Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Evercore Partners, advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., in the partnership’s $480 million acquisition of Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. from Cheniere Energy, Inc. and in the sale of $500 million newly issued Class B PIK Units to Cheniere Energy, Inc.
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Adams and Reese LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Lynn Welter Sherman and Special Counsel Tiffany DiIorio, both previously creditors’ rights and bankruptcy attorneys with the law firm of Shutts & Bowen.
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King & Wood Mallesons has advised Hong Kong-listed China Resources Gas Group Limited (CRG) on its US$237.7 million acquisition of AEI China Gas Ltd.
Tags: King & Wood Mallesons | Hong KongBell Nunnally & Martin LLP has added R. Barrett Richards as a partner and member of the Heath Care, Tax and Private Clients and Estate Planning practices. Richards joins the firm with more than 30 years of experience, most recently with his own firm.
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Davis Polk is advising Crestview Partners in connection with its $100 million investment in Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC.
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Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Charles Landgraf has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington office. Mr. Landgraf brings his significant experience as a Washington legislative practitioner and was recently named one of Washingtonian’s “Best Lawyers” in 2011-2012. He is widely considered one of the top insurance lawyers in Washington.
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The Firm represented Vista Equity Partners in raising $3.5 billion for Vista Equity Partners Fund IV, L.P. Vista was able to significantly expand its investor base and exceeded the amount it was targeting by $1 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPThe Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and J.P. Morgan, as initial purchasers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by iStar Financial Inc. of $275 million of its 9.0% Senior Notes due 2017. The offering closed on May 8, 2012.
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Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing arm of Pearson plc, today announced the acquisition of Certiport from private equity firm Spire Capital Partners L.P. for $140 million in cash. Certiport is a leading provider of performance-based certification exams and practice test solutions for academic institutions, workforce and corporate technology markets. Certiport, which has 12,000 Authorized Tester Centers worldwide and delivers over 2 million exams across 150 countries annually, will continue to operate independently. Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE delivers exams to a secure network of test centers in 170 countries.
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