White & Case Advises Standard Bank on US$550 Million Financing for Heritage Oil Purchase of Nigerian Oil Assets

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Global law firm White & Case LLP advised The Standard Bank of South Africa on a US$ 765 million bridge financing and guarantee facility for Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (“SNR”), for its acquisition of a 45 per cent interest in OML 30, a major onshore oil producing block in Nigeria together with a 45% interest in other assets under the joint operating agreement for OML 30, which includes a segment of the Trans Forcados pipeline. SNR is a joint venture between the UK-listed Heritage Oil Plc, and its Nigerian partner Shoreline Power Company Limited.

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Greenberg Traurig Represents Linde AG as Health Regulatory Counsel in its Agreement to Acquire Lincare Holdings Inc.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Linde AG, a publicly held company headquartered in Munich, Germany, as health regulatory counsel in its $4.6 billion acquisition of Lincare Holdings Inc., a Clearwater, Florida-based home health care company. Lincare Holdings Inc. provides home-based respiratory and related services and equipment to more than 800,000 customers in the United States and Canada, making it one of the largest such providers in the U.S.

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Hunton & Williams LLP Welcomes Michael Richman to Bankruptcy Practice

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Hunton & Williams LLP continues its expansion in New York with the arrival of Michael P. Richman as a partner in its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’ rights practice group. With more than 25 years of experience, he is skilled in all aspects of chapter 11 bankruptcy. Richman joins the firm from Patton Boggs, where he chaired its bankruptcy practice.

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Kate Bolger Joins LSKS

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

LSKS is pleased to announce that Katherine Bolger has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Prior to joining LSKS, Kate was a partner at Hogan Lovells, where she co-chaired the media litigation and counseling practice group.

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