Paul Hastings Represents Suntrust Bank in $235M ABL Credit Facility for Oxford Industries

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented SunTrust Bank as the administrative agent in connection with a $235M asset-based revolving credit facility for the refinancing of Oxford Industries, Inc (NYSE:OXM), global apparel company which designs, sources, markets and distributes products for trademark brands including Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Ben Sherman, Oxford Golf, Arnold Brant, and Billy London.

More >>

Tags:  Paul Hastings, LLP

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.

More >>

Tags:  Lane Powell P.C.

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.

More >>

Tags:  Baker McKenzie

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.

More >>

Tags:  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New York