Cooley LLP announced today that it is advised Quickoffice, in its sale to Google, Inc. Quickoffice is a leader in office productivity solutions, with an established track record of enabling seamless interoperability with popular file formats. Google has stated its intention of quickly bringing Quickoffice’s technology to its Google Apps product suite. The terms of the transaction were undisclosed.
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Wragge & Co’s technology experts have advised client Buddy Media, Inc. – the world’s leading social media marketing platform – on its acquisition by enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com for approximately US$689 million.
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The Firm recently represented BRF – Brasil Foods S.A. in an offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The international offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds from the offering will be used by Brasil Foods to extend its debt maturity profile.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers, in connection with a public offering of 17,000,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, of The Charles Schwab Corporation. The Underwriters have the right to purchase up to an additional 2,550,000 depositary shares at the public offering price to cover over-allotments. The offering closed on June 6, 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkA tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has ruled that a $200 million dispute between H&H Enterprises Investments Inc., a California real estate company, and the government of Egypt over a resort on the Red Sea is subject to arbitration and can proceed.
Haynes and Boone, LLP has welcomed litigation attorney Jamie McDole as a new partner, who will focus on intellectual property litigation including Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Michael McKinnon has joined the Orange County office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Corporate and Securities practice. He has more than 15 years of experience assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt financings and corporate and securities laws. McKinnon joins from the Orange County office of Paul Hastings where he was a partner.
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Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its New York office by adding distinguished partners to the team. The firm is pleased to announce that Eileen Bannon, formerly of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, is now a partner in its Financial Services Practice Group. She joins Stuart Saft and Ken Lowenstein as the third high-profile partner to be added within the last six months.
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Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Rich Kim has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Kim’s arrival further strengthens Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Practice Group, in particular with respect to patent procurement and counseling, as well as IP litigation. Kim joins Duane Morris from Morrison Foerster LLP, where he was head of the Electronics, Software and Telecommunications Patent Group in that firm’s San Diego office.
Tags: Duane Morris LLPAn accomplished labor and employment lawyer has joined Fulbright in its San Antonio office.
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