David Berg Joins Kramer Levin’s Corporate Transactions and Finance Team in New York

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that David S. Berg has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department.

Mr. Berg focuses his practice on corporate and financial transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, venture capital, private equity, private investment funds, joint ventures and other financing transactions for a wide variety of industries such as aviation, biotech, media, telecom, and forest and paper products. He has significant experience representing both sellers and buyers in domestic and cross-border transactions as well as distressed and special situation investments. He was formerly a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP’s Corporate and Securities Practice. More >>

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Faegre Baker Daniels Expands Appellate Practice with Addition of Brian J. Paul

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Brian J. Paul—an experienced and accomplished appellate lawyer—has joined Faegre Baker Daniels’ litigation team in Indianapolis.

A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, Paul has worked on dozens of state and federal appeals. His cases have run the gamut. He has briefed and argued everything from weighty abstract constitutional issues to concrete dollars-and-cents commercial issues and any number of issues in-between. The clients he has served have run the gamut too. While he has argued cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies in a variety of different industries, he has also represented family-owned businesses and individual shareholders; state and local governmental entities; colleges and universities; non-profit organizations; trustees, guardians and estate representatives; employee benefit plans, plan sponsors, and third-party administrators; hospitals and medical practices; doctors and lawyers; trade associations; and criminal defendants. More >>

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Jones Day expands Mexico City Office with the arrival of Luis Rubio and team

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four partners, one of counsel, and a team of associates are joining the Firm in its Mexico City Office. Luis Rubio Barnetche joins as a partner in the Government Regulation Practice, together with partners Bertha Alicia Ordaz Avilés and Octavio Lecona Morales. José Antonio Vázquez Cobo joins as a partner in the Global Disputes Practice with Matias Osvaldo Bietti as of counsel. All arrive from the Mexico City office of Greenberg Traurig LLP and bring a team of associates with them. More >>

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Black Knight’s $1.6 Billion Senior Secured Facilities

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Davis Polk advised the administrative agent, in connection with $1.6 billion senior secured credit facilities for Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, comprised of an $800 million term loan A facility, a $400 million term loan B facility and a $400 million revolving credit facility. The facilities are guaranteed by substantially all of Black Knight’s wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries and Black Knight Financial Services, LLC, the direct parent company of Black Knight, and are secured by substantially all of Black Knight’s assets and the assets of the guarantors. The facilities were entered into in connection with the initial public offering by Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., the indirect parent company of Black Knight, and the proceeds were used in part to repay certain outstanding debt and for general corporate purposes. More >>

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Kirkland & Ellis Represents Building Materials Holding Corp. in $1.5B Merger with Stock Building Supply

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents Building Materials Holding Corporation (BMC), which along with Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: STCK), announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which the two companies will combine in an all-stock transaction. The combined company is expected to have an implied pro forma enterprise value of $1.5 billion based on Stock Building Supply’s closing price on June 2. The transaction will create a premier provider of lumber, diversified building products and construction services with over $2.7 billion in pro forma 2014 revenues and enhanced product and service offerings. More >>

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Loeb & Loeb Expands Los Angeles Real Estate Practice with Prominent Land Use Duo Allan Abshez and Elizabeth Camacho

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that leading land use and development attorney Allan J. Abshez has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner, together with Elizabeth A. Camacho, who has joined as senior counsel. Abshez, who was named by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top 50 Development, Land Use, and Municipal Infrastructure Lawyers in 2014, will serve as chair of Loeb’s Los Angeles Real Estate Department.

“Allan is one of the foremost authorities on California’s development law,” said Loeb & Loeb Deputy Chairman Mickey Mayerson. “His decision to join the firm validates our strategic commitment to further strengthening our west coast real estate platform with top-tier talent and reflects our strong reputation in the L.A. market. Allan and Elizabeth bring significant knowledge and experience that will broaden our service offering to an array of clients whose work constitutes some of the most noteworthy real estate ventures in the country.” More >>

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Loeb & Loeb Boosts Real Estate Practice with New Partner Christopher Barbaruolo in New York

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that attorney Christopher L. Barbaruolo has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Department.

“Chris is a dynamic attorney with remarkable breadth of experience across all areas of transactional real estate,” said Raymond A. Sanseverino, Chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Real Estate Department. “His skillset will be an excellent complement to our finance, sales and acquisitions, and leasing teams in New York and nationwide, further enhancing the sophisticated level of service that we provide to clients throughout the deal making process.” More >>

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Weil Advises Intel Corporation in its $16.7 Billion Acquisition of Altera Corporation

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Weil is advising Intel Corporation in its definitive agreement to acquire Altera Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $16.7 billion. The deal will integrate Intel’s leading-edge products and manufacturing process with Altera’s field-programmable gate array technology, enabling new classes of products in the data center and Internet of Things market segments. As part of the transaction, Altera will become an Intel business unit to facilitate continuity of existing and new customer sales and support. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions. More >>

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Firm Advises on Financing of Avago’s $37 Billion Acquisition of Broadcom

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Simpson Thacher is representing Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as lead arrangers with respect to a new committed debt financing for Avago, in connection with its announced $37 billion acquisition of Broadcom Corporation. More >>

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