General Cable Corp. has acquired a 60 percent equity interest in Procables S.A., a privately owned Colombian manufacturer of cable and wire products, for $45 million subject to standard price adjustments. The remaining 40% of Bogota-based Procables will remain with local privately held conglomerate The Sredni Group.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | HoustonMorgan Lewis today announced that Christopher Harrison and Peter Sharp will serve as the new co-managing partners of the firm’s London office. The firm also confirmed that Olivier Chambord—an M&A and energy transactions lawyer who will relocate from Paris to London—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice.
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Watson, Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that it has appointed Corporate partner Gonzalo Aranzabal to its Madrid office.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented GE Capital as a joint bookrunner, co-lead arranger and syndication agent in the increase and extension of a $200,000,000 ABL credit facility for Global Brass and Copper, Inc, a portfolio company controlled by KPS Capital Partners, LP, in connection with Global Brass’ issuance of its $375,000,000 senior secured notes due 2019.
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National law firm Cooley hired DeAnna D. Allen as a partner for a Washington legal job, according to a press release.
With a practice focusing on intellectual property and patent litigation, Allen bring particular experience in wireless and other telecommunications matters.
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Experienced labor lawyer Mario Barrera is joining international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski to take on a new San Antonio legal job, according to a press release.
Accomplished in litigation, Barrera is joining one of the firm’s Texas offices as a partner.
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International law firm Greenberg Traurig hired Michelle De Blasi for a Phoenix legal job, according to a press release.
De Blasi was named shareholder and will chair the energy and infrastructure practice for the firm’s environmental group.
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Hunton & Williams LLP continues to expand its national practice with the arrival of four real estate finance partners from SNR Denton. The addition of Brett L. Gross, Peter J. Mignone, Donald F. Simone and Mitchell G. Williams brings the firm’s real estate practice group to more than 50 lawyers. Before joining SNR Denton, the partners led the real estate finance practice at Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP.
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Osama Abu-Dehays, Al Jazeera Network’s Chief Legal Officer, is set to join our International Media and Sports Sector Groups as Partner.
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce the arrival of Glenn Luinenburg, who joins the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the Transactional Department and Corporate Practice. Luinenburg is an experienced corporate lawyer with a diverse practice focused on the representation of technology clients. He has completed transactions for companies at all stages of development, from IPOs and acquisitions involving multibillion-dollar global enterprises to work for entrepreneurial technology start-ups and venture capital firms.
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