Ashurst has advised Goldman Sachs, Oriel Securities and RBC Capital Markets in relation to a US$212 million rights issue by Salamander Energy plc.
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Minsk Joins Lane Powell’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group
Alan D. Minsk has joined Lane Powell as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on patent prosecution, patent litigation support, patent portfolio evaluation and the related due diligence processes, due diligence for purposes of mergers and acquisitions, strategic portfolio development and management, patent licensing and the development of in-house patent programs for clients. His prosecution experience includes application preparation and prosecution for technologies that include e-commerce, communications systems, messaging systems, search methods, semiconductor processing, flash memory, imaging arrays, radar, lasers, signal and image processing, neural networks, adaptive control systems, optical computers and wireless data services.
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White & Case Provides Financing Expertise in Connection with the Rescheduling of Materis’ Debt
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BNP Paribas and a pool of 200 lenders in connection with the rescheduling of Materis’ debt. Materis is a world leader in specialty chemicals for building and construction.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises The Dow Chemical Company on USD 1.4 Billion Integrated Acrylates Project Financing in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Baker & McKenzie has acted for The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and certain Dow subsidiaries in relation to the USD 1.4 billion Islamic finance facilities made available to Saudi Acrylic Acid Company (SAAC), Saudi Acrylic Monomers Company (SAMCO) and Saudi Acrylic Polymers Company (SAPCO) to support the construction and operation of three integrated petrochemical plants in Jubail Industrial City in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These three companies are each borrowers of separate loans on an integrated project financing basis.
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Herbert Smith Advises Hammerson on Its Sale of £518 Million London Office Portfolio
Herbert Smith has advised Hammerson as the lead legal advisor on the sale of the majority of its office portfolio to Brookfield Office Properties for aggregate cash proceeds of £518 million.
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Simpson Thacher Represents KKR and Alliance Boots in a Strategic Transaction with Walgreens
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) and Alliance Boots GmbH (Alliance Boots) in connection with the acquisition of a 45% equity stake in Alliance Boots by Walgreen Co. (Walgreens), in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $6.7 billion. Walgreens will have the option to proceed to a full combination by acquiring the remaining 55% of Alliance Boots at a later date for approximately $9.5 billion in cash and stock. Closing of the first step of the transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other customary conditions.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents KKR in Acquisition of Prisma Capital Partners
The Firm is representing KKR & Co. L.P. in its acquisition of Prisma Capital Partners LP, a leading provider of customized hedge fund solutions. Prisma is known for identifying specialist hedge fund managers with exceptional track records and creating custom portfolios for clients. As of April 1, 2012, Prisma had $7.8 billion in assets under management, with more than 90% belonging to institutional investors. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2012.
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Kramer Levin Represents Joint Venture of Toll Brothers and Starwood Capital Group in Connection with Winning Bid to Develop Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Kramer Levin represented a joint venture of Toll Brothers and Starwood Capital Group in connection with its winning bid for and negotiation of a 97-year ground lease to develop a new $300 million hotel and residential complex that will be built next to Pier 1, just south of the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn Bridge Park, a 1.3-mile-long park which stretches along the East River on the Brooklyn waterfront. The development will include approximately 200 hotel rooms, 160 condominium apartments, 32,000 square feet of restaurant and banquet space, a 6,000-square-foot spa and a 300 space parking facility. The deal was approved by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s Board on Tuesday, June 19.
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Michael de León Hawthorne Joins Thompson Coburn as a Partner
Thompson Coburn is proud to announce the addition of Michael de León Hawthorne as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Hawthorne will join the firm’s Corporate & Securities group. He previously served as a partner with Bingham Greenebaum Doll in Louisville, Ky., and with Sidley Austin in Chicago.
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Eckert Seamans Adds Former White House Senior Policy Advisor to Intellectual Property Practice
Jennifer Choe Groves has joined the Washington, DC office of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC as a Member and Vice Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group for Enforcement and Entertainment. Her practice is focused on trademark and copyright matters, international trade policy, IP rights protection and enforcement, as well as anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy work. She advocates for clients from a wide array of business sectors, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, media, high technology, retail, and luxury and household goods, among others.
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