Davis Polk Advises IPALCO Enterprises on Exchange Offer

Friday, December 9, 2011
Davis Polk advised IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. on its offer to exchange $400 million aggregate principal amount of its new 5.0% senior secured notes due 2018, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for its outstanding 5.0% senior secured notes due 2018, which were originally issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. Davis Polk also previously advised IPALCO on the original Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of the $400 million of senior secured notes.

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Clayton Utz Advising Extract on Potential Downstream Acquisition

Friday, December 9, 2011
Clayton Utz is advising ASX/TSX/NSX listed Extract Resources Limited in connection with the £632 million recommended conditional cash offer made overnight by Taurus Mineral Limited, an entity owned by CGNPC Uranium Resources Co and the China-Africa Development Fund, for AIM listed Kalahari Minerals plc. Kalahari has a 42.74% shareholding in Extract.

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Sheppard Mullin Plans Seoul Office Opening

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP today announced that it plans to open an office in Seoul, Korea in the first quarter of 2012.  The announcement follows the recent ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement by both countries and the resulting opening in 2012 of the Korea legal services market to U.S.-based law firms.

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David Boyer Joins Nossaman’s Water Practice in Orange County

Thursday, December 8, 2011
David Boyer has joined Nossaman as a partner in the Water Practice Group, the Firm announced today.  Mr. Boyer represents public agencies and private parties on water, environmental and natural resources, public policy, eminent domain and inverse condemnation, insurance coverage, and employment matters.  He is based in Nossaman’s Orange County office.

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Mallesons Secures Another Inbound Real Estate Acquisition

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Mallesons has acted for Securus Data Property Fund Pte. Ltd. (“Securus”), the world’s first Shariah-compliant data centre fund jointly managed by Keppel Data Centre Investment Management Pte. Ltd. and AEP Investment Management Pte. Ltd., on its acquisition of a data centre facility in Gore Hill, Sydney, Australia.
The data centre facility will be owned, managed and operated by a joint venture between Securus and Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation Ltd.

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