DLA Piper announced today that Matthew Murphy has joined the Bankruptcy and Restructuring group as a partner in the Chicago office. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Murphy was counsel with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP.
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Kramer Levin Opens Silicon Valley Office – Expands World-Class Intellectual Property Practice with Established Group
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP today announced that it has opened a Silicon Valley office, adding more depth and reach to its world-class intellectual property practice. The firm welcomes prominent IP partners Paul J. Andre and Lisa Kobialka, who both specialize in high-technology and life sciences litigation, to its new Silicon Valley office. These new partners will work closely with attorneys in the New York office, including those who already spend a significant amount of time in Silicon Valley servicing existing clients. Mr. Andre and Ms. Kobialka join Kramer Levin from the Silicon Valley office of King & Spalding.
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Berwin Leighton Paisner to Open in Germany
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) today (19 September 2011) announced plans to open two offices in Germany (Frankfurt and Berlin). The offices, which are expected to be open before the end of the year, will focus on high end real estate work.
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Perkins Coie Adds Another Emerging Companies Partner
Perkins Coie announced today that James F. (Jim) Jensen has joined the Firm in Palo Alto as a Partner in the Emerging Companies practice group. He joins the Firm from VantagePoint Capital Partners where he recently served as General Counsel, Emerging Markets & Assistant General Counsel.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises 20/10 Perfect Vision on Potential Exit from Joint Venture with Bausch & Lomb
Shearman & Sterling has advised 20/10 Perfect Vision AG on the structuring of the exit from Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH. The global leader in eye-health, Bausch & Lomb has acquired an option from 20/10 Perfect Vision AG to purchase the shares in Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH for a total company value of up to € 450 million.
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Davis Polk – The Export-Import Bank of Korea $700 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Goldman Sachs International, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. as underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered Schedule B debt offering by The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% notes due 2021.
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Dewey & LeBoeuf represented Grupo Lamosa, S.A.B. de C.V., the largest tile manufacturer in Mexico, in connection with the refinancing of acquisition indebtedness incurred in 2007. Grupo Lamosa is a major supplier to the ceramic tile industries in Mexico and the U.S., as well as a manufacturer of ceramic fixtures and adhesives. While the decline in housing construction has affected Grupo Lamosa’s results, operational efficiencies and the new debt profile are expected to further improve the Company’s capital structure. The refinancing involved what was originally a $900 million senior and subordinated debt facility, including a syndicate of banks led by Scotia Bank and pension funds as subordinated debt holders.
Foley Continues Expansion of Bankruptcy Practice With Addition of Erika Morabito
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Erika L. Morabito has rejoined the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Morabito rejoins Foley from Patton Boggs LLP.
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Linklaters Advises on the Acquisition Financing of the Altamira LNG Storage and Regasification Terminal in Mexico
Linklaters has advised a banking syndicate in relation to the acquisition of a liquid natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal in Altamira, Mexico by a joint venture of Vopak (60%) and Enagás (40%).
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Simpson Thacher Represents Dollar General Corporation and its Controlling Shareholder Buck Holdings, L.P., an Affiliate of KKR, in Secondary Offering of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Dollar General Corporation (“Dollar General”) and its controlling shareholder Buck Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P., in connection with a secondary offering of 28,750,000 shares (including the full exercise of the over-allotment option) of common stock at a public offering price of $34.75 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the selling shareholders (including KKR, other investors and certain members of management) of approximately $969.1 million.
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