The Moscow office of Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) acted as an advisor to Rusmolco, a Russian dairy company, on a major investment project between Rusmolco and the Singapore company Olam International, the largest in the field of dairy cattle husbandry and plant growing. The project involves Olam International investing in the share capital of Rusmolco. It is planned that before 2015, the aggregate investments will amount to about USD 400 million and will be used for forming a herd of 20,000 head and increasing the area of farmland to 106,000 ha. During the following three or four years, it is planned to double the production volume by way of increasing the herd to 50,000 head, and the area of farmland to 130,000 ha.
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KhattarWong is pleased to announce the recruitment of our new Partner, Wong Wan Ting, with effect from 1 February 2012.
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Dinsmore Adds National Campaign Finance Figure as Political Landscape Heats Up
Michael G. Adams, General Counsel for the Republican Governors Association (RGA), has joined Dinsmore’s Washington, D.C. office. He joins the firm as a partner in the Government Relations Practice Group, focusing his practice on political law.
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Ashurst Advises Morgan Stanley on Cairn Energy’s US$3.5 Billion Return to Shareholders
Covington Advises Moelis & Company on Amgen’s $1.16B Acquisition of Micromet
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.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Sao Paulo Steven Smith Joins New York Office of Edwards Wildman
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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