Ashurst has acted for ANZ as sole lead manager on Investa’s recent issue of A$30 million 6% Floating Rate Notes under its $500 million Medium Term Note (MTN) program.
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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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Clifford Chance Advises on Two South East Asia Bond Deals Worth US$1 Billion
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).
Tags: King & Wood MallesonsSenior Corporate Lawyer Joins Dickinson Dees in Leeds
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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