The Firm represented HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as initial purchaser, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$475 million of 4.138% Notes due 2023 by the Government of Bermuda.
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Simpson Thacher Represents M*Modal in its Sale to One Equity Partners for $1.1 Billion
Simpson Thacher is representing M*Modal Inc. (NASDAQ: MODL) in connection with its announced sale to an affiliate of One Equity Partners for $14.00 per share in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets are providing committed debt financing to One Equity Partners. The transaction is structured as a tender offer (followed by a short-form merger) and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2012, pending receipt by the purchaser of sufficient tendered shares to consummate the transaction, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
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Norton Rose Australia Strengthens Banking Practice with Top Lateral Hire
Banking Partner, Nuncio D’Angelo, joins Norton Rose Australia from King & Wood Mallesons.
Tags: Norton Rose FulbrightDavid 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.
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