will head Gardere’s Latin America litigation and dispute resolution practice. Formerly of King & Spalding, Mr. Alcalá focuses on international arbitration and litigation.
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Bird & Bird Welcomes David Renton
David Renton is joining us as partner in our international energy sector group and corporate practice group. He is the eighth new partner to our Asian offices so far this year and will be based in our Hong Kong office.
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Freshfields Advises Burger King on Strategic Cooperation with Private Equity Partners to Expand in China and Russia
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Burger King on its strategic cooperation with US-based private equity firm, Cartesian Capital, and the Kurdoglu family (Burger King’s current master franchisee in Turkey and the largest Burger King franchisee worldwide), to rapidly grow and expand the Burger King brand in China. The transaction was closed on 15 June.
Tags: Freshfields LLP | MoscowChadbourne Expands Project Finance Practice with the Addition of Two Lateral Partners
The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke announced today that project finance lawyers Paul J. Kaufman and Evelyn Lim will join the firm as partners on August 1 in the Los Angeles office, bolstering Chadbourne’s West Coast project finance capabilities.
Tags: Los AngelesJones Day Expands Global Disputes Practice in London with Addition of Two Partners
Jones Day is pleased to announce that Christopher Braithwaite and Baiju Vasani are joining the Firm as global disputes partners in London. Mr. Braithwaite, a finance litigation lawyer, will join from Simmons & Simmons in mid-July. He advises banks, financial institutions and other clients on finance litigation and arbitration, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, and insurance coverage issues and litigation. Mr. Vasani serves as trial counsel in international arbitrations involving the common and civil law legal systems, national political establishments and inter-governmental organizations, private companies and state-owned enterprises, sovereign governments, and private individuals. He also regularly advises parties about risk mitigation and dispute avoidance strategies, arbitral clause drafting and negotiations, and early case evaluations.
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Linklaters Advises an International Pool of 9 Financing Institutions on TAQA’s IPP Expansion in Morocco
Linklaters has acted as global counsel for the lenders on the US$1.4bn equivalent multi currency limited recourse project financing of the Jorf Lasfar IPP Expansion. The lenders comprised of Export Credit Agencies (JBIC and NEXI of Japan and KEXIM of South Korea) and the Mandated Lead Arrangers (BNPP, Standard Chartered, Société Générale and Banque Centrale Populaire of Morocco). The Sponsor is the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (“TAQA”).
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