King & Wood Mallesons has advised Hong Kong-listed China Resources Gas Group Limited (CRG) on its US$237.7 million acquisition of AEI China Gas Ltd.
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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP Adds Partner R. Barrett Richards
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has added R. Barrett Richards as a partner and member of the Heath Care, Tax and Private Clients and Estate Planning practices. Richards joins the firm with more than 30 years of experience, most recently with his own firm.
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Davis Polk Advises Crestview Partners on Its Investment in Silver Creek Oil & Gas
Davis Polk is advising Crestview Partners in connection with its $100 million investment in Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC.
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Charles Landgraf, Washington Insurance and Legislative Attorney, Joins Arnold & Porter
Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Charles Landgraf has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington office. Mr. Landgraf brings his significant experience as a Washington legislative practitioner and was recently named one of Washingtonian’s “Best Lawyers” in 2011-2012. He is widely considered one of the top insurance lawyers in Washington.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Vista Equity Partners in Raising $3.5 Billion Private Equity Fund
The Firm represented Vista Equity Partners in raising $3.5 billion for Vista Equity Partners Fund IV, L.P. Vista was able to significantly expand its investor base and exceeded the amount it was targeting by $1 billion.
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The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and J.P. Morgan, as initial purchasers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by iStar Financial Inc. of $275 million of its 9.0% Senior Notes due 2017. The offering closed on May 8, 2012.
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Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson VUE on Acquisition of Certiport
Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing arm of Pearson plc, today announced the acquisition of Certiport from private equity firm Spire Capital Partners L.P. for $140 million in cash. Certiport is a leading provider of performance-based certification exams and practice test solutions for academic institutions, workforce and corporate technology markets. Certiport, which has 12,000 Authorized Tester Centers worldwide and delivers over 2 million exams across 150 countries annually, will continue to operate independently. Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE delivers exams to a secure network of test centers in 170 countries.
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DLA Piper to Expand Hong Kong Corporate and Global Insurance and Reinsurance Sector Groups
Greenberg Traurig Opens in Eastern Europe with Former Warsaw Office of Dewey LeBoeuf; Adds Key Players in London
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has announced that it opened an office in Warsaw, Poland and strategically established a presence in Eastern Europe with a 50-plus-lawyer team formerly with Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. The firm’s 35th office will operate as Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak in Poland. Jaroslaw Grzesiak, former managing partner of Dewey’s Warsaw office, serves as the managing partner and Lejb Fogelman as the senior partner.
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K&L Gates Expands Moscow Office with Addition of Real Estate and Corporate Partners
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added real estate partner Andrei V. Soukhomlinov and corporate and finance partner Dmitry K. Gladkov to its Moscow office. Soukhomlinov joins K&L Gates from Salans LLP, where he was co-head of its Russian real estate/construction practice, while Gladkov was formerly the general counsel for Russia/CIS at leading Russian investment bank Aton and, prior to that, at UBS.
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