Proskauer served as counsel to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in its pending purchase of Cost Plus, Inc.
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David Lorello Joins Covington, Expands Global Anti-Corruption Practice
Covington & Burling is strengthening its anti-corruption and trade control practices by adding lawyer David Lorello as a partner in its London office. Mr. Lorello is a US lawyer, and has been practicing in London for the last five years, with a broad practice spanning US, UK, and European international regulatory issues. This is Covington’s second high-profile addition in the past few months to its anti-corruption practice in Europe. Casey Cooper joined the firm’s London office in February.
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Dechert Advises on Two Major Cross-Border Life Sciences Transactions
International law firm Dechert LLP’s highly regarded cross-border transactional life sciences practice has advised on two major sector transactions announced this week, between Cellzome and GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) for £61 million (US$99 million), and between Italian-based companies Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A (“Newron”) and Zambon for €20 million (US$25.69 million).
Tags: Dechert LLPFKSA Represents T-Mobile in $3 Billion Network Modernization Project
FKSA advised T-Mobile USA, Inc. in its negotiations of multi-year agreements with each of Ericsson Inc. and Nokia Siemens Networks US LLC for the modernization of T-Mobile’s mobile network and the deployment of 4G long term evolution (LTE) service. Under the agreements, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens will provide and install equipment at an aggregate of 37,000 T-Mobile cell sites across the nation and will provide associated software and services. The aggregate value of the two transactions is over $3 billion.
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Herbert Smith LLP Expands Paris Corporate Practice with M&A Hire
Herbert Smith LLP announced today the recruitment of Frédéric Bouvet, a highly regarded corporate law practitioner, who will today be joining the firm’s Paris office as a partner in its corporate practice.
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Goulston & Storrs Welcomes Back Joshua M. Davis
Goulston & Storrs is delighted to announce Joshua M. Davis has rejoined the firm’s Boston office. Most recently Managing Shareholder of the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins, Josh returns to Goulston & Storrs as a Director.
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Simmons & Simmons Advises Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Share Placing
Simmons & Simmons has advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch as sole bookrunner to JAB Holdings B.V. in connection with its £1.2 billion placing of ordinary shares in FTSE 100 multinational consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.
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Davis Polk Advises Technicolor on an Investment by JPMorgan Chase
Davis Polk is advising Technicolor S.A. in connection with an investment by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The PIPE will be carried out through Jesper Cooperatief, a Dutch investment vehicle jointly owned by One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase, and JPMorgan Chase. Following the closing of the transaction, amounting to between €147 million and €158 million, Jesper will hold between 25.18% and 29.96% of the share capital of Technicolor. The closing of the transaction is subject to the shareholders’ approval as well as customary regulatory approvals.
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Ropes & Gray to Be Officially Recognized in Hong Kong Later This Month
International law firm Ropes & Gray is looking forward to creating Hong Kong legal jobs later this month when it is officially licensed to practice law in the Asian city, according to a press release.
The firm intends to apply its expertise in the practice areas of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, equity capital markets and debt capital markets.
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Jones Day Grows National Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice with Addition of Four Lawyers in California
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four attorneys have joined its Business Restructuring & Reorganization (BRR) practice. in California. The group were all formerly practicing at Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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