Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Edward H. Shapiro as a partner in the firm’s New York office, joining Reed Smith’s growing Music Industry Practice.
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Mayer Brown JSM Advises Hanergy in Acquisition of Solibro from Q-Cells
Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it has advised Hanergy Holding Group Limited (Hanergy), the largest privately-owned clean-energy developer in China on its acquisition of Solibro, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) co-evaporation technology and thin-film unit of insolvent German solar group Q-Cells SE (QCE).
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | BeijingMayer Brown Announces Partner Hire to Pensions Group in London
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, has appointed Andrew Block as a partner to the Pensions group in London. Andrew was previously a partner at Travers Smith, before that having worked and trained at Linklaters.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of US$188 Million Principal Amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds by Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citibank Global Markets Limited, DBS Bank Limited, Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, in the offering of US$188 million principal amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds (the “Bonds”) by Zhen Ding Technology Holding Limited (“Zhen Ding”). Zhen Ding is a leading designer and manufacturer of printed circuit boards to leading brand name customers. The common shares of Zhen Ding are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “4958”. The Bonds are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Hong KongSimpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in $770 Million Industrial Portfolio Acquisition
The Firm represented affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII in connection with its $770 million purchase from DEXUS Property Group, an Australian public company, of a portfolio of 68 industrial assets in the United States. The 68 assets are comprised of more than 120 buildings in 10 states, totaling over 16.5 million square feet of rentable area. The transaction is the largest single industrial real estate portfolio sale in the United States in 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Lightyear Capital in its Acquisition of FIS’ Healthcare Benefit Solutions Business for $335 Million
The Firm is representing an affiliate investment fund of Lightyear Capital LLC in its announced acquisition of the Healthcare Benefit Solutions business of FIS™ for $335 million. Benefit Solutions is a leading financial technology company providing benefits administration software as a service, multi-purse debit cards and transaction processing solutions for consumer directed healthcare accounts. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2012, subject to required regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $500 Million Debt Offering for Embraer
The Firm recently represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itaú BBA USA Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint bookrunners in an SEC-registered offering by Embraer S.A of US$500 million of 5.150% Notes due 2022. The notes have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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LG&E Executive to Re-Join Frost Brown Todd
Frost Brown Todd announced today that John R. McCall, former executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of LG&E and KU Energy, LLC is re-joining the firm’s litigation department as a member of the firm in early July 2012.
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Paul Hastings Represented SunTrust in $135M Financing for Cetera Financial Group’s Acquisition of Genworth Financial
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented SunTrust Bank as co-lead arranger, co-administrative and documentation agent in connection with a $135 million financing for independent broker-dealer, Cetera Financial Group, Inc.’s closed acquisition of Genworth Financial Investment Services, a self-clearing broker-dealer.
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Clifford Chance Advises Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation on IPO, Third Biggest in Hong Kong This Year
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation on its issuance of 1.5 billion H shares at HK$1.65 (US$0.21) each. The IPO raised approximately HK$2.48 billion (US$319 million). CITIC Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS and CLSA acted as joint global bookrunners.
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