Mallesons has advised global private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care (Ramsay) in executing a new A$2 billion (equivalent) debt facility with a syndicate of banks led by ANZ, NAB and Westpac.

Mallesons has acted as Australian legal counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and ANZ Capel Court Limited in the successful establishment of ANZ’s US$20,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme and the inaugural forthcoming issue by ANZ of $US1.25 billion in covered bonds under the programme, which is the first ever issue of covered bonds to be priced and sold by an Australian bank.

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Stephen Pollard, a leading practitioner in the areas of white-collar crime and regulatory financial services, will join the London office as partner in the Investigations and Criminal Litigation Practice. Mr. Pollard joins from London-based law firm Kingsley Napley LLP.

DLA Piper today announces the launch of its newly-created International Securities Group and the appointment of George Barboutis as a London-based US securities partner in that group.

Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that lawyers from the London office advised Teliti International Ltd, a Malaysian owned data centre and IT services provider, in its introduction to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Duane Morris is pleased to announce that David A. Charapp has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Charapp’s arrival adds to Duane Morris’ growing corporate practice group on the West Coast and nationally, particularly in the areas of life sciences and technology. He joins Duane Morris from Foley & Lardner LLP, where he was chair of the firm’s Life Sciences Collaborations & Licensing Practice.