Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that Michael A. Sweet, a seasoned litigator with extensive financial restructuring and bankruptcy experience, has joined the firm as partner in the San Francisco office.
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White & Case Advises Digital Realty Trust on $1.1 Billion London Data Centre Acquisition
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Digital Realty Trust on the acquisition of 761,000 sq ft of data centre facilities, located in and around London and known as the Sentrum Portfolio, for approximately $1.1 billion.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on $1.8 Billion Financing for Watson Pharmaceuticals’ Acquisition
Shearman & Sterling advised Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book managers and joint lead arrangers and Barclays Bank PLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers in connection with a $1.8 billion term loan financing for Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. related to its acquisition of Actavis Pharma Holding 4 ehf. and Actavis Inc.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on $1 Billion Financing for Legg Mason
Shearman & Sterling advised Legg Mason, Inc. as borrower under a $1 billion aggregate financing, including a $500 million five-year term loan and a $500 million five-year revolving credit facility agented by Citibank, N.A.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises adidas AG on New €500 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Shearman & Sterling represented adidas AG on its new €500 million revolving credit facility. The new facility was put in place as the existing €2 billion revolving credit facility expires this year.
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Jackson Walker Represents QSpex Technologies in $20.5 Million Equity Investment
Jackson Walker L.L.P. recently assisted client QSpex Technologies, Inc. in securing approximately $20.5 million in Series D funding, which will enable the company to expand its production capacity and increase its sales and marketing staff to support a major U.S. product launch. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, QSpex uses proprietary technology to develop systems that enable vision care providers to efficiently produce a wide range of top-quality spectacle lenses with a variety of premium features.
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Cahill – Choice Hotels Completes $400 Million Public Offering
Cahill represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering by Choice Hotels International, Inc. of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2022. Proceeds from the offering are expected to be used for payment of a dividend.
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BuckleySandler Hires Andrew W. Schilling As Partner For New York Offices
National law firm BuckleySandler hired Andrew W. Schilling for a New York legal job, according to a press release.
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Squire Sanders Launches Office in Singapore
Global legal practiceSquire Sanders officially launched its office in Singapore earlier this month with a reception at One On the Bund, part of the former Clifford Pier. The reception attracted over 150 guests, including the US Ambassador to Singapore, David Adelman, and Singapore’s Ambassador to Peru and High Commissioner to Ghana, Giam Chin Toon.
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Klas Holm Joins Curtis as Partner in International Tax in New York
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP has announced that Klas S. D. Holm has joined the firm as a partner in its International Tax practice, based in New York. Mr. Holm had been a partner in the Tax practice at Baker & McKenzie LLP.
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