Simpson Thacher Advises Sheridan Holdings in the Establishment of $810 Million Credit Facilities

Monday, July 9, 2012

The Firm represented Sheridan Holdings, Inc., a provider of a full line of hospital based clinical and management solutions in the specialty areas of children’s services, anesthesiology, radiology and emergency medicine, in connection with the establishment of first and second lien senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $810 million. A portion of the proceeds from such new facilities was used to refinance Sheridan Holdings, Inc.’s existing first and second lien senior secured credit facilities. Sheridan Holdings, Inc. is an affiliate of Hellman & Friedman LLC.

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Kirkland & Ellis Acts as Hong Kong and US Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered, Guotai Junan and ICBC International in the US$66 Million IPO and Hong Kong Listing of Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings Limited

Monday, July 9, 2012

Kirkland & Ellis acted as the Hong Kong and U.S. legal advisers to the underwriters, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered, Guotai Junan and ICBC International, in the US$66 million initial public offering of Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings Limited (Stock code: 3666), which debuted its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. Xiao Nan Guo is the largest self-owned, mid-to-high-end Chinese cuisine, full-service restaurant chain headquartered in the PRC.

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Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Welcomes Litigator Richard Zuromski

Monday, July 9, 2012

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, a preeminent litigation and business law firm working both nationally and internationally, adds Richard J. Zuromski, Jr. as a partner in its San Francisco office. Focused on defending a variety of class action matters, Zuromski joins the firm after nearly a decade at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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Amie Needham Joins Littler’s St. Louis Office Marking the Firm’s Continued Lateral Growth

Monday, July 9, 2012

Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Amie Needham to the firm’s St. Louis office. Needham, previously a partner with Thompson Coburn LLP, joins Littler as a shareholder and will continue to focus her practice on traditional labor law in addition to employment counseling and litigation. Needham’s arrival at Littler is the latest among a slew of high profile laterals who have joined the firm across a number of its national and international offices.

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Dechert’s New Emerging Markets Practice Completes Three Key Georgian Deals

Monday, July 9, 2012

Dechert’s London-based emerging markets team has advised on three important capital markets deals out of Georgia for an aggregate amount of US$1 billion. Partner Louise Roman Bernstein led on all three transactions, assisted by associates Giles Belsey and Jennifer Buckett and with support from Dechert’s newly-established Tbilisi office.

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