International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Limited on its US$244 million global offering of shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Bracewell & Giuliani Represents Omega Navigation in “Landmark” Chapter 11 Victory
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is currently serving as Chapter 11 counsel to Athens-based Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. In what industry observers are calling a “landmark victory” after more than 5 months of “bet the company” litigation, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has rejected motions to dismiss or convert Omega’s chapter 11 cases or for relief from stay filed by Omega’s Senior Lenders and supported by Omega’s Junior Lenders and Unsecured Creditors’ Committee.
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Cahill Represents Lead Arrangers in Debt Financing for $7.2 Billion Acquisition of Samson Investment Company
Cahill represented J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch as joint lead arrangers and J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, BMO Capital Markets, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Mizuho, RBC and Jefferies as joint bookrunners in connection with the $2,250,000,000 Senior Unsecured Bridge Loan to Samson Investment Company to partially finance its acquisition by private equity firm KKR Group.
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Linklaters Advises AXA Private Equity on the Acquisition of Polbita by Interchem
Linklaters has advised AXA Private Equity on Interchem’s acquisition of Polbita, a Polish distribution chain specialising in personal care products and owner of Drogerie Natura, the Polish personal care chain of 400 retail outlets. Interchem, the largest Polish wholesaler of household, beauty and personal care products, creates the second largest chain of pharmacies in Poland as a result of this acquisition.
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Paul Hastings Represents Electronics in US$1.4 Billion Sale of Hard Disk Drive Operations to Seagate Technology
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, in the sale of its hard disk drive (HDD) operations to Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), the world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. The transaction closed on December 19.
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Morrison & Foerster Represents Novellus Systems in $3.3 billion Merger with Lam Research
Morrison & Foerster LLP represented long-time client Novellus Systems, Inc. in a $3.3 billion merger agreement that will result in the sale of the company to Lam Research Corp. The all-stock transaction will combine the companies, which will keep the name Lam Research. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Inaugural U.S.$600 Million Debt Offering by Banco de Bogotá S.A.
The Firm represented Citi, HSBC and J.P. Morgan, as initial purchasers, in connection with an offering of U.S.$600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2017 issued by Banco de Bogotá S.A. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and constituted Banco de Bogotá’s inaugural securities offering in the U.S. and other international capital markets.
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McDermott Advises Leading Health Systems in Formation of Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP is pleased to note the Firm’s role in advising six of the thirty-two leading healthcare organizations selected this week by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to participate in the new Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) initiative created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP Bracewell & Giuliani Leads International Team in Groundbreaking Restructuring of Australia-based Centro Properties
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today it lead an international legal and financial advisory team representing the Senior Lenders ofAustralia-based Centro Properties Group’s (CNP) in finalizing CNP’s global restructuring efforts, widely recognized as one of the most complex and innovative restructurings in Australian history. The restructuring, finalized after four years of discussions and interim arrangements, combines a novel debt-for-equity swap with an aggregation of assets into a new real estate investment trust called Centro Retail Australia (CRF), integrating U.S.-style pre-packaged plan concepts into the existing Australian restructuring regime.
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BLP Strengthens Corporate Capability with Hire of Ken Cheung to Singapore Office
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has today announced the appointment of corporate partner Ken Cheung to its Singapore office.
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