Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised iconic brewing company Foster’s Group Limited (Foster’s) on its proposed takeover by Anglo South African brewer SABMiller for A$12.3 billion, via a scheme of arrangement.

Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised Georgia Urban Enerji Ltd (GUE), a subsidiary of Turkey’s Anadolu Group, on the acquisition of a five percent stake in the company’s equity by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as part of the US$167 million financing of a hydropower plant in Georgia.

In a substantial boost to its strategy to strengthen further its international mergers and acquisitions practice, global law firm White & Case LLP has significantly raised its profile in the Middle East with the addition of Campbell Steedman as a partner in the Firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Qualified in England, Steedman joins White & Case from Norton Rose LLP, where he was the Middle East Senior Partner, as well as head of its regional corporate finance practice.

Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan M. Petrakis and J. Colin Knisely have joined the firm’s Trial Practice Group as partners in its Philadelphia office. They join Duane Morris from Deeb Petrakis Blum & Murphy P.C., where Petrakis was the founding member and president.

Herbert Smith advised Apache North Sea Limited, a subsidiary of Houston based Apache Corporation, on its agreement to acquire the North Sea oil & gas assets of Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Mobil North Sea LLC for US$1.75 billion which was signed 21 September 2011.

Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited recently represented four financial institutions in a Credit Facilities Agreement of Baht 48,940 million ($1.6 billion) with two subsidiaries under the Wireless Group of the Company, consisting of BFKT (Thailand) Company Limited and Real Future Company Limited.