Bird & Bird has advised Hangar 8, one of the largest operators of private jets in Europe, on its admission to AIM.  It is anticipated that the ordinary shares of Hangar 8 will be admitted to AIM for trading on or about 10 November 2010.  Based on the placing price, Hangar 8 will have a market capitalisation of circa £9.5 million. Daniel Stewart & Company plc was the nominated adviser and broker.

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Atlas Pipeline Holdings L.P. and Atlas Energy, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Atlas Holdings to acquire from its parent, Atlas Energy, all of Atlas Energy’s partnership management business and certain producing oil & gas assets for total consideration of $250 million, consisting of $220 million in newly issued Atlas Holdings common units and $30 million in cash. Covington & Burling LLP advised the Special Committee of Board of Directors of Atlas Holdings on the transaction.

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Wragge & Co’s corporate experts have advised new client, NYSE-listed Cambrex Corporation, on acquiring a 51% stake in Indian pharmaceutical company Zenara for $20 million. The US-based life sciences company will acquire the remaining stake in early 2016 at a value to be determined.

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DLA Piper advised DM BZWBK and BZ WBK on the introduction of Agroton shares to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (“WSE”). Agroton, the fourth largest agriculture producer in Ukraine, is the latest Ukrainian company to debut on the Warsaw market, which is fast becoming one of Europe’s most attractive exchanges.

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Goodwin Procter obtained a significant victory for its client, Countrywide Financial Corporation, when the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted Countrywide’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint in Maine State Retirement System v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al. on November 4, 2010.  The Maine State case is a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to numerous public offerings of mortgage-backed securities issued by subsidiaries of Countrywide, formerly one of the largest residential mortgage lenders in the country.  The complaint was dismissed in its entirety, with leave to amend, for lack of standing and on statute of limitations grounds.

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O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Global Education & Technology Group Limited (NASDAQ: GEDU) in its US$77.0 million initial public offering of American depositary shares (ADSs) and listing on NASDAQ. Global Education sold 7,331,250 ADSs (including 956,250 ADSs sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) at US$10.50 per ADS, the high end of the range. Credit Suisse and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as joint bookrunners of the offering.

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Atlas Pipeline Holdings L.P. and Atlas Energy, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Atlas Holdings to acquire from its parent, Atlas Energy, all of Atlas Energy’s partnership management business and certain producing oil & gas assets for total consideration of $250 million, consisting of $220 million in newly issued Atlas Holdings common units and $30 million in cash. Covington & Burling LLP advised the Special Committee of Board of Directors of Atlas Holdings on the transaction.

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The firm represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as representatives of the initial purchasers of $800 million of 9.875% Senior Notes due 2018, the proceeds of which were used to finance a portion of the acquisition of Burger King Holdings, Inc. by private equity firm 3G Capital.  The Firm also represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with approximately $2.0 billion in new senior credit facilities for Burger King.

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Shearman & Sterling has acted as US, English, German and French counsel to Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and HSBC, as initial purchasers in connection with R&R Ice Cream plc’s €350 million senior secured bond offering. Shearman & Sterling also acted as US, English, German and French counsel to Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and HSBC, as mandated lead arrangers and lenders in connection with R&R Ice Cream plc’s €60 super senior revolving credit facility. The transactions closed on November 5.

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Partners with US-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and UK-based Hammonds LLP have approved a combination agreement that creates a new top-tier global legal practice to provide clients worldwide with comprehensive legal counsel. The combination takes effect 1 January 2011.

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