Covington & Burling represented Moelis & Company, financial advisor to Amgen, in its cash acquisition of Micromet, Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $1.16 billion.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Inaugural U.S.$600 Million Debt Offering by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
The Firm represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as initial purchasers, in connection with an offering of U.S.$600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2017 issued by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and constituted Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.’s inaugural securities offering in the U.S. and other international capital markets.
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Prominent White Collar and Securities Enforcement Lawyer Joins Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that W. Neil Eggleston, a nationally recognized white collar and securities enforcement attorney with substantial government experience, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Eggleston joins Kirkland from the Washington, D.C., office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he was a partner.
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Jones Day Boosts German Practice by Opening a New Office in Düsseldorf
DLA Piper Expands Health Care Practice with Addition of Five-lawyer Group in Miami
DLA Piper today announced that prominent health care lawyers Joshua Kaye and Michael Austin have joined the firm as partners in the Miami office. Kaye joins the firm’s Corporate practice and Austin joins the Litigation practice. Kaye will also serve as co-chair of the firm’s interdisciplinary Health Care sector. They are also joined by of counsel Adam Rogers, and associates Valerie Novales and Matthew Grosack. The group previously practiced together in Miami at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.
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Davis Polk Welcomes Senior Federal Prosecutor, Greg D. Andres, to Its White Collar Criminal Defense and Trial Practices
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that Greg D. Andres, a federal prosecutor and senior official with the U.S. Department of Justice, will rejoin the firm in New York. Mr. Andres will join Davis Polk’s Litigation Department, where he will work with the firm’s top-ranked White Collar Criminal Defense Group and represent clients in both civil and criminal trials.
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Minter Ellison Announces Mongolia Opening
Minter Ellison announced today that it has opened an office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In making the announcement, Chief Executive Partner, John Weber, said the partnership had voted overwhelmingly in favour of the decision, acknowledging the importance of having a presence on the ground in this rapidly emerging economy.
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Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Apollo Global Securities, LLC as initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by CEVA Group Plc of $325 million aggregate principal amount of 8⅜% senior secured notes due 2017 and $475 million aggregate principal amount of 12¾% senior notes due 2020. CEVA Group Plc consummated several concurrent transactions with the notes offering, including a redemption of certain indebtedness, a debt-for-equity exchange and a debt-for-debt exchange with funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management LLC.
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Venable Expands its New York Real Estate Group with New Partner
Venable LLP has added veteran real estate attorney Peter G. Koffler to its New York office to lead the Real Estate Group, looking to further expand and strengthen its New York real estate profile and to complement its well-respected national real estate practice. He joins Venable from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where he practiced for the last decade.
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