Ashurst has advised an international banking consortium in connection with the issue of a €1.75 billion benchmark bond by Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA). The consortium was headed by Barclays Bank (technical lead) and included Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and UBS Limited. The bond has a term of five years (due 30 August 2017) and will bear interest of 1.125 per cent per annum.
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The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and Barclays Bank PLC, in the offer and sale of $600 million of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2018 of Tencent Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes were rated BBB+ by S&P and Baa1 by Moody’s.
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP announced today that Jeffrey I. Wasserman has joined the firm’s Newark office as a Partner in the Litigation Department.
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Partners Emily Mao and Mark McElreath served as counsel for client Global Payments in a successful acquisition acquiring private equity-owned Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. (APT) in a $413 million deal that was featured inThe Deal – Pipeline.
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that the head of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Bribery and Corruption and International Assistance Departments, Satnam Tumani, will join the litigation and dispute resolution practice of the Firm’s London office, effective 24 September 2012.
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Covington & Burling is pleased to announce the addition of Weishi Li as a partner to its corporate team, further bolstering the firm’s global transactional and IP capabilities in the life sciences and technology sectors. Ms. Li will be based in Shanghai when that office opens.
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Baker Botts L.L.P. announced the opening of a Brussels office today in a move that will enhance the global reach of its antitrust and competition law practice. Highly-regarded European Union lawyer Catriona Hatton has joined the firm as Partner in Charge of the Brussels office, and Paul Lugard, a well-known competition law expert, has joined the firm as a Partner in Brussels.
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Ropes & Gray is pleased to announce that Paul D. Rubin has joined the firm’s Life Sciences Group as a partner resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
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International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of Global Business & Transactions partner Xueqing Linda Ji to its Boston office. Ms. Ji will play a key role at Nixon Peabody, given her broad experience in cross border business transactions involving the U.S. and China. Prior to her arrival, she served as vice chair of Foley & Lardner LLP’s China Practice.
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