WFW Asia Practice Advises a Syndicate of Banks on a US$479,557,744 Loan Facility to First Ship Lease Trust to Refinance Its 25 Ship Fleet

The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it has advised a syndicate of banks led by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as agent and UniCredit Bank AG, Singapore Branch as security trustee in relation to a US$479,557,744 term facility provided to FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd, as trustee-manager for First Ship Lease Trust, to refinance its existing credit facility.

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Simpson Thacher Represents TSG Consumer Partners LLC in Establishing $1.3 Billion Private Equity Fund

Simpson Thacher represented TSG Consumer Partners LLC (TSG) in connection with the completed offering of its sixth fund, TSG6 L.P. (the “Fund”).  The Fund raised $1.3 billion in Limited Partnership Interests. TSG is the recognized leader in the United States in building and investing in leading middle-market branded consumer companies.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises Managers in Amgen’s Offering of Senior Notes

Shearman & Sterling represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several managers in connection with Amgen’s offering of €550,000,000 4.375% Senior Notes due 2018 and £475,000,000 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026. The offering was conducted in accordance with Regulation S.

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Global Law Firm Greenberg Traurig to Open Office in Israel Next Month

The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that it will open a new office in Tel Aviv, in early 2012. The firm’s 34th office will provide legal services to clients in Israel who need U.S. and U.K. counsel, as well as legal services from other international jurisdictions. Attorneys in the new office will not practice Israeli law. The office is the first international full-time legal office of its kind in Israel.

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Bryan Cave LLP Combines with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP and 113-year-old, Denver-based Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) will combine their practices effective Jan. 1, 2012, following a recent vote by the partners of both firms. Globally, the firm will continue to be known as Bryan Cave LLP. The combination will add exceptional legal capabilities in energy, natural resources and sports law to Bryan Cave’s international resources while expanding the firm’s worldwide presence into the Rocky Mountain region and adding significant new depth and experience in California.

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Paul H. Shur Brings Significant Financial Services Transactional & Workout Experience to the Firm

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Paul H. Shur has joined the Firm as a partner in the Financial Services group. For the past 30 years, Mr. Shur has concentrated his practice in commercial and financial transactions, loan workout restructures and creditors’ rights litigation. He is based in the Firm’s New York and Princeton, N.J. offices.

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