Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented the lenders, KEXIM and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in the US$130 million financing of a 45 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Wampu River in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The deal was the first power financing under Indonesia’s Fast Track 2 program, and could signal increased bankability for the country’s renewable reserves.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Amr Aly has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice.
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BuckleySandler LLP, a nationally recognized financial services and government enforcement law firm, continues the momentum of its strategic growth with the opening of a new office in Orange County, CA, effective September 1, 2012. The firm, which has offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York, is expanding to meet the regulatory, enforcement, litigation, and transactional needs of its Orange County clients.
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Davis Polk is advising Equinix, Inc. on its sale of 16 data centers located throughout the United States to an investment group consisting of 365 Main, Crosslink Capital and Housatonic Partners for approximately $75 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising FormFactor, Inc. on its $116.8 million acquisition of Astria Semiconductor Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Micro-Probe Incorporated. Under the terms of the merger agreement, FormFactor will acquire Astria for approximately $100 million in cash and $16.8 million in stock
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP welcomes six new attorneys – one partner, one of counsel, and four associates – to its Atlanta office. The new attorneys are joining the litigation, healthcare, and corporate teams and bring the office’s total to 93 attorneys.
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BakerHostetler announced today that Jay P. Krupin and Ana S. Salper have joined the firm’s Employment and Labor Group as Partners. Krupin will be the firm’s National Labor and Employment Practice Team Leader for Industry Sectors and will reside in Washington, D.C. Salper, along with Associate Paul Rosenberg, will be in the Firm’s New York office. All three come to BakerHostetler from Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.
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A team of Goodwin Procter attorneys helped client 330 N. Wabash Avenue, LLC obtain a $200 million construction loan to fund the ongoing renovations of a landmark Chicago skyscraper. The renovation project involves the 52-story skyscraper at 330 N. Wabash Avenue designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The 1.5-million square foot building, which includes class A office space and a luxury hotel, was built in 1971 and has been named a historic landmark.
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLP | New YorkBingham announced today that Clara Poffenberger, former counsel, Environmental and Safety Law for ExxonMobil Corporation, has joined Bingham’s nationally recognized Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources Practice Group, which was named Environmental Practice of the Year by U.S. News and World Report for 2011-2012. Poffenberger will continue to focus on Clean Air Act and climate change issues as a partner in Bingham’s Washington, D.C., office.
Michael E. Barnsback has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the Labor and Employment and Business Litigation Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the national law firm’s Alexandria office.
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