International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of Health Services partner Jill H. Gordon, who previously served as vice chair of Davis Wright Tremaine’s Health Law practice. Ms. Gordon’s health care practice complements Nixon Peabody’s existing Health Services practice and builds on its West Coast Life Sciences practice.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Bank of America, N.A. as term loan administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBS Securities Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Union Bank of California, N.A. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $1.4 billion senior secured term loan for Arch Coal, Inc. (the “Company”).
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling advised Lecta S.A., a CVC portfolio company, on its reorganisation and its refinancing, comprising a high yield bond issuance of €390 million Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and €200 million 8⅞% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and a new €80 million Revolving Credit Facility. As part of the refinancing, Lecta S.A. settled an exchange for its previously outstanding Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014, of which €340,654,000 was tendered in exchange for new Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2018. The transaction involved a significant corporate reorganization of the Lecta group to rationalize the group structure.
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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today the continued expansion of the firm’s insurance tax practice with the addition of Dennis L. Allen and M. Kristan Rizzolo as partners in Washington, D.C. Both were previously partners at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
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DLA Piper today announced that it has represented Appleton Papers in a US$675 million business combination with Hicks Acquisition Company II. Appleton is a leading manufacturer of specialty high value-added coated paper products and a provider of proprietary encapsulation applications. Hicks Acquisition Company II is a special purpose acquisition company founded and headed by Thomas O. Hicks with US$149.3 million of cash in trust.
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Norton Rose Australia has advised Industrea Limited (Industrea), an Australian mining services company, on a cash offer by US conglomerate, General Electric Company (GE) by way of scheme of arrangement.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced that the lawyers, paralegal and administrative staff of Manion McDonough & Lucas, P.C. (“MM&L”) have joined Buchanan. The MM&L lawyers are Joseph F. McDonough, Kevin P. Lucas, James G. McLean, James R. Walker, Robert D. Finkel, Alexandra P. West and Erin Lucas Hamilton.
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Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Devon Energy Corporation of $750 million principal amount of 1.875% senior notes due 2017, $1 billion principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due 2022 and $750 million principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2042.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Nomura Securities International, Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Diageo Capital plc of $1 billion principal amount of 1.5% notes due 2017 guaranteed by Diageo plc and by Diageo Investment Corporation of $1 billion principal amount of 2.875% notes due 2022 and $500 million principal amount of 4.25% notes due 2042, in each case guaranteed by Diageo plc.
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King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Perron Investments on its acquisition of a 50% interest in three regional shopping centres including Centro Galleria in Perth, Centro The Glen in Melbourne and Centro Colonnades in Adelaide for A$690.4 million.
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