Shearman & Sterling Advises Underwriters in Connection with Allied World’s $300 Million Offering of Senior Notes

Friday, January 14, 2011
Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint bookrunning managers, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as joint lead, in connection with Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd’s public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.50% Senior Notes due 2020.

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Norton Rose Advises Xenon Private Equity on Two More Strategic Acquisitions in the High Tech Manufacturing Industry

Friday, January 14, 2011
International legal practice Norton Rose Studio Legale has advised Xenon Private Equity on the acquisition, through Telerobot S.r.l, of two Italian companies, CST Machine Speciali S.r.l. and CST Meccanica S.r.l., both active in producing high technology precision mechanics and robotics for the manufacturing industry. This follows Xenon’s acquisition in May 2010 of Icam (Impianti e Collaudi per l’Automazione di Montaggio), another Italian company active in that sector.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as Financial Advisors to Motorola, Inc. in its $9.7 Billion Spin-Off of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.

Friday, January 14, 2011
The Firm represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and JPMorgan Securities LLC as financial advisors to Motorola, Inc. in its $9.7 billion spin-off of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. Upon the spin-off, Motorola changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. The spin-off distribution was completed on January 4, 2011.

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Skadden – Subprime Class Action Claims Dismissed Against Barclays Underwriters

Friday, January 14, 2011

Skadden secured a dismissal of a subprime securities class action brought against the underwriters of certain Barclays Bank PLC preferred share offerings. Plaintiffs alleged that in light of the write-downs taken by Barclays related to mortgage-backed exposure during the credit crisis, the offering documents for the securities were materially false and misleading. In an opinion issued on January 5, 2011, Judge Paul A. Crotty of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against the underwriters and Barclays with prejudice and found that the plaintiffs failed to adequately allege violations of the Securities Act of 1933.

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Paul Hastings Represents ExamWorks on Acquisition of MES Group

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented medical legal services company ExamWorks Group, Inc. (NYSE: EXAM) on its definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of MES Group, Inc. (MES), a provider of independent medical examinations, peer reviews, and utilization reviews to the automotive, disability, liability, and workers’ compensation markets.

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