Jackson Walker Represents QSpex Technologies in $20.5 Million Equity Investment

Thursday, June 28, 2012

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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Squire Sanders Launches Office in Singapore

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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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Paul Hastings Advises the Underwriters in Huadian Fuxin’s Hong Kong Listing

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented CITIC Securities, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the Joint Global Coordinators in Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited’s (“Huadian Fuxin”) US$319 million global offering and listing of its H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The transaction comprised a Hong Kong public offering and a Reg S/Rule 144A international offering.

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Mayer Brown Advises a Syndicate of Banks on the Issue of EUR 1 Billion Notes by Volkswagen Leasing GmbH

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Global law firm Mayer Brown advised a syndicate of banks on the underwriting and placement of EUR 1 billion Notes issued by Volkswagen Leasing GmbH due September 2015 (issue date: 15 June 2012). The Notes have a fixed interest rate of 1.5 %. The syndicate of banks was composed of Credit Agricole CIB, DZ BANK AG, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities as well as The Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Pinsent Masons Launches in Europe

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

On 1 July, international law firm Pinsent Masons will open its first office in mainland Europe. Based in Munich, Germany, it will consist of a seven partner team specialising in complex transactions, corporate and IT law and dispute resolution.

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