Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence to the medical, nursing, allied health and pharmacy industries, on its definitive agreement to acquire Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., a leading healthcare Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider.

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Shearman & Sterling is representing Danone in its pending acquisition of YoCream International, Inc., the leading producer of frozen yogurt in the United States. The aggregate purchase price for all of YoCream is US$103 million, which is subject to adjustment. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions and is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.

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DLA Piper advised Leroy Merlin, one of the largest European DIY retail networks, on the acquisition of Bricolage Ukraine LLC, a Ukrainian company owning a trade center in Kyiv, located at ul. Polyarnaya 17-A, where the first Leroy Merlin DIY store in Ukraine has opened.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Istrabenz d.d., a financial holding company based in Slovenia, on its €382 million sale of Ljubljana based Droga Kolinska d.d., a Southeastern European food and beverage company, to Atlantic Grupa, a Croatian food and healthcare company.

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Clifford Chance has today announced its intention to extend further its business in the dynamic Turkish market and across South Eastern Europe with the opening of an office in Istanbul.  The office will operate in cooperation with Yegin Legal Consultancy (YLC), Clifford Chance’s well-respected associate Turkish law firm, headed by Mete Yegin.  London-based Finance partner, Simon Williams will lead the Firm’s practice in Turkey.

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Davis Polk advised Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd., a wholly owned project finance subsidiary of Odebrecht Óleo e Gás S.A. (OOG), in connection with its US$1.5 billion offering of 6.35% senior secured notes due 2021, which were issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The note proceeds will be used to pay for the construction of two deep-sea drillships, which will be chartered to Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) and operated by OOG.

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Shearman & Sterling represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s public offering of its $475 million of 2.125% Notes due 2016 and $525 million of its 3.750% Notes due 2021. Lowe’s is the second largest home improvement retailer in the world.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina (BBVA) on the purchase of 24.9% of Turkey’s leading bank, Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, for €4.2 billion ($5.9 billion).

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FC Barcelona’s board of directors today agreed to entrust Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira with the lawsuit it filed against the former board of directors because of the club’s losses. The law firm will also advise FC Barcelona in the lawsuit the former directors have filed against the Assembly.

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The Herbert Smith Asian energy team advised PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) as international legal counsel on its acquisition of a 40% stake in the Kai Kos Dehseh Oil Sands Project (KKD) in Canada. The transaction was completed through the purchase of 40% of the partnership units of Statoil Canada Partnership (SCP) for a total consideration of US$ 2.28 billion on 22 November 2010.

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