V&E served as counsel to long-time client BMC Software, Inc., in its $300 million acquisition of Numara Software, a leading global provider of integrated IT management solutions for the mid-market.
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Barnes & Thornburg Continues Atlanta Growth with Addition of Jeff Morgan
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Jeffrey C. Morgan has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Morgan was previously a partner in the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders LLP.
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FTC Veteran Thomas A. Cohn Joins LeClairRyan
Thomas A. Cohn, a veteran of the Federal Trade Commission, has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Antitrust, Corporate, Consumer Financial Services and Compliance, Investigations and White Collar Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s expanding New York City office.
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William D. Norman has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a shareholder on the firm’s Bank Finance and Lending, Corporate, and Venture Capital Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s Boston office.
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Davis Polk – Kennametal Inc. Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Kennametal Inc. of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due 2022.
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Davis Polk advised the underwriters represented by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $3 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.875% U.S. dollar bonds due February 14, 2017, issued by Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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DLA Piper Advises Korean Consortium on US$ 308,000,000 Acquisition of US Oil Assets in Gulf of Mexico
DLA Piper announced today that it had advised the consortium of Korea Investment Management Co., Ltd., Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Consortium”) in the acquisition of US$308 million worth of US oil assets in the Ankor offshore field (the “Ankor oil assets”) from Ankor E&P Holdings Corporation (“AEPH”) — a wholly owned US subsidiary of Korea National Oil Corporation (“KNOC”). The Ankor oil assets are located in the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, consisting of five producing offshore oil fields and various undeveloped leasehold interests.
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SNR Denton announced today that Karl V. Hopkins has joined the firm as a partner, Shon C. Ramey has joined as counsel and Sinan Pismisoglu has joined as a Foreign Legal Specialist. The group continues the growth of SNR Denton’s Corporate practice and are members of its award-winning 350-member Energy, Transport and Infrastructure sector team. All three will be resident in SNR Denton’s Washington, DC office. The group joins the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf in Houston.
McDermott to Open in South Korea
Following a careful, strategic review, McDermott Will & Emery announced today its decision to open a new office in Seoul, South Korea. In so doing, McDermott becomes one of the very first Western law firms to expand its network into South Korea, following the recent loosening of restrictions that prevented U.S. law firms from operating in that country.
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T&K Boosts Real Estate Capital Markets Practice in New York
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of William M. O’Connor and Evelyn H. Seeler as Partners in the Firm’s New York office. Both attorneys serve clients in the Real Estate Capital Markets sector, as well as handling restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
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