Kirkland & Ellis represented HGGC, a leading middle-market private equity investment firm, which last week announced that it completed fundraising for HGGC Fund II, L.P. with total capital commitments of approximately $1.33 billion. More >>
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“We are very grateful for the incredible work done by all involved in the recent Chapter 9 proceedings, and the opportunities created for the Detroit community and the Firm as a result of the successful conclusion of the bankruptcy case,” said Mr. Melton. “I am extremely excited to return to Detroit and privileged to have the chance to partner with the community and our clients in further expanding the business environment throughout the Metro area. We are proud to be investing in the vitality of Detroit’s future and look forward to continuing to help our clients compete in the global marketplace while capitalizing on the new energy and optimism in the region. We are confident that our relentless dedication to the highest quality and seamless client service throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, will help make that happen.” More >>
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Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Marcia Sundeen has joined the firm as a partner in its IP Litigation Group in Washington, D.C. Sundeen comes to Goodwin from Kenyon & Kenyon, where she was a partner and chair of its International Trade Commission Practice. More >>
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Dinsmore & Shohl welcomes Eric Lycan to the firm’s Lexington office. Lycan will practice out of the Corporate Department with the Government Relations group. More >>
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The Dechert Finance Real Estate team in London advised on the finance aspects of the £1.1 billion (US$1.65 billion) acquisition of the Liberty Living Group by the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) which completed yesterday. The acquisition is the first investment in an alternative real estate sector for CPPIB and it is also the largest real estate deal CPPIB has ever done in Europe. More >>
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Davis Polk is advising Verisk Analytics, Inc. in connection with its £1.850 billion (approximately $2.8 billion) acquisition of Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and other Wood Mackenzie shareholders. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2015, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals. More >>
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | London | New YorkDavis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in connection with the SEC-registered secondary block trade of 32,018,100 shares of common stock of Voya Financial, Inc. (“Voya”). Total gross proceeds to ING Groep N.V., the selling stockholder in the offering, were $1.4 billion. Voya’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VOYA.” More >>
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Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) entered into a drop-down transaction with Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE: VLP), pursuant to which VLP acquired membership interests in certain subsidiaries of VLO for total consideration of about $671 million, including approximately $100 million of common and general partner units of VLP.
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The Boston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added six new partners in the financial services litigation and antitrust practices. Led by Jeffrey S. Patterson and Christopher S. Finnerty, the team arrives at K&L Gates from the Boston office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
Patterson litigates claims on behalf of financial services institutions in matters at both the trial and appellate levels across the United States, also representing clients in the antitrust and intellectual property areas. He led the trial team that obtained the first contributory trademark infringement jury verdict against an SEO for its optimization of a website selling counterfeit products, and was a member of the executive committee at Nelson Mullins.
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DLA Piper has appointed Denise R Hamer to its Finance & Projects group. Denise will divide her time between the firm’s Vienna, London and Prague offices.
Prior to joining DLA Piper, Denise was a partner at Richards, Kibbe & Orbe in London and before that, Schoenherr in Vienna. She also held senior roles at several financial institutions, including the Austrian portfolio bank of Cerberus Capital, BAWAG P.S.K, Citigroup and Societe Generale, as well as the consultancy Arthur Andersen.
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