Curtis Opens New Office in Rome

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (“Curtis”) has announced the opening of the newest Curtis office in Rome, Italy. Rome becomes the 17th member of international law firm’s family.

Curtis’ chairman, George Kahale III, noted that “the needs of our clients in our growing Italian operations require that we have a strong presence in Rome in addition to Milan. We are pleased to meet that challenge with the addition of two distinguished Italian practitioners who will anchor the office and provide a base for additional growth.” More >>

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Setterwalls advised WSP Global Inc in connection with USD 1.31 billion acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff

Monday, November 10, 2014

Setterwalls has advised WSP Global Inc in connection with its USD 1.31 billion acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the entities comprising the business of Parsons Brinckerhoff Group Inc., the professional services division of Balfour Beatty plc. Setterwalls were Swedish legal advisors to WSP in the transaction.

Setterwalls’ team comprised primarily Kristina Einarsson, Anders Grefberg, Kamilla Burman and Samuel Skybrand.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Hellman & Friedman in Raising $10.9 Billion Private Equity Fund

Monday, November 10, 2014

Simpson Thacher represented Hellman & Friedman in connection with the organization of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P., an approximately $10.9 billion private equity fund focused on making large-scale equity-related investments primarily in the U.S. and Europe. HFCP VIII, the largest in H&F’s history, was heavily oversubscribed. Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm, is a leading investor in a number of industries including software; internet, digital and traditional media; financial services; insurance; business, marketing and information services; energy and industrials; and healthcare. With the closing of HFCP VIII, H&F has raised over $35 billion of committed capital since forming its first partnership in 1987. More >>

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McDermott Advises Stonehage on Proposed Merger with Fleming Family & Partners

Monday, November 10, 2014

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery, working closely with Stonehage’s in-house counsel, is advising Stonehage on its proposed merger with Fleming Family & Partners to form Stonehage Fleming Family and Partners. The merger of these two firms will form the largest independent multi-family office in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. The combined group will administer more than $43 billion of assets including more than $11 billion of assets under management, and serve over 250 families. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills completes A$1.215 billion sale for UGL Limited

Monday, November 10, 2014

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) on the completion of the sale of its global property services business, DTZ, to a consortium comprising TPG Asia, Inc, PAG Asia Capital and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (together TPG and Partners) for A$1.215 billion. The deal was signed on 14 June 2014 and closed on 5 November 2014. More >>

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Covance Inc.’s $6.1 Billion Acquisition by LabCorp

Monday, November 10, 2014

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) and Covance Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which LabCorp will acquire Covance for cash and LabCorp shares currently valued at $105.12 per Covance share, or an equity value of approximately $6.1 billion. Cravath represented Covance in this transaction. The combination will create the world’s leading healthcare diagnostics company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015 and is subject to Covance shareholder approval, regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. More >>

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Hilton $2.3 Billion Secondary Offering

Monday, November 10, 2014

Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives of the underwriters in connection with the $2.3 billion secondary offering of 90,000,000 shares of common stock of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by certain selling stockholders affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. Hilton’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HLT.” More >>

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