K&L Gates Advises on IPO of Abu Dhabi Managed Fund

Thursday, March 15, 2012
A team of lawyers from K&L Gates LLP’s Dubai office recently advised Deloitte Corporate Finance and Daniel Stewart & Company plc as nominated adviser and broker, respectively, on the London IPO of Qannas Investments Limited (QIL), a closed ended investment company managed by the UAE-based Abu Dhabi Capital Management Ltd.

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Loeb & Loeb Expands IP and Entertainment Litigation Practice with Addition of Partner Barry E. Mallen in Los Angeles

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Barry E. Mallen has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the IP and Entertainment Litigation Practice. Mallen most recently practiced in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he was a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Entertainment Litigation group.

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Jones Day Grows Corporate and M&A Practices in Pittsburgh with Arrival of Three Lawyers

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that three new lawyers will join its corporate and mergers and acquisitions practices in Pittsburgh. David Grubman, partner, and Tom Zahn, associate, arrive from the Pittsburgh office of K&L Gates, and Timothy Mann, a partner in Jones Day’s Atlanta Office, has relocated to Pittsburgh to lead these practices.

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Davis Polk – Cikarang Listrindo High-Yield Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Davis Polk advised Barclays and Credit Suisse as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.95% senior notes due 2019 by Listrindo Capital B.V. The notes are guaranteed by PT Cikarang Listrindo. Davis Polk also advised Barclays and Credit Suisse as dealer managers and solicitation agents of a concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation by Listrindo Capital B.V. to purchase all of its outstanding 9.25% senior notes due 2015. The tender offer was funded with the proceeds of the 2019 notes offering.

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Davis Polk – Alkermes plc $398.5 Million Secondary Offering

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with a secondary offering of 24,150,000 ordinary shares of Alkermes plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, held by a subsidiary of Elan Corporation plc for approximately $398.5 million. The ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ALKS.”

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