Today marks the formal launch of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s new public finance practice, with the addition of 24 attorneys, formerly of Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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Perkins Coie Adds Three in Seattle
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Judy Jennison, Michael Scoville and Karl Klassen have joined the firm in Seattle. Jennison rejoins as Partner in the Litigation practice, Scoville joins as Partner in the Product Liability practice and Klassen joins as Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property practice.
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White & Case Advises on US$2.1 Billion Secured Credit Facility for Colfax
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Deutsche Bank AG (New York) in connection with the US$2.1 billion senior secured credit facility (US$1.8 billion term facility; US$300 million revolver facility) for Colfax Corporation. The proceeds will be used by Colfax to complete its cross-border acquisition of Charter International plc.
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Davis Polk – PHH Corporation Convertible Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers in connection with the public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 6% convertible senior notes due 2017 issued by PHH Corporation. The offering included $30 million aggregate principal amount of notes purchased by the underwriters upon full exercise of the over-allotment option granted by PHH.
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Davis Polk advised CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited (CITIC) on the $473.2 million rights offering of China Communications Services Corporation Limited. The rights offering consisted of a public offering of H shares (shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and a public offering of domestic shares (unlisted shares) in the PRC. CITIC was the sole bookrunner and underwriter of the rights offering.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Hong Kong McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Welcomes Products Liability Litigator Stephen M. Nichols to Los Angeles Office
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to welcome Stephen M. Nichols to MLA’s Litigation practice. Nichols will be located in the firm’s Los Angeles office where he will focus on complex product liability and toxic tort lawsuits.
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King & Spalding Advises NBK Capital in USD140 Million
King & Spalding and its affiliated office in Riyadh, the Law Office of Mohammad Al-Ammar, advised NBK Capital on the successful exit of Jeddah-based Hanco, a leading fleet leasing and rental company in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valuing Hanco at USD140 million. The sale generated a return in excess of two times the initial investment for NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund I, an NBK Capital private equity fund focused on providing growth capital to companies in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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K&L Gates Adds Leading Corporate Crime Partner in London
The London office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Elizabeth Robertson as a partner in its policy & regulatory practice. Robertson joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
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Freshfields Advises on Swire Properties Listing
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the joint sponsors on the spin-off and listing by way of introduction of Swire Properties Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Tom O’Donnell And Melinda Blundell Join Dykema In Charlotte
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the additions of Thomas H. O’Donnell, Jr. and Melinda S. Blundell to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as members in the firm’s Charlotte office. Prior to joining Dykema, O’Donnell and Blundell were members at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC.
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