Intellectual property attorney Linda D. Kennedy has joined Butzel Long and is based in the firm’s Detroit office.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. in Acquisition of Banco WestLB do Brasil
Shearman & Sterling is representing Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. in connection with its definitive agreement with WestLB AG to acquire its Brazilian corporate banking subsidiary, Banco WestLB do Brasil. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | TokyoShearman & Sterling Advises Aurora Solar Corporation in Acquisition of Nine Generating Facilities
Shearman & Sterling advised Aurora Solar Corporation (a joint venture comprised of, among others, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation) as purchaser of nine photovoltaic (pv) generating facilities in Ontario, Canada. The sponsors were advised by Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. as financial advisor and Stikeman Elliott as Canadian counsel.
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Davis Polk – Export Development Canada $1 Billion Global Bond Offering
Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. and TD Securities (USA) LLC in connection with the offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.5% U.S. dollar bonds due 2015, issued by Export Development Canada.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – Walgreen Co. $3.5 Billion Bridge Facility
Davis Polk is advising Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a joint bookrunner and joint lead arranger of a $3.5 billion senior unsecured bridge facility for Walgreen Co. in connection with its proposed acquisition of not less than 45% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Alliance Boots GmbH.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Advises Vector Capital on the Acquisition of Quest Software
Davis Polk is advising Vector Capital on the $2.2 billion leveraged buyout of Quest Software, Inc. Joining with CEO Vincent Smith and Insight Venture Partners, on June 19, 2012, Vector Capital entered into definitive agreements to acquire Quest for $25.75 per share in cash. The transaction is also being financed with approximately $1.2 billion of debt financing commitments from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A., RBC Capital Markets and Barclays Capital.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk Ends Decade-Long Securities Fraud Battle for Deloitte
On Friday, June 15, 2012, Davis Polk won a significant victory on behalf of Deloitte & Touche LLP in the Alabama Supreme Court with an affirmance of the dismissal of a securities-fraud lawsuit arising out of the 1995 leveraged recapitalization of the Bruno’s regional supermarket chain. This brings to a close 12 years of litigation brought in two states by renowned trial lawyer Leo Beus via three separate actions, each of which Davis Polk had dismissed in turn.
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Fulbright & Jaworski Welcomes Return Of Kevin McDonald
International law firm Fulbright & Jaworski hired Kevin McDonald for a Houston legal job–a full-circle moment in the attorney’s legal career–as reported in a press release.
McDonald will assume a partner role with the practice and said he is enthused about the opportunity to return to the law firm where he first kicked off his legal career in 1992.
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McDermott Adds Internationally Recognized Transfer Pricing Team in Expansion of Global Tax Platform
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointments of renowned international tax lawyers Cym H. Lowell and Mark R. Martin as part of a seven-person, full-service transfer pricing team in Texas. The team, whose practice focuses on designing and defending the allocation of income and expense in cross-border transactions, is joining the Firm from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. In his new role, Mr. Martin will serve as the head of McDermott’s transfer pricing practice.
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Federal Prosecutor Joshua Hill Joins Sidley in San Francisco
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Joshua Hill has joined the firm as a litigation partner in the San Francisco office. For the past four years, Mr. Hill has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California. He is a member of the firm’s white collar, securities litigation and complex commercial litigation practice groups.
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