Richard Gilly has joined Akerman Senterfitt as a shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and will be based in its Washington, D.C. office.
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Simpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in $1.6 Billion Debt Offering by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation
The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities in the public offering of $1.6 billion of debt securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”), which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), consisting of $750,000,000 of 1.600% Senior Notes due 2017, $350,000,000 of 3.000% Senior Notes due 2022 and $500,000,000 of 4.400% Senior Notes due 2042.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan as Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. in its $184 Million Acquisition of Titan Operating L.L.C.
The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (“Atlas”) in connection with Atlas’ acquisition of Titan Operating L.L.C. The transaction is valued at approximately $184 million (based on the closing price of Atlas’ common units on May 16, 2012), and Atlas will finance the transaction with approximately 3.8 million common units and 3.8 million newly issued convertible preferred units.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of Shares of Web.com Group, Inc.
The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Securities and Citigroup, in connection with a registered public offering of common stock of Web.com Group, Inc. A total of approximately $115.9 million in proceeds was raised in the offering. Selling stockholders received all of the gross proceeds from the offering.
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Osborne Clarke Advises Niam on Successful €719 Million Fund Close
Osborne Clarke has advised Swedish real estate private equity firm Niam on the close of its €719 million Niam Nordic V fund. The total equity commitments makes this the largest Nordic opportunistic property fund.
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Milbank Represents Mexican bank Banca Mifel in $150 Million Rule 144A/Regulation S Debt Offering
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP served as legal advisor to Banca Mifel, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Mifel (“Banca Mifel”) in connection with its offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.750% Fixed Rate Cumulative Subordinated Preferred Notes.
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Dechert Hires Corporate Partner for Beijing Office
International law firm Dechert has brought aboard a new partner to fill one of its Asia legal jobs, according to a press release.
Paul Weidong Wang will fill the position of corporate partner. Corporate practice chair Henry Nassau praised his “caliber … and … quality”, one of several members of the firm to heap accolades on the new hire.
Tags: Dechert LLP | BeijingRecent Layoffs and Executive Transfers Prevalent at Major Law Firm
When a company begins to encounter financial and business problems, the first sign that anything is wrong is when top executives and managing partners decide to jump ship. After this, unannounced layoffs are likely to occur in order to condense operations, and many employees suddenly find themselves looking for new jobs. This happened in the current case of major international law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
O’Melveny & Myers Taps New Head for Its Hong Kong Office
International law firm O’Melveny & Myers tapped one of its own to head up its office in a China office, according to a press release.
David Johnson advances from being capital markets partner in Century City, Los Angeles, California, to a key Hong Kong legal job.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | Hong KongPaul Weidong Wang Joins Dechert as Corporate Partner in Beijing
International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Paul Weidong Wang has joined the firm’s corporate practice as a partner in Beijing. Paul Wang was most recently a partner at DeHeng Law Offices and previously worked as associate for Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago.
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