Holland & Knight today announced that Charles A. Weiss has joined the firm as a partner and head of its New York Intellectual Property Group. This hire is an important step in the firm’s commitment to grow and strengthen its New York office.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V., a Mexico-based leading petrochemical company specializing in the manufacturing of polyester-related raw materials, in connection with the successful cash tender offer for $275 million, and consent solicitation to amend the provisions, of Petrotemex’s 9.5% Senior Notes due 2014, issued in 2009.
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On July 30, 2012, Unilever announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its North American frozen meals business to ConAgra Foods, Inc. for a total cash consideration of $265 million. Cravath represented Unilever in connection with this transaction. Unilever’s North American frozen meals business consists of a full range of premium, multi-serve frozen entrees and appetizers under the well-known Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s brand names. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and expected to close in the third quarter of 2012.
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Robert J. Brener has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the Business Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the national law firm’s Newark, N.J. and New York, N.Y. offices.
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International law firm Clifford Chance has advised longstanding client the European Investment Bank on the £2.5 billion financing of phase one of the Intercity Express Programme. This will entail the procurement of rail carriages for 57 trains from Hitachi Rail Europe Limited for operation on the UK’s Great Western Main Line.
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Middletons has announced the appointment of partner Sandra Steele, former assistant general counsel at Lend Lease, who will join the firm’s Property, Development & Construction group in Sydney. Sandra is making the move back to private practice after a six year stint at Lend Lease where she provided strategic leadership and management of the company’s in-house legal practice.
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Maples and Calder has advised Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, in relation to the acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care, the UK’s largest independent elderly and specialist care provider, for £825m. The acquisition was financed by a mixture of equity and new debt, with the debt arranged by Goldman Sachs and Barclays. The transaction completed on 12 July 2012.
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Davis Polk is advising Roper Industries, Inc. in connection with its $1.415 billion acquisition of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close within 30 days.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised underwriters represented by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of $1 billion principal amount of its 1.875% notes due 2022.
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Hogan Lovells advised General Electric (“GE“) on the financing and equity aspects of a US$122 million 50MW wind farm in Salkhit, Mongolia, the first renewable energy independent power project in Mongolia.
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