Morrison & Foerster today announced that Kenji P. Taneda, a highly regarded capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm as a corporate partner in its Tokyo office
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Clayton Utz Advises Macquarie Capital on $187 Million Sell-down by Clough of Forge Shareholding
Clayton Utz has advised Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited as underwriters in respect of the sell-down by engineering and project services company Clough Limited via a Block Trade Agreement of approximately 30.9 million shares in Forge
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan in US$300 Million 2.75% Convertible Bonds Offering by Celltrion
Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as sole bookrunner and sole lead manager, in connection with the offering of US$300 million 2.75% Convertible Bonds due 2018 by Celltrion, Inc. The offering was conducted in
Read moreLinklaters Boosts Islamic Finance Practice with Hire of New Global Head of Islamic Finance
Linklaters today announces that leading Islamic Finance lawyer Neil Miller has been appointed as Global Head of Islamic Finance, based in Dubai. Neil joins from KPMG, where he was a partner and Global Head of
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises on Sale of AU$503.7m Sydney Office Asset
The Colonial First State managed Direct Property Investment Fund (DPIF) and DEXUS completed the sale of $503.7 million of Sydney based office assets on 28 February 2013, through the sale of direct interests in land
Read moreChadbourne Represented International Lenders on Final Sale of Their Remaining Debt and Equity in Kreditprombank
Lawyers from the Kyiv, London and Moscow offices of Chadbourne & Parke have, once again, advised a group of international lenders to Public Joint Stock Company “Kreditprombank” (one of the top 20 largest banks in
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Advises Leighton on Telco Asset Sale
King & Wood Mallesons has advised Leighton Holdings on the sale of its telecommunications assets to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’). Under the sale arrangements Teachers’ will acquire approximately 70% of the assets with Leighton’s
Read moreEversheds Advises AID Partners Capital on Leading Film Visual Effects Company Investment
Following Eversheds’ recent advice to AID Partners Capital on the acquisition of the HMV business in Hong Kong and Singapore, the global law firm has advised the buy-out fund on a US$10 million investment in
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents KKR in the Sale of Intelligence Holdings
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) in the sale of Intelligence Holdings, Ltd. to Temp Holdings, Co. Ltd. Temp Holdings will acquire all outstanding equity of
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises on Ramsay Health Care A$500 million Hospital Joint Venture in Indonesia and Malaysia
Baker & McKenzie has acted for Ramsay Health Care Limited on its A$500 million (US$525 million) joint venture with Sime Darby Berhad in Asia
Read moreDuane Morris LLP Opens Joint Law Venture in Oman, Establishing Presence in Gulf Region
Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened its first office in the Middle East through a joint venture with the Al Mashaikhi Law Firm, a multi-practice law firm in Muscat, Oman. The newly
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises FleetCor on Its Acquisition of Custom Fleet’s Card Business
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised FleetCor Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment programs to businesses, on its acquisition of Custom Fleet’s Fleet card business from GE Capital Australia’s Custom Fleet
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