Pillsbury Adds Energy and Infrastructure Finance Partners in London and Abu Dhabi

Pillsbury today announced that James Simpson and Stephen Jurgenson have joined the firm’s Finance practice section as partners in its London and Abu Dhabi offices. Known for their respective work on power, water and infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Simpson and Jurgenson are the newest members of Pillsbury’s Energy & Infrastructure Projects team. They arrive from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP’s London and Abu Dhabi offices.

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Davis Polk Advises TPG on Its Investment in China Ruifeng

Davis Polk is advising TPG Rave Holdings, L.P. (TPG Rave), an affiliate of TPG, in connection with its investment in China Ruifeng Galaxy Renewable Energy Holdings Limited (China Ruifeng). TPG Rave and Diamond Era Holdings Limited, a substantial shareholder of China Ruifeng, have agreed to respectively subscribe for 8% convertible bonds due 2017 and warrants issued by China Ruifeng with TPG Rave subscribing for an aggregate principal amount of $60 million of bonds and warrants with an exercise value of $15 million. The aggregate proceeds from the transaction will be used to increase China Ruifeng’s indirect holding in Hebei Hongsong Wind Power Co., Ltd. to no less than 51%. The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including shareholders and regulatory approval.

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Paul Hastings Advises Tan-Eu Capital on Sotan China Real Estate I, LP’s First Investment

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Tan-Eu Capital (“Tan-Eu”), the Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm, with respect to Sotan China Real Estate I, LP’s first investment – the acquisition of a 1 million square foot development site in Wuqing, Tianjin from a local investor. A mixed-use development comprised of retail and residential space is planned for the site.

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Jagla Joins Lane Powell’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group

Frances M. Jagla has joined Lane Powell as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group, where she focuses her practice on trademark, copyright, Internet domain name matters and unfair competition counseling.  She has extensive U.S. and international experience in name development, clearance filing, registration, maintenance and enforcement of trademarks and copyrights for Fortune 100 companies.  Jagla possesses in-depth knowledge of trademark-related acquisitions, divestitures, licensing, Internet domain name matters and regulatory issues relating to healthcare trademarks.

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Milbank Represents Initial Purchaser In $291 Million Add-On Note Offering By Tenet Healthcare Corporation

International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partners Rod Miller and Paul Denaro, acted as counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as sole book-running manager, in a $291 million reopening offering of two tranches of notes by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Tenet sold an additional $141,233,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2018, originally issued in 2011, and an additional $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Notes due 2020, originally issued in 2010.

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David Coffman Joins Thompson Coburn as a Partner

Thompson Coburn LLP is proud to announce that David L. Coffman has joined the firm as a partner. He will practice in the firm’s Product Liability Group, with a special focus on complex litigation involving hand and power tools, recreational products and toxic tort actions. Previously, he was a partner at Lewis Rice & Fingersh.

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