Pillsbury Expands Corporate & Securities Practice in DC and Silicon Valley

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Pillsbury today announced that Michael J. Halloran has returned to the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in its Washington, DC and Silicon Valley offices. A former Counselor to the Chairman and Deputy Chief of Staff at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Halloran is a nationally-recognized authority on corporate and securities law. He brings extensive insight on a wide array of business and legal issues concerning finance and corporate matters, including corporate governance for boards and management, from a career advising top industry leaders and regulators.

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Goodwin Procter Represents ZOLL Medical in $2.2 Billion Acquisition by Asahi Kasei

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Earlier this month, Goodwin Procter client ZOLL Medical announced that it entered into a definitive merger agreement with Asahi Kasei, under which Asahi will acquire ZOLL for approximately $2.21 billion. ZOLL is a manufacturer of resuscitation and critical care device and related software solutions. Asahi Kasei is Japan’s leading diversified chemical manufacturer with businesses in the healthcare, chemicals and fibers, homes and construction materials and electronics sectors.

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Duane Morris Washington, D.C. Office Adds International Trade Commission Lawyers Michael G. McManus and Rodney R. Sweetland III

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Michael G. McManus and Rodney R. Sweetland III have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as partners in its Washington, D.C. office. Their arrival further bolsters Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Practice Group, in particular with respect to complex patent-infringement cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC). They join Duane Morris from McKool Smith, where they were the founders of that firm’s D.C. office.

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Davis Polk – CafePress Initial Public Offering

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Jefferies & Company, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters on the $85.5 million initial public offering of 4,500,000 shares of CafePress Inc. Of those shares, 2,500,000 shares are being sold by CafePress and 2,000,000 shares are being sold by selling stockholders. CafePress’ common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “PRSS.”

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Davis Polk Advises Lloyds TSB Bank on Its $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Davis Polk advised Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a public limited company incorporated in England, on its SEC-registered offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.2% senior notes due 2017, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Lloyds Banking Group plc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers; Lloyds Securities Inc. acted as joint lead manager.

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Mannheimer Swartling Advises on ECB Rescue Package and Sovereign Debt Workout for Greece

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
In February 2012 Greece received a USD 171.9 billion rescue package from the European Central Bank and private sector investors holding portions of the country’s sovereign debt agreed to restructure their bonds. The rescue package and debt resettlement deal came with several conditions for Greece, including an obligation for Greece to reduce its debt to approximately 120.5 percent of gross domestic product. The effort to restructure Greece’s debt represents one of the largest sovereign workouts since 1900.

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