Cravath represented Northrop Grumman Corporation in connection with its US$600 million registered senior debt offering. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company. The transaction closed on February 6, 2015. More >>
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Clifford Chance advises Deutsche Telekom on their sale with Orange of mobile Joint Venture EE to BT for GBP 12.5 billion
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Deutsche Telekom AG which, along with Orange S.A, has reached an agreement with the British telecommunications operator BT Group plc. on the sale of their UK joint venture EE. Upon closing of the transaction, Deutsche Telekom will become the largest shareholder in BT with a stake of 12 percent. More >>
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Butler Snow Announces Second Major Nashville Expansion
Butler Snow has further expanded the firm’s Nashville office as 13 attorneys from Walker, Tipps & Malone PLC join the firm’s commercial litigation practice. With this growth, Butler Snow cements itself among the largest law firms in Tennessee, and greatly enhances its existing commercial litigation group. More >>
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Weil Serves as Antitrust Counsel to Actavis in the Sale of its Branded Respiratory Portfolio to AstraZeneca
Weil’s Antitrust team is representing Actavis in the just announced sale of its Branded Respiratory Portfolio to AstraZeneca, a transaction valued at $600 million. The transaction is subject to antitrust regulatory approval as well as customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. More >>
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Simpson Thacher Represents Greenhill & Co. in Connection with Frontier Communications’ $10.54 Billion Acquisition of Verizon’s California, Florida and Texas Wireline Operations
The Firm is representing Greenhill & Co. as advisor to Frontier Communications Corporation’s (NASDAQ: FTR) Board of Directors in connection with Frontier Communications’ proposed acquisition of Verizon Communications Inc.’s (NYSE: VZ) (“Verizon”) wireline operations that provide services to residential, commercial and wholesale customers in California, Florida and Texas, for $10.54 billion in cash. These Verizon properties include 3.7 million voice connections, 2.2 million broadband connection, and 1.2 million FiOS® video connections. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of 2016. More >>
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Ropes & Gray Advises on Financing of €7.4 Billion Cross Border Acquisition
Ropes & Gray advised longstanding client Altice S.A. (Altice) on the financing for the acquisition by Altice of PT Portugal SGPS, S.A. and certain other entities that make up the Portugal Telecom Group, a leading provider of integrated telecommunication services to residential and corporate customers in Portugal from Oi S.A. More >>
Tags: Ropes & Gray LLP | London | New YorkPIB Law Continues National Expansion with Opening of California Office
PIB Law, a full-service law firm, is now serving clients coast-to-coast with the opening of its office in Orange County, California. On February 2, 2015 the firm announced the office opening at 695 Town Center Drive, 16th floor in Costa Mesa, California. More >>
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Renowned Corporate Lawyer Kathleen Smalley Joins Locke Lord As Firm Expands, Enhances Resources in Los Angeles Market
Kathleen Smalley, who represents clients in complex transactions and high-stakes litigation with an emphasis on matters concerning governance of both public and private companies, has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in Los Angeles. She will be part of the Firm’s Finance, Banking and Real Estate Department and its Real Estate Practice Group. More >>
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Jones Day welcomes prominent life sciences partner in Boston
Maureen Bennett has joined the Boston Office of global law firm Jones Day as a partner in the Health Care and Life Sciences practices.
Previously Co-Chair of Squire Patton Boggs’ Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group, Ms. Bennett represents life science and health care entities in a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, with a particular emphasis on multijurisdictional clinical trials, cross-border transactions, and strategic commercial matters, such as research and development arrangements. More >>
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Debevoise Advises Verizon Communications in Sale of Local Wireline Operations Serving California, Florida and Texas for $10.54 Billion
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is serving as counsel to Verizon Communications Inc. in the sale of its local wireline operations serving customers in California, Florida and Texas to Frontier Communications Corporation. Frontier will pay Verizon approximately $10.54 billion (approximately $9.9 billion in cash, plus $600 million in assumed debt) for the business and related assets in these states. More >>
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