International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Ziggo N.V., the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, on its global offering and listing on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, acting as Ziggo’s lead Dutch, US and English counsel. The offering is a secondary sale by the company’s founding shareholders, which include affiliates of Cinven and Warburg Pincus.

Husch Blackwell served as lead outside counsel to Novelis Inc. in connection with its $350 million acquisition of a 31 percent minority interest in its Korean subsidiary, Novelis Korea Ltd. The deal closed December 28, 2011, and was the culmination of two years’ work with the world-leading company of aluminum rolling and recycling.

Linklaters has advised the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) on the negotiation with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of significant oil and gas concession arrangements for the exploration and development of three concession areas in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. KNOC has entered into the arrangements as majority participant in a joint venture with GS Energy. The concession areas are estimated to contain 570 million barrels of oil in place with the possibility of significant additional exploration upside.

On March 9, it was announced that Quest Software, Inc. has entered into definitive agreements with affiliates of Willkie client Insight Venture Partners, under which the database applications provider will be taken private in a deal valued at approximately $2 billion. The transaction, which has been widely reported in the press, calls for stockholders not affiliated with the buyout group to receive $23.00 per share in cash.

Bingham has expanded its Southern California presence and its corporate practice with the addition of Joshua Dean as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office.