International law firm Hogan Lovells has acted as counsel to Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, Noor Islamic Bank PJSC and Standard Chartered Bank as arrangers on a US$75,000,000 and AED91,825,000 Istisna – Ijara financing facility.
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Covington Advises Ascom Holding in Medical Device Acquisition
Covington & Burling advised Ascom Holding AG in its acquisition of GE Healthcare’s nurse call medical device business.
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Maples Advises Edwards Group on Cross-Border IPO
Maples and Calder and Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented Edwards Group Limited, a Cayman Islands company which has its headquarters in Crawley, England, in connection with its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York. Shares of the manufacturer of industrial vacuum equipment were priced at $8 per share; and trading of the approximately 12.5 million shares on offer commenced on 11 May 2012. At pricing, the market capitalisation of Edwards Group was $903 million. The IPO closed on 18 May 2012.
Tags: Maples GroupTop Construction Law Experts Join WOLF THEISS
WOLF THEISS has expanded its Real Estate Practice Group by bringing in Georg Karasek, a pre-eminent Austrian construction lawyer, and Wolfgang Müller, Karasek’s long-standing Partner and right hand man.
Mark Mengelberg Joins Allen Matkins’ San Francisco Office as Partner
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, a preeminent California-based real estate and full service business law firm, welcomes back Mark Mengelberg as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. He rejoins Allen Matkins’ Real Estate Department after six years as a partner at Seyfarth Shaw, with an emphasis on real estate transactions and finance. Mark had worked at Allen Matkins as an associate from 2004 through 2006.
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Quinn Emanuel Opens Second German Office in Hamburg Led by Intellectual Property and Antitrust Litigator Dr. Nadine Herrmann
The firm has opened its second German office in Hamburg. The 11-lawyer office will focus on intellectual property and antitrust litigation.
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Former Novartis Group General Counsel and Executive Committee member Thomas Werlen joined Quinn Emanuel in February as a partner. Thomas divides his time between London and Zurich. A truly international lawyer with a thorough background in both common and civil law, Thomas has practiced in the US, UK, Germany and Switzerland. In addition to English, he is fluent in German, French, Italian and Spanish. He will become part of our worldwide life sciences, white collar and international arbitration groups, among others.
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPFormer Novartis GC Dr. Thomas Werlen Joins Quinn Emanuel Europe
Former Novartis Group General Counsel and Executive Committee member Thomas Werlen joined Quinn Emanuel in February as a partner. Thomas divides his time between London and Zurich. A truly international lawyer with a thorough background in both common and civil law, Thomas has practiced in the US, UK, Germany and Switzerland. In addition to English, he is fluent in German, French, Italian and Spanish. He will become part of our worldwide life sciences, white collar and international arbitration groups, among others.
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Dechert LLP Advises Zealand Pharma on Two Key Transactions
International law firm Dechert LLP has advised long-standing client Zealand Pharma, a Danish biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel peptide drugs, on two important matters.
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Paul Hastings Advises Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V. on Exchange Offer and New Issuance
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Controladora Mabe, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican manufacturer and distributor of white line products, in connection with its successful offer to exchange its 6.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2015 (“2015 Notes”) for its 7.875% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2019 (“2019 Notes”) and the related consent solicitation. The transaction involved the issuance of approximately $130 million in aggregate principal amount of 2019 Notes in exchange for tendered 2015 Notes pursuant to a reopening of the series.
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