Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that four attorneys have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. This major acquisition of talent comprises a group of three attorneys in New York and one attorney in Denver. More >>
Tags: Fox Rothschild LLP | Denver | New YorkAxinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP are acting as global coordinating antitrust counsel for Ball Corporation in its acquisition of Rexam PLC. The Axinn team is led by partners John Harkrider, Nick Gaglio and Mark Alexander and associates Irina Rodriguez, Eric Barstad, Christina Shin, Alexander Bergersen, James Goldfeier, Tracy Huang and Joe Antel. The European team is headed by John Boyce, Claire Jeffs and Jordan Ellison at Slaughter & May.
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Shearman & Sterling advised Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with an asset-based financing related to the leveraged buyout of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. by Cutrale Group and Safra Group. More >>
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Willkie assists longtime pharmaceutical client in multi-tier waterfall structure.
Willkie client Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. recently commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash for a combined aggregate purchase price of up to $1 billion of five series of senior notes issued by finance subsidiaries of Teva and guaranteed by Teva. The tender offer includes a waterfall structure in four tranches, with additional tender caps at two tiers. More >>
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., as lead arranger and administrative agent, in connection with the $1.19 billion bridge financing of the $4.3 billion acquisition by Washington Prime Group Inc. of Glimcher Realty Trust. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis has advised EMR Capital, a specialist mining private equity manager, which recently closed EMR Capital Resources Fund 1. The fund was oversubscribed and closed with aggregate capital commitments of US$450 million. The fund, which will make investments in global metals and mining companies and projects, accepted commitments from a broad mix of global institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, family offices and fund of funds. More >>
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Brown Rudnick LLP, an international Am Law 200 law firm with offices in the US and Europe, announced today that former federal prosecutor Alex Lipman and Ashley L. Baynham have joined the firm as partners in the White Collar Defense & Government Investigations group in the New York office. Both were formerly partners at Nixon Peabody. More >>
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Cravath represented the agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in connection with the arrangement of a $4 billion five‑year revolving credit facility for Hess Corporation, a leading independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas with operations in more than a dozen countries. The transaction closed on January 21, 2015. More >>
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Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its OEM Supply – Fasteners (“Fasteners”) segment to American Industrial Partners (“AIP”) for $380 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. The transaction, which was approved by Anixter’s Board of Directors, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2015, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. More >>
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