Baker & McKenzie is advising the Yuexiu Group, a long-standing client of the Firm, on the proposed investment by Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (“Yuexiu REIT”) in Guangzhou International Finance Center (the “Property”).
Tags: Baker McKenzie | Hong KongBaker & McKenzie has advised Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi Arabia’s fifth biggest bank by market capitalization, on its debut USD 750 million 2.947 per cent Trust Certificates due 2017 issued under its USD 2 billion Sukuk Programme. The Trust Certificates are to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Akerman Senterfitt today announced the expansion of its Litigation Practice Group with the additions of shareholders Ned Nashban and Daniel Rosenthal to the team in the firm’s Boca Raton office.
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Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Washington, D.C. partner Thomas Jensen to the firm’s Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources practice.
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Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint lead and book-running managers for the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Molycorp, Inc. of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 10% senior secured notes due 2020. The notes are senior secured obligations of Molycorp and guaranteed by certain of Molycorp’s subsidiaries. A substantial portion of the proceeds from the offering will be used, together with cash on hand, to finance the previously announced pending acquisition of Neo Material Technologies Inc., with the remaining proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. Pending the consummation of the acquisition, the proceeds of the offering have been deposited and are being held in an escrow account for the benefit of the holders of the notes. If the acquisition is not consummated, the proceeds will be used to redeem the notes.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representative of the initial purchasers on Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of “1-1/2 lien” secured notes by Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (MPM) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 10% senior secured notes due 2020. The notes offered by MPM are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain of its existing and future subsidiaries.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised underwriters represented by CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc in connection with the offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.95% bonds due 2015, issued by the Province of Ontario.
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International law firm Locke Lord has expanded its global insurance and reinsurance practice with the addition of two highly regarded lawyers in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Partners Damian Cleary and Gavin Coull have decades of experience in dispute and coverage-related aspects of non-marine and non-life property and casualty underwriting and claims, and the duo adds depth to the Firm’s capabilities in its well-established direct insurance and reinsurance groups.
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Clyde & Co has advised the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (“KUFPEC”) on a $US500m deal with EnQuest PLC, the largest independent oil producer in the North Sea.
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, welcomes Andrew P. (Drew) Burnside as a shareholder to the firm’s New Orleans office. Burnside joins Ogletree Deakins from Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee (Coats Rose) where he was a Director in the Labor and Employment Law Section of that firm’s New Orleans office. Burnside focuses his practice on employment law litigation, counseling, and training for management and supervisors. Burnside’s arrival continues the growth trend in the New Orleans office which recently welcomed Christopher Moore and Christine White. Including Moore and White, Burnside has previously worked alongside four of the lawyers in the Ogletree Deakins New Orleans office. Already in 2012, Ogletree Deakins has added shareholders to the firm’s Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, and Philadelphia offices.
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