Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P., Colombia’s largest natural gas transportation company, in a $750 million inaugural bond offering that closed on March 20, and a tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to TGI International’s 9.5% notes due 2017.
Bingham Expands Antitrust Group in Washington, London
Bingham McCutchen LLP has expanded its Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group in its Washington, D.C., and London offices with the addition of Edward ‘Ted’ Henneberry.
Goodwin Procter Expands Labor & Employment Practice with Addition of Kristen Garcia Dumont in Silicon Valley
Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that Kristen Garcia Dumont has joined the firm’s Litigation Department in its Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices as a member of Goodwin’s Labor & Employment and Technology Companies Practices. She will focus on defense work for technology companies related to a wide range of employment disputes, including employee mobility lawsuits, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblower complaints. Dumont joins Goodwin from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s San Francisco office where she was a partner.
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Mayer Brown JSM Advises Development Bank of Mongolia on US$580 Million Bonds Issuance
Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it has advised Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (“DBM”) and the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Mongolia on its recent issuance of US$580 million senior guaranteed bonds.
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Paul, Weiss – Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan Complete $1.6 Billion Notes Offering
Paul, Weiss clients Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan completed a more than $1.6 billion offering of senior secured term and variable funding notes backed by a “whole business” securitization of the assets of Domino’s Pizza on March 15. Paul, Weiss represented Barclays Capital as sole structuring advisor and joint bookrunning manager, and J.P. Morgan as joint bookrunning manager. The transaction refinanced the company’s 2007 securitization. The notes were secured by substantially all of the revenue-generating businesses of Domino’s, including company owned store licensing fees, franchising revenues and distribution revenues.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Barclays in $880 Million Senior Secured Credit Facilities for iStar Financial, Inc.
The Firm recently represented Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent in connection with $880 million of senior secured credit facilities for iStar Financial, Inc. (“iStar”). Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as Joint Bookrunner. The credit facilities include a $410 million A-1 tranche maturing in four years and a $470 million A-2 tranche maturing in 5 years.
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Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch in a shelf takedown of $500 million 3.75% Senior Notes due 2017 of ORIX Corporation.
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Noted Insurance and Reinsurance Attorney Michael Mullins Joins Day Pitney in Boston
Prominent insurance and reinsurance lawyer Michael P. Mullins has joined Day Pitney LLP as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Mullins, whose practice focuses on insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes, has arbitrated or litigated more than a dozen cases to final determination over the past decade. Prior to joining Day Pitney, Mullins was a partner at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston.
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Cooley Adds Prominent Bankruptcy Attorney
Cooley LLP announced today that Ali M.M. Mojdehi has joined the firm as a partner in its Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. He will be based in its San Diego office. Mojdehi was previously a partner at Baker & McKenzie, LLP, in San Diego and is the former chair of its Financial Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group in North America.
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Jones Day Welcomes Australian Competition Law Partner in Sydney
The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that competition lawyer Nick Taylor has joined its Sydney Office as a partner. Formerly a partner with Gilbert + Tobin, Mr. Taylor also served in government, reviewing mergers and asset sales for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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