International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced that leading emerging markets and private equity lawyer, Daniel Chavez, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Energy Advisory Practice Group in the New York office.  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Chavez was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Zaff Capital LP, a private equity firm specializing in emerging markets, with a focus on Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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On January 16, 2014, Johnson & Johnson announced that it has received a binding offer from The Carlyle Group to acquire its Ortho‑Clinical Diagnostics business for US$4.15 billion. Cravath represented Johnson & Johnson in connection with this transaction. The acceptance period for the offer will end on March 31, 2014, unless extended. If the offer is accepted by Johnson & Johnson, the proposed transaction would be expected to close toward the middle of the year, pending fulfillment of certain conditions, including regulatory approvals and other customary closing requirements.

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The Firm is representing Cetera Financial Group in connection with RCS Capital Corporation’s (NYSE: RCAP) announced acquisition of Cetera for $1.15 billion in cash. The closing of the transaction, which is expected later in 2014, is subject to FINRA approval and other customary closing conditions.

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Davis Polk advised Barclays Bank PLC and Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with a new $800 million senior secured term loan facility provided to Open Text Corporation (Open Text), the proceeds of which were used by Open Text to finance its acquisition of GXS Group, Inc. (GXS). The term loan facility is guaranteed by certain domestic and foreign subsidiaries of Open Text and is secured by substantially all of the assets of Open Text and the guarantors thereunder. In connection with the new financing, certain amendments to Open Text’s existing credit agreement were effected.

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International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Canada as Joint Bookrunners and Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Canada and Lloyds Bank as Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the $300 million term loan facility, which closed in 2014 and was used to finance, in part, Global Atlantic Financial Group’s (Global Atlantic) acquisition of Forethought Financial Group (Forethought).  Milbank also represented Lloyds Bank as Sole Lead Arranger for Global Atlantic’s $100 million letter of credit and revolving credit facility that closed in 2013.

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Dentons announced that Ata Dinlenç has joined its Corporate practice as a partner. He joins the firm from Baker & McKenzie, where he was a partner.

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Cozen O’Connor has further expanded the reach of its Commercial Litigation practice in New York with the recent hiring of Adam J. Schlatner, who joins the firm as a member.

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Haynes and Boone, LLP New York continues its rapid expansion with the addition of Real Estate Partner Dave Calabrese, a lawyer with broad experience in all aspects of commercial real estate, encompassing conveyancing, leasing and financing.

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We are very pleased to announce that the lawyers of two well-respected law firms from the New York Metro Area will join Bond.

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